Students

Physics & Astronomy - Students

(all Physics Majors unless otherwise noted)

Current Students

Year Name Notes

2011 Tim Amen also Math Major; Sigma Pi Sigma

2011 Crosby Burdon also Astronomy Minor

2011 Daniel Cantilo

2011 Abbey Drake Noyce Scholarship; Future Educator Award

2011 Quentin Funk also Math Major; Sigma Pi Sigma; attending Rice for Math Ph.D.

2011 Afton Geil also Engineering Science Major; Sigma Pi Sigma; Phi Beta Kappa

2011 Bryce Harlow also Business Major

2011 Andrea Katz also Astronomy & Math Minors; Goldwater Scholar; Mach Fellowship; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Pi Sigma; Kappa Mu Epsilon; Alpha Lambda Delta; Outstanding Graduating Senior in Physics; Wagner Prize; attending Cornell for Applied Physics Ph.D.

2011 Ulises Pastran also Engineering Science Major

2011 Paurakh Rajbhandary also Engineering Science Major; Sigma Pi Sigma

2012 Carla Chavez ???

2012 Allyson Ducey also Art Major and Astronomy Minor

2012 Stephen Glancy ???

2012 Indy Jones

2012 Derek Leader Astronomy Minor

2012 Ethan Rudd also Business Major

2011 David Shope actually Dec. 2011; also Chemistry Major

2012 Ian White also Math Major; Mach Fellowship

2013 Stephen Cahill Garnett G. Gray General Physics Prize

2013 Garner Cochran Math Major, Physics Minor

2013 Colin Fitzgerald

2013 Abe Garza also Engineering Science Major

2013 Rene Lopez III

2013 Juan Jose Morales Urrutia Computer Science Major, Physics Minor

2013 Paul Nguyen also Engineering Science Major

2013 Adam Sibley

2013 Santona Tuli also Math Major

2013 Junyi Wang also Business Major

2014 YOU! LOTS OF GOOD THINGS!

Graduates (complete list of Majors back to 1996)

Year Name Notes

2010 Bob Buckner also Engineering Science Major; employed in San Antonio engineering firm

2010 Mark Girard also Math and German major; Sigma Pi Sigma; junior year abroad in Germany; Outstanding Graduating Senior; graduate school in physics bei der Universitaet Freiburg

2010 Megan Holtz Goldwater Scholar; Mach Fellowship; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Pi Sigma; Blue Key National Honor Society; Outstanding Graduating Senior; Kappa Mu Epsilon; University Scholar; Murchison Scholar; Ph.D. program in Applied Physics at Cornell

2010 Nick Polito also Astronomy Minor; Future Educator Award; Noyce Scholarship; MAT program at Trinity

2010 Kristin Poole Physics Minor; Engineering Science Major; Sigma Pi Sigma; Ph.D. program in Biomedial Engineering at Vanderbilt

2010 Tim Satterfield also Economics Major; Goldwater nominee; Sigma Pi Sigma; Outstanding Graduating Senior; Wagner Prize; Ben Bernanke's right-hand-man at the Fed

2010 Mark Sullivan McNair Scholarship

2010 Andrew Tang M.S. in Medical Science program at U. North Texas Health Science Center

2010 Chris Walker also Computer Science Major; Upsilon Pi Epsilon; grad school in biomedical sciences (medical physics) at UTHSC Houston

2010 Will Thornton Physics Minor; Computer Science Major

2010 Michael Brothers Physics Minor; Engineering Science Major

2010 Chad Oian Physics Minor; Engineering Science Major

2010 Christopher Baer Physics Minor; Engineering Science Major; actually Dec. 2009

2009 Mike Estrada Physics Minor; Engineering Science Major

2009 Andy Hamel

2009 Leslie Salazar actually Dec. 2008; teaching physics at Claudia T. Johnson High School in NEISD

2009 Andrew Trompler Physics Minor; Computer Science Major, plus Math & Economics Minors, too!

2009 Amy West also Computer Science Minor; Wagner Prize; grad school at Texas Tech

2009 Stephanie Wiele also Astronomy Minor; Outstanding Graduating Senior, Mach Fellowship, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Pi Sigma; grad school at UT Austin

2008 Robert Adams also Engineering Science Major; in Ph.D. program in Electrical Engineering at UT Austin, working in plasma/quantum electronics and optics group

2008 Manny Alvarez Physics Minor; Communications Major; Sigma Pi Sigma; in Master of Arts in Teaching program at Trinity

2008 Luis Araiza Physics Minor; Engineering Science Major

2008 Amanda Chapman 2008 Noyce Fellow; Future Educator Award; completed Master of Arts in Teaching program at Trinity

2008 Ian Foti-Landis Outstanding Graduating Senior in Physics; accepted to several grad schools

2008 Colby Frerich Physics Minor; Engineering Science Major

2008 Matt Meador also Engineering Science Major; working at the engineering consulting firm Burns, Delatte, & McCoy, Inc., in Houston

