Rebecca Martin

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

Arya Udry

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

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

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

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

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.