Rebecca Martin
Rebecca Martin
Department of Physics & Astronomy
She is interested in solving puzzles in theoretical astrophysics from how stars and planetary systems form to how supermassive black holes grow in the centers of galaxies.
Arya Udry
Department of Geoscience
She always wanted to be an astronaut and this passion for space never dissipated. Her research interests include understanding the magmatic processes on Mars through the study of meteorites and surface compositions.
David Hatchett
David Hatchett
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
His research focuses on the synthesis and characterization of polymer/metal composite materials as well as electrochemistry in purely ionic liquid systems. The department chair and an avid fisherman, Hatchett encourages students to set goals and work toward achieving them.
Andrew Cornelius
Andrew Cornelius
Department of Physics & Astronomy
His research focuses on the properties of materials at high pressure. He won a full college scholarship by beating out more than 3,000 other high school students in a competition. The ability to understand the workings of the world still holds this physicist’s fascination.
Allen Gibbs
Allen Gibbs
School of Life Sciences
He studies how organisms interact with and respond to their surroundings, which has real-life implications. Learn about his All-American fruit flies and why he suggests not changing the channel when a science program is on TV.
Laurel Raftery
Laurel Raftery
School of Life Sciences
She loves solving puzzles and unexpected discoveries. Her research is focused on fruit flies, something so tiny yet so vital to biomedical research.