2008 Tony Pagel Physics & Astronomy Minor; Music Major

2008 Dustin Parker actually Dec. 2007; also Engineering Science Major

2008 Daniel Rich United States Air Force

2008 Kate Walker Physics Minor; Math Major; working in hydrology at Southwest Research Institute

2007 Erin Beitel "Teach for America" in Oakland, CA

2007 Eric Danielson also Astronomy Minor, Sigma Pi Sigma, grad school at U. Florida

2007 E.J. Fischer 2008 Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop

2007 Bobby McKinney Sigma Pi Sigma, Outstanding Graduating Senior in Physics; teaching high school physics in Houston

2007 Steven Vanderveer also Astronomy Minor, Sigma Pi Sigma, grad school at U. Connecticut

2007 Jack Zigtema actually Dec. 2006; Physics Minor; Engineering Science Major; Math Minor

2006 Erica Anthony-Benavides ???

2006 Kevin Doyle 2003 Garnett G. Gray General Physics Prize; Sigma Pi Sigma; also Philosophy Minor; Outstanding Graduating Senior in Physics; grad school at U. West Virginia

2006 David Mertz also Engineering Science Major; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Pi Sigma; grad school at Texas A&M

2006 David Prebish grad school at U. Houston

2006 Alan Puchot also Engineering Science Major
2006 Ben Rickards ???
2006 Victoria Winbow also Computer Science Major; grad school at U. Utah

2005 Rusty Conner also Chemistry Major; Sigma Pi Sigma; Phi Beta Kappa; grad school at U. Illinois

2005 Elliot Johnson also Engineering Science Major; Sigma Pi Sigma; grad school at UC Boulder

2005 Miranda Martin Sigma Pi Sigma; Outstanding Graduating Senior in Physics; grad school at Texas Tech

2005 John McCoy also Philosophy Major

2005 Reese McKay grad school in Neuroscience at UT Health Science Center; 2010 University of Texas Presidential Ambassador Scholar

2005 Brett Miracle also Political Science Major

2005 Stacey Moore actually Dec. 2004; Astronomy Minor; Math Major; U.S. Air Force
2005 Erin Perez also Astronomy Minor; grad school at Vanderbilt

2005 Skyler Saucedo grad school at Florida State; teaching physics, first at Texas Military Institute, now at private Trinity Palmer School in Miami

2005 Laura Wedelich also English Major; Sigma Pi Sigma; teaching physics in Peace Corps in Africa

2005 Penny Lee Whetstone 2004 Noyce Fellow; Future Educator Award; completed Master of Arts in Teaching at Trinity; taught physics at Jay Science & Engineering Academy; "2007 First Year Educator of the Year" at the high school level in Northside Independent School District, San Antonio; now at STEM Academy at Lee High School in San Antonio

2004 Tait Ecklund Astronomy Minor; Economics and Political Science Major; graduate degree in Public Administration from U. Kansas; working with City of Reno, NV

2004 Ryan Lester Physics & Astronomy Minor; Geosciences Major; graduate student in Geosciences at Virginia Tech

2004 Justin Linick U.S. Marine Corps

2004 Ed Miles ???

2004 Ricky Castillo also Math Major; Sigma Pi Sigma; 2004 Outstanding Graduating Senior Award; Ph.D. student in Biomedical Sciences at UT Health Science Center in Houston

2004 Maeve Goetz Physics Minor; Math Major; completed Master of Arts in Teaching at Trinity, teaching at Jefferson High School

2004 Shane Lee 2004 Future Educator Award; graduate study in Education at Trinity; currently Ph.D. student in Neuroscience at Boston University

2004 Barbara McClain also Math Major; Sigma Pi Sigma; Goldwater Scholar; 2004 Outstanding Graduating Senior Award; grad. student in Math at U. of Nebraska at Lincoln, then went toJohns Hopkins, earned Master's in Applied and Computational Math; worked for NSA; now working for DoD and working on second Master's degree in Physics at Hopkins!

2004 Ben Sadler 2001 Garnett G. Gray General Physics Prize; Ph.D. student in Physics first at UT Austin, now at Florida State

2004 Peter van Moorsel Astronomy Minor; German and Economics Major; graduate student in Economics in Holland

2003 Adam Chamberlin Physics Minor, Chemistry Major; grad student at U. Minnesota

2003 Chris Giebink also Engineering Science Major; Sigma Pi Sigma; 2003 Outstanding Graduating Senior Award; Ph.D. student in Engineering at Princeton; 2003 NCAA Postgraduate Fellowship & NSF Graduate Fellowship Honorable Mention

2003 RC Pate actually Dec. 2002; also Religion Major; in law school

2003 Nickolaus Wing also Computer Science Major

2003 David "Scott" Winter Master's in Medical Physics from UT Health Science Center in San Antonio; U.S. Air Force

2003 Dustin Ragan also Math Major; 2000 Garnett G. Gray General Physics Prize; Ph.D. in Medical Physics from UT Health Science Center in Houston; now Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatrics (MRI studies) at Washington U.

