Home Institution: Northeastern University
Research Project: Light Front Quantum Mechanics
UW Mentor(s): Jerry Miller

Q: What are your physics/science interests?
I am interested in answering the most fundamental questions at the forefront of modern particle and nuclear physics research, especially in theories 'beyond the standard model'. I am also interested in biology, particularly neuroscience and evolution.

Q: What are your other interests?
My main two interests are downhill skiing and long-distance running. Generally, I enjoy most activities including mountains and/or water.

Q: What would you like to do after college?
After college I am planning on attending graduate school in theoretical nuclear or particle physics to (hopefully) become a professor.

Q: What first sparked your interest in Physics?
Like the Einsteinian view of a static universe, my interest in physics has always been there. However, I began college on the 'applied side' as an electrical engineering major. After I took my first university physics classes, Modern Physics and Classical Dynamics, I found that studying physics was so interesting that I had no choice but to switch majors! It sounds corny, but after learning topics like Noether's Theorem and the Euler-Lagrange Equations (and even more interesting, their quantum field versions) I viewed the world through different lenses (namely, bubble chambers and scintillators). My path toward physics was not exactly that of least action, but then again, all that counts are the initial and final states!

Q: If you had a free month and unlimited funds, how would you spend your time?
I would go on a skiing or running tour through the Alps from Zermatt, Switzerland to Chamonix, France. Then I would enjoy a celebratory dinner in Venice.