Students are the focus of the physics and engineering department, both in teaching and research. We think that focus gives our students a significant advantage and employers and grad schools seem to agree. Have a look below at what some of our students have done!
| Current Students (Updated 9/2008) |
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| Temma Clark-Braverman |
Major in physics, class of 2011, employed by Game Builders Academy as video game programmer and instructoer, Summer 2008. |
| Kaelyn Leake |
Major in physics, class of 2009, major in engineering, Junior year at University of Limerick. Internship at Flo-Serve. |
| Jessie Lile |
Math-Physics major, class of 2009. Interning at the Naval Surface Warfare Center during Summer 2008 |
Rebecca Girten | Math-Physics major, class of 2009. Pursuing a Teacher Licensure in Physics |
| Stephanie Nance | Math-Physics major, class of 2009. Internship in Atmospheric Physics at
New Mexico Tech during Summer 2008. |
| '08 |
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| Emily Clifton |
Math-Physics major, class of 2008. Operations Research Analyst for Naval
Air Systems Command. Performed research on optical materials at SBC during Summer '06 with Prof. Yochum |
| Rachel Gotwalt |
Physics and Math major, class of 2008, Software Developer at TRAX Corporation. Conducted research on fractals at Cornell University in Summer 2007. |
| Christina Johnson |
Lenz award winner. Physics and engineering major, class of 2008. Entering graduate school in mechanical engineering at University of Virginia Fall 2008. Conducted ozone research at NASA in Summer 2007. |
| '07 |
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| Kim Wadelton |
Graduated with double major in Math-Physics and Studio Art. |
| '06 |
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| Jenariel Kotonias |
Lenz Award Winner, Validation Engineer at C. B. Fleet Company. |
| Julia Stanley |
Attending Duke University graduate school in Medical Physics |
| Caville Stanbury |
Attending Johns Hopkins graduate program in Environmental Engineering |
| '05 |
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| Mariana Lazarova |
Lenz Award Winner, graduate student in astronomy at the University of California - Riverside |
| '04 |
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| Cynthia Beller |
Graduate school in Biostatistics at Harvard University |
| Katherine Kirkwood |
Graduate school in Mechanical Engineering at Yale University |
| Rachel Pottmeyer |
Let us know what you are up to! |
| '03 |
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| Jenny Neurether |
Graduate school in Physics at University of California at Davis |
| Jennifer Temple |
Graduate school in Physics at University of Texas - Arlington |
| '02 |
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| Alexis Kovacs |
(M.S. in physics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) physics and chemistry teacher at Jones College Prep in Chicago |
| Krista Schuler |
Krista (Schuler) Ziegenfuss, P.E. -Structural engineer-(Designs bridges) at
The
Wilson T. Ballard Company, Owings Mills, MDA |
| '01 |
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| Erin Alberda |
currently in Americorps, works for non-profit that provides horseback riding to the disabled |
| Megan Thomas |
Physicist at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Fredericksburg, VA |
| Anne Lombardi |
attending to UNC Chapel Hill Medical School |
| Shweta Sharma |
Awarded a Masters degree in Biostatistics at University of Minnesota, now a Research Associate there |
| Cristina Paolicchi |
US Navy Officer (Lieutenant), now at the Naval Academy as a Company Officer, working on M.A. degree at University of Maryland |
| Laurna Kaatz |
M.A. in Physics from University of Denver, physics instructor and Instructional Support Specialist at Sweet Briar |
| Catherine Peek |
Graduate Program in Architecture at Rice University |
| '00 |
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| Suzanne Bollinger |
Satellite Systems Engineer, Lockheed Martin |
| '99 |
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| Laura Lamb |
Ph.D. Program in Chemistry, Duke University. |
| '98 |
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| Joanne Hopkins |
Sr. Project Consultant, Edison Electric Institute (MBA, George Mason, MA in Math in progress) |
| Lesya Shroedes |
Electrician, College Light Opera Company. |
| Emily Virkus |
Associate Software Applications Development Engineer, MITRE Corp. |
| Erin Wortley |
Process Engineer, Photolithography Department, Dominion Semiconductor |
| '96 |
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| Natalie Brown |
Product Development, Dynalloy Inc. |
| '95 |
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| Lisa Buckingham |
M.S in Chemistry, Rice University. Analyst, Anderson Consulting |
| '93 |
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| Sarah (Alex) Alexander |
M.S. in Ocean Engineering, Florida Atlantic University. Systems Engineer, Lockheed Martin. |
| Dr. Debra Elkins |
(M.S. Math, Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering Texas A&M University) Currently Senior Research Engineer, General Motors R&D Center |
| Srinka Ghosh |
M.S. in Physics, Columbia University. Ph.D. candidate in Bioengineering, University of California-Berkeley. |
| Diane Hayes |
Associate Software Engineering. McKesson HBOC Imaging Solutions. |
| '81 |
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| Sue Richeson |
Software Engineer for 21 years at GE Fanuc and then at Inova Corporation in Charlottesville, VA |
| Stephanie L. Snead |
MS in Operations Research from George Washington University (1993), currently Chief, Systems Analysis Branch, Survivability Lethality Analysis Directorate, Army Research Laboratory. |
| '74 |
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| Cotty Matheson Wallace |
MBA from UNC-Chapel Hill. Senior vice-president at Wells Fargo Bank. |
| '76 |
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| Robin Rodger Heller |
Math-physics, former executive at General Motors, now in environmental health field |
| '72 |
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| Martha Holland |
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