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In 20 words or less, what is the best thing about being part of this department?
Getting to combine two seemingly different fields into one understanding.

What is your biggest piece of advice to first years and sophomores about getting connected to this department?
Sign up for a class even if it scares you. Biological Physics is a rigorous field of study, but the only way to start is by jumping in.

What is something you know now that you wish you could tell your first-year self?
Make use of office hours more!

What is the most valuable thing you’ve learned at K?
It’s ok to be wrong. All that means is that you get to try again, this time with more knowledge than you started with.

What has been your favorite class at K?
Thermal Physics and Statistical Mechanics. It is a hard course, but that makes getting through it that much more rewarding.

How have you taken advantage of the open curriculum or experienced breadth in your education?
I definitely have, despite being a physics major I have taken playwriting classes, economics classes, and gotten to take music lessons to be better at Viola.

What experiential education opportunities have you participated in?
I have been an interfaith student leader since sophomore year, as well as the vice president of the Fencing Club.

What is your SIP?
I am taking data and analyzing the difference between two public access lakes and a private access lake in Van Buren County to see what effects regular human activity has on the lakes.

What are your career aspirations/next steps after K?
I want to go to Graduate School and pursue a doctorate in Physics.

What is a random fun fact about you?
I can juggle knives.