Thomas Jefferson Prize in Natural Philosophy
The Thomas Jefferson Prize in Natural Philosophy is awarded at William & Mary's Charter Day. The faculty presents the award to a deserving undergraduate student. The prize has been endowed by the trustees of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation of Charlottesville, Virginia. The prize recognizes excellence in the sciences and honors the relationship that Mr. Jefferson enjoyed with Professor William Small, his College tutor in mathematics and natural sciences.
Thomas Jefferson Prize in Natural Philosophy Recipients
| Year | Recipient |
| 1998 | Jennifer M. Johnson |
| 1999 | Tesla E. Jeltema |
| 2000 | Ian J. Swanson |
| 2001 | Kenneth J. Davis |
| 2002 | Hanley S. Chiang |
| 2003 | James F. Cahoon |
| 2004 | Vijay R. Dondeti |
| 2005 | Megan E. Dellinger |
| 2006 | Paul A. Smith |
| 2007 | Kendra L. Letchworth |
| 2008 | Ashwin Rastogi |
| 2009 | Kelly K. Hallinger |
| 2010 | Lauren E. Miller |
| 2011 | Harry Gao |
| 2012 | Ari Cukierman |
| 2013 | Brian A. Rabe |
| 2014 | Stephen Cameron |
| 2015 | Will Bergan |
| 2016 | Isaac Alty (co-recipient) |
| 2016 | Andrew Halleran (co-recipient) |
| 2017 | Ben Zhang |
| 2018 | Likhitha Kolla |
| 2019 | Jacopo Gliozzi |
| 2020 | Grace Solini |
| 2021 | Olivia Ding |
| 2022 | Mikayla Huffman |
| 2023 | Yuxin Qin |
| 2024 | Robby Gourdie |
| 2025 | Yigit K. Simsek |
| 2026 | Kate Carline |
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