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Alumni

Welcome to the Alumni page of the Physics section of the Department of Chemistry and Physics. Please help us keep your information up to date by emailing Dr. Rhett Herman (rherman@radford.edu) with your current information. We hope to hear from you often!

This page contains alumni from the former Physical Science programs of the department: The Physical Science Major--Physics Option and the Physical Science Major--Physical Science Option. In the summer of 2006 the requirements for these two options were updated and renamed under the "Physics Major."

The department has created an alumni database where you can fill in your current information. The link to the page is also on the main department page.

2007

Greg Abrams (Physics)

employment in industry

Eric Barone (Physics)

employment in industry

Predrag Damjanovic (Physics)

employment in industry

James Inman (Physics)

Graduate school, Physics, Cornell University

2007 Department of Chemistry and Physics Dean's Scholar

2007 RU Outstanding Student

John Jozsa (Physics)

Graduate school, Aerospace Engineering Virginia Tech

Mike McCaughan (Physics)

employment in industry

Tom Miles (Physics)

employment in industry (3:2 Engineering graduate from RU and Virginia Tech)

Brian Summa (Earth & Space Science)

employment in industry

2006

Noah Ashbrook (Earth & Space Science)

Physical Science teacher, Virginia Middle School, Bristol, VA

Jolene Barker (Physics)

Graduate school, Biostatistics, VCU

James Martin (Physics, Earth & Space Science)

employment in education

Robin Pulliam (Physics, Chemistry)

Graduate school, Astronomy/Astrophysics in Physical Chemistry program, U. of Arizona

2006 Department of Chemistry and Physics Dean's Scholar 

Nathan Tatman (Physics)

Graduate school, Aerospace Engineering Virginia Tech

2005

Stuart Michael Bergeron (Physics)

2005 post-graduation: SAIC (Science Applications International Corp.) in Arlington

Michael is currently (early 2005) working in the Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics Group with Dr. Uwe Täuber on numerical simulations for driven magnetic flux lines in superconductors with tilted columnar defects (NSF DMR-0308548).

Dan Blake (Physics, Earth & Space Science)

Graduate school in physics at the University of Missouri at St. Louis

Zack Boor (Physics)

Graduate school in physics at Virginia Tech

Aprill N. Martin (Physics, Earth & Space Science)

Industry employment (physics)

Tom L. A. Rust (Physics, Math)

Graduate school in physics at Montana State University

Joe Tomaino (Physics, Math)

Graduate school in physics at Oregon State University

2004

Jennifer Duff (Earth & Space Science)  
Timothy S. Dutton (Physics, Math)

Commissioned an Lieutenant in US Navy upon graduation

Matt Frazier (Physics)

Graduate school in physics at Virginia Tech

2004 Department of Chemistry and Physics Dean's Scholar

RU Outstanding Student, 2004

Daniel Hansen (Physics, Earth & Space Science) 

2005: Balzer & Associates, Staunton VA

Employed by Naeva Geophysics (Charlottesville)

Jason T. Robertson  (Physics)   

2003

James Newcomer  (Physics, Math)

2006: Physics and Earth Science Teacher, Radford High School, Radford VA

2005 update: Joined Institute for Particle Physics and Astrophysics (IPPAP) research group

2003: Graduate school in physics at Virginia Tech

Tim Shumate (Earth & Space Science)

2005: employed at Booz|Allen|Hamilton consulting

Barrie Stevens  (Earth & Space Science)  
Robyn Van Dyke  (Earth & Space Science)

2005 update: Robyn is employed in Charleston, SC at the National Weather Service Forecast Office

Post-baccalaureate study in meteorology at UNC-Asheville

Carrie Vest  (Earth & Space Science)  

2002

Penee' Clayborne  (Physics)

2005 update: Continuing her research in Density-Functional Theory at VCU

2004: Graduate school in physics at Virginia Commonwealth University

2002: Employment in industry

Jennifer Maguire  (Earth & Space Science)

August 2002: "I have good news. I have officially gotten a job. I signed my contract today. I am going to be teaching 9th grade Earth Science at Colonial Forge High School in Stafford County."

David Stewart  (Physics)

2006: Employed at Naval Surface Warfare Center at Dhalgren after graduating with MS in Electrical Engineering in Physics from Virginia Tech

2003: Graduate school in Electrical Engineering at Virginia Tech

2002: Employment for a year before graduate school

Amanda Woods  (Earth & Space Science)  

2001

Amanda Dorton  (Earth & Space Science)

Middle and high school science teacher in Buchanan County, VA

Holly White  (Earth & Space Science)  

2000

Katherine C. "Kacy" St. Clair (Physics)

2005: High school physics and earth science teacher Blacksburg High School, Blacksburg, VA

2003 update: High school earth science teacher Blacksburg High School, Blacksburg, VA
2000 Department of Chemistry and Physics Dean's Scholar

RU Outstanding Student, 2000

Entered PhD graduate program in geophysics, Virginia Tech (started Fall 2000). Awarded "Cunningham Fellowship for Outstanding PhD Candidates" by Virginia Tech.
Update, May 2002: Kacy continues to do well. She has completed her two years of coursework, and is plunging into her research into seismic studies of majors faults in California. She has recently been a co-author of an article in the prestigious journal Science, entitled "Steep-dip seismic imaging of the shallow San Andreas Fault near Parkfield." Authors: J. A. Hole, R. D. Catchings, K. C. St. Clair, M. J. Rymer, D. A. Okaya, and B. J. Carney. (2001. Science, 294, 1513-1515)

Rian Everett (Physics)

2000: Employed in Norfolk school system, physics teacher

1999

Christine Kirchner (Physics)

1999 Department of Chemistry and Physics Dean's Scholar

Finished MBA at The University at Albany, State University of New York, 2001. Now working for " The Associates" company (in charge of client development) in Seattle.

1998

Jesse Blankenship (Physics)

Thermal Design Engineer, Des Champs Laboratories, Inc. (Natural Bridge Station, VA)

Tim Casner (Physics)

1998: Hired as high school physics/math/science teacher (Goliad, TX)

Dennis Grove (Physics)

Graduate school in physical chemistry, Louisiana State University (started Fall '98)

Bryan Kessler (Physics)

Plans for graduate study in physics.

Diana L. O'Connell (Earth & Space Science)  
Sarah Simpkins (Earth & Space Science)

2005 update: Added adjunct teaching for RU Dept. of Geology

High school physical science teacher, Roanoke

Tammy Strader (Earth & Space Science)  

 

  For more information about the Physics program and the Department of Chemistry and Physics, please contact

Dr. Walter Jaronski, Chair
Department of Chemistry and Physics
P. O. Box 6949
Radford University
Radford, VA 24142
wjaronsk@radford.edu