2002 Jason Frederick also Engineering Science Major; Sigma Pi Sigma; Phi Beta Kappa; Federal Communications Commission, Washington DC; 2004 NSF Graduate Fellowship; Ph.D. student in Economics at U. Chicago

2002 Tim Gilheart Sigma Pi Sigma; Phi Beta Kappa; 2002 Outstanding Graduating Senior Award; began grad school at Rice, earned Ph.D. in Physics at Dartmouth; Weiss Instructor in Physics at Rice

2002 Daniel Houy also Engineering Science Major; fuel cell industry as product development specialist at Lynntech, Inc., in College Station, TX

2002 Luke Powell also Engineering Science Major; Sigma Pi Sigma; Phi Beta Kappa; 1999 Garnett G. Gray General Physics Prize; engineer at Southwest Research Institute

2002 Megan Prebula 2002 Future Educator Award; Master's in Education student at Trinity; at Lee High School in San Antonio as "at-risk specialist"

2002 Jared Stanley deceased; also English Major; had been graduate student in Physics at Utah State and U. British Columbia

2001 Robert 'RJ' Bruce 2001 Future Educator Award; systems administrator for Houston law firm

2001 Wes Campbell Goldwater Scholar; 2001 Outstanding Graduating Senior Award; 2001 NSF Graduate Fellowship; earned Ph.D. in Physics at Harvard; postdoc at U. Maryland

2001 Alexis Thompson also Chemistry Major; Goldwater Scholar; 2001 Outstanding Graduating Senior Award; Ph.D. student in Chemistry at U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; 2001 NSF Graduate Fellowship

2000 Marci Hendrickson also Computer Science Major; M.S. in Astrophysics from Johns Hopkins; IT support in Dept. of Astronomy at UT Austin

2000 Lois Hoesley also Chemistry and Business Major; engineer at Sony and Maxim

2000 Lam Yu Goldwater Scholar; 2000 Outstanding Graduating Senior Award; completed Ph.D. in Physics at Rice; recipient of 2001 Tom Bonner Book Prize, 2002 and 2003 Chouke Awards, and Wilson Prize for best Ph.D. thesis at Rice; postdoc at NIST (Gaithersburg, MD); Assistant Professor of Physics at University of Memphis

1999 Phil Beyer computer industry

1999 Brian Cervantes Ph.D. student in Math at U. of North Texas

1999 Ellen Phifer completed M.S. in Applied Math at U. of Delaware; now working in defense industry

1998 Erika Barth completed Ph.D. in Astrophysics at U. of Colorado at Boulder; now postdoc with Southwest Research Institute

1998 Gerald Hikel teaching English in Taiwan

1998 Nathan Jukam Ph.D. student in Physics at U. of California at Santa Barbara

1998 Charla Kunkel ???

1998 Adam Marshall Goldwater Scholar; completed Ph.D. in Physics at U. of Chicago; 1998 NSF Graduate Fellowship; now in computer industry

1998 Barnabas Sprinkle graduate student in Communications at Texas A&M; Master of Divinity, Columbia Theological Seminary, where he won William Dudley Award; now at Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church, Carrollton, GA

1997 Jeff Nordine Masters in Education at Trinity; Prize-winning Physics teacher at O'Connor High School in San Antonio; Ph.D. in Science Education from U. Michigan; Dean of Instruction for Math and Science at the International School of the Americas, San Antonio; Science Educator Faculty Position in Dept. of Education at Trinity

1997 Frank Ruzicka semiconductor industry

1996 Lara Cross completed M.S. in Astronomy at U. of Texas at Austin; Upper School Science Teacher, Kinkaid School, Houston

1996 Mark Lewis also Computer Science Major; Master's and Ph.D. from UC Boulder; Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Trinity

1995 Dave Bastow ???

1995 Jason Engbrecht 1992 Garnett G. Gray General Physics Prize; Completed Ph.D. in Physics at U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor; now Associate Professor of Physics at St. Olaf College; was Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party candidate for special election to Minnesota State Senate in January 2010

1995 Matt Kupinski Ph.D. in Medical Physics, 2000, from U. of Chicago; postdoc at U. Arizona 2002-2002; now tenured professor in Optical Sciences at U. Arizona; won Society of Nuclear Medicine's 2008 Mark Tetalman award for a "young investigator who is pursuing a career in molecular imaging and nuclear medicine"

1995 Julie Lundquist also English Major; Ph.D. and Postdoc in Atmospheric Physics at U. of Colorado at Boulder; was on staff at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; now Assisant Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at CU Boulder

1995 Andrea Widener science journalist in California; taught physics in Peace Corps in Gambia

1994 Ray Slanina atmospheric/oceanographic research at California firm

1993 Jason Hafner Ph.D. at Rice, won Wilson Award for Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis; Postdoc at Harvard; tenured Associate Professor of Physics at Rice

1993 David Wood also Math Major; Ph.D. at U. Arizona; taught at New Mexico Highlands U., now Assistant Professor of Astronomy at San Antonio College

1992 Gilbert Lenz attorney in Illinois???

1992 Travis Rector Ph.D. at UC Boulder; Postdocs at NRAO and NOAO; tenure-track Assistant Professor at U. of Alaska at Anchorage

1990 Ann Cavin UT Dallas Physics

1990 John Standifird UT Dallas Physics