Home Institution: Whitworth University
Research Project: Fundamental Physics Measurements with Germanium Detector Arrays
UW Mentor(s): Jason Detwiler

Q: What are your physics/science interests?
Experimental nuclear and particle physics is my main science interest, but I also am very interested in space physics, particularly the solar wind.

Q: What are your other interests?
I love rock climbing, skiing, and reading.

Q: What would you like to do after college?
I plan to earn my PhD in one of the aforementioned fields, and be a research scientist.

Q: Tell us one strange but interesting fact about yourself.
I enjoy learning languages and have studied three other than English: French, Spanish, and Korean.

Q: What first sparked your interest in Physics?
My grandfather is a physicist, so I grew up learning about the world from him. I also did robotics and AP Physics my senior year of high school.

Q: If you could have any pet what would it be?
I would love to have a hedgehog.

Q: If you had a free month and unlimited funds, how would you spend your time?
I would travel, of course.

Q: If you could get a grant to study anything what would it be?
I would study how to predict solar wind.