The Heaps Prize is one of the top awards with which the Physics & Astronomy department each year honors an undergraduate physics student on the basis of excellence in a recent research project, often one leading to the senior thesis. The Distinction in Research in Physics and Astronomy is given for a research accomplishment of exceptional quality, as judged by a committee of faculty based on one or more scientific documents describing a contribution to physics, astronomy, or related field. The recipient of both honors this year is Jaanita Mehrani for her excellent work in our group on "Hydrodynamics calculations of Beam Energy Scan Au+Au data, taken by the STAR experiment." I am not sure any pictures were taken but if there are I will update this post. Needless to say that we look forward to see her continue her work in our group as a graduate student. Congratulations Jaanita!