Physics & Astronomy Alumni

Senior Research Engineer at Celgene, Summit, NJ
Alexandra Cook received her M.S. in chemical engineering from Columbia University. At OWU, she completed a 3-month internship at the Mayo Clinic, then returned the following year for a graduate research program, where she managed her own projects and conducted experiments on genetic mutations. She said, "I was very fortunate and very lucky to have great mentors every step of the way - at the Mayo Clinic, and at Ohio Wesleyan."

Environmental Supervisor, Ohio EPA Division of Air Pollution Control, Columbus, OH
William Kenney received his Ph.D. in environmental science at The Ohio State University. At the Ohio EPA, he supervises and performs data collection and analysis work with ambient air monitoring and emissions inventory programs.

Postdoctoral Fellow at the Yale Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, New Haven, CT
Speaking at OWU in 2014, she said, "My time at OWU was fundamental to getting me to where I am now. The opportunities available here, with the research opportunities and the support from the faculty, are just a huge asset to getting me to where I am. I still actively collaborate with Dr. Harmon, who was my science research adviser here." She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, and in 2021 she received a prestigious fellowship from the Heising-Simons Foundation, providing $375,000 for research over three years. She studies stellar activity, and her work is creating better methods for discovering other Earthlike planets.

Hematology Oncology Fellow at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York
With a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University and her M.D. from Columbia, Claire Ryu returned to OWU in 2015 to present "How Nuclear Physics Research Led Me on a Path to Become a Physician Scientist." While she was a student at OWU, she was one of three students nationwide to receive the 2007 Outstanding Student Award for Undergraduate Research from the Society of Physics Students.