Craie d'Or 2017 awarded to Olivier Schneider
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The 3rd year Bachelor students in Physics have awarded the Craie d’Or of the best Bachelor Teacher to Olivier Schneider for his course in nuclear and particle physics.
Physics students have decided to reward the teaching of quality that they get by voting every year, at the end of their bachelor curriculum, for the three best teachers of their bachelor years. The teacher taking first place gets the Craie d’Or, a trophy created for this occasion by Pierre Wets, Antonio Gentile and Nicolas Turin of the Physics Auditoriums. The Craie d’Or recipient also becomes ineligible for 2 years.
On 2 June 2017, the 3rd year students designated their best teachers for the first time. Their delegates, Quentin Talon and Tara Tosic, revealed the winners at the end of the poster session of Physics Lab III, in front of a full auditorium. The 2nd place was taken by Paolo De Los Rios (Analytical Mechanics, 2nd year) and the 3rd place was taken by Donna Testerman (Advanced Linear Algebra, 1st year).
The Craie d’Or was awarded to Olivier Schneider for his 3rd year course (nuclear and particle physics). Moved by the appreciation of the students, he first thanked them for creating the award and making him the first awardee. He added that he was accepting this trophy with humbleness, as he is aware that many other colleagues also deserve it.