Francis L. Town Scientific Prize
Established in 1926 through a bequest of Francis L. Town, Class of 1856, and awarded annually to "one meritorious and deserving student in each department of scientific study at the College" at the end of the sophomore year.
Previous Winners
- 2025 winner: Nathan Chen '27
- 2024 winner: Sumant Sharma '26
- 2023 winner: Jack Ranani '25
- 2022 winner:
- 2021 winner: Maxwell Teszler '23
- 2020 winner: Sophia Miller '22
- 2019 winner: Zhishan Chu '21
- 2018 winner: Carly Tymm '20
- 2017 winner: Lauren Mendelsohn '19
- 2016 winner: Julie Becher '18
- 2015 winner: Cannon Wille
- 2014 winner: Irina Shlosman
- 2013 winner: Rui Shi
- 2012 winner: David Clemens-Sewell
- 2011 winner: Alexandra T. Geanacopoulos
- 2010 winner: Michelle Ahn
- 2009 winner: Joseph L. Coleman
- 2008 winner: Shreoshi Majumdar
- 2007 winner: Daniel Y. Leung
- 2006 winner: Brendan K. Huang
- 2005 winner: John E. Shellito
- 2004 winner: Bart C. Butler
- 2003 winner: Laura C. Yasaitis
- 2002 winner: George S. Chen
- 2001 winner: Tacy E. Downing
- 2000 winner: Matthew D. Cheney
- 1999 winner: (Not awarded)
- 1998 winner: (Not awarded)
- 1997 winner: Francis Cappello III
- 1996 winner: Lon J. Setnik
- 1995 winner: Jessica Sin
- 1994 winner: Aaron Sandoski
- 1993 winner: Kristen L. Cobb
- 1992 winner: Laura J. Kennedy
- 1991 winner: Kevin D. Courtney
- 1990 winner: Henry Spindler
- 1989 winners: Nancy Louis and Wendong Zhang
- 1988 winners: S. F. Cheah, J. Spotts, and S. Pierce