Congratulations Class of 2022!
![Lucas Bloom](assets/img/bloom-own.jpg)
Lucas Bloom
...is graduating with a degree in Physics and degree in Astronomy. He received the following awards and honors:
- Dean's List
He will heading to graduate school in physics at the University of Alabama.
![Daniel Bordwin](assets/img/bordwin-own.jpg)
Daniel Bordwin
... is graduating with a degree in Physics with a double major in Astronomy.
He will be a Technical Solutions Engineer at Epic Systems in Wisconsin; plans on Master's in Mechanical Engineering.
![Dominic Colarusso](assets/img/colarusso_dominic-f18.jpg)
Dominic Colarusso
... is graduating with a degree in Astronomy with a double major in Physics. He received the following awards and honors:
- Bardassis Scholarship
- Jeffrey and Lily Chen CMNS Scholarship
- Dean's List
- citation for College Park Scholars Science, Discovery, & the Universe
He will be pursue a six-month mission to Ecuador, followed by one-year master's in Education at UMD before teaching high school physics.
![Scott Davis](assets/img/davis_scott-f19.jpg)
Scott Davis
... is graduating with a degree in Physics with a double major in Astronomy. He received the following awards and honors:
- Bardassis Scholarship
He will be teaching at the Naval Nuclear Power School.
![Daniel Fernandez](assets/img/fernandez-own.jpg)
Daniel Fernandez
... is graduating with a degree in Physics and degree in Astronomy. He received the following awards and honors:
- Bardassis Scholarship
- Ralph Myers & Friends of Physics Award for Teaching Assistant (2nd place)
He will be attending graduate school in Space Science at the University of Alabama - Huntsville.
![Kate Futrowsky](assets/img/futrowsky_kate-f18.jpg)
Kate Futrowsky
... is graduating with a degree in Astronomy with High Honors and degree in Physics. She received the following awards and honors:
- Dean's Scholarship
- Dean's List
This summer, she will have a science policy internship with the Society of Physics Students on Capitol Hill and in the fall, graduate school in Physics at Georgia Institute of Technology.
![Anthony Giuffre](assets/img/giuffre_anthony-f18.jpg)
Anthony Giuffre
... is graduating with a degree in Astronomy.
![Ky Huynh](assets/img/huynh_ky-s19.jpg)
Ky Huynh
... is graduating with a degree in Astronomy with High Honors with a double major in Physics.
He will be a Science Support Analyst at the Space Telescope Science Institute.
![Emma Kleiner](assets/img/kleiner-own.jpg)
Emma Kleiner
... is graduating with a degree in Astronomy with a double major in Physics and a minor in Public Leadership. She received the following awards and honors:
- Dean's List
She will continue research for "For All Moonkind" for international space law and will continue to work with Dr. Antara Basu-Zych at Goddard.
![Gavin Kohn](assets/img/kohn-own.jpg)
Gavin Kohn
... is graduating with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and degree in Astronomy. He received the following awards and honors:
- Citation for College Park Scholars Environment, Technology, and Economy
![Yoav Rotman](assets/img/rotman_yoav-f18.jpg)
Yoav Rotman
... is graduating with a degree in Physics and a degree in Astronomy with High Honors, cum laude. He received the following awards and honors:
- Bardassis Scholarship (2019)
- Dean's List
He will attend graduate school in Astrophysics at Arizona State University.
![Megan Springer](assets/img/springer-own.jpg)
Megan Springer
... is graduating with a degree in Astronomy with a minor in Computer Science.
She will be participating in the Disney College Program and finishing up her concurrent enrollment at the online school Animation Mentor.
![Daniel Stapleton](assets/img/stapleton-own.jpg)
Daniel Stapleton
... is graduating with a degree in Astronomy with High Honors and a double major in Physics. He received the following awards and honors:
- Dean's List
He will be a Science Support Analyst at Space Telescope Science Institute.
![Darya Stenko](assets/img/stenko-own.jpg)
Darya Stenko
... is graduating with a degree in Astronomy.
She is looking for a research position in astronomy, hopefully relating to dark matter or dark energy.
![Kathryn Sturge](assets/img/sturge_kathryn-s19.jpg)
Kathryn Sturge
... is graduating with a degree in Physics and degree in Astronomy.
![Connor Vaught](assets/img/vaught_connor-f18.jpg)
Connor Vaught
... is graduating with a degree in Physics with a double major in Astronomy.
![Lucy Wilkerson](assets/img/wilkerson_lucy-f18.jpg)
Lucy Wilkerson
... is graduating with a degree in Physics and a degree in Astronomy with Honors. They received the following awards and honors:
- President's Scholarship
- Gemstones Best Poster Award
- Dean's List
They will be volunteering with FrancisCorps in Syracuse, NY, next year.
![Angela Wroblewski](assets/img/wroblewski_angela-s18.jpg)
Angela Wroblewski
... is graduating with a degree in Astronomy with a minor in Planetary Science and a degree in Physics.
Recent PhDs!
![Ginny Cunningham](assets/img/Ginny.jpg)
Ginny Cunningham
"Broadband Observations of Gamma-ray Bursts and Fast Radio Bursts: Energetics, Afterglows, and Physical Origins."
She received the following awards and honors:
- Outstanding Graduate TA (2016)
She is currently working as a data scientist at Leidos.
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Sara Frederick
"From Tantrums to Transformations: AGN Transients Discovered with ZTF."
![Laura Lenkic](assets/img/Laura.jpg)
Laura Lenkic
"Gas and Star Formation at the Peak of Cosmic Star Forming Activity."
She received the following awards and honors:
- Gregor and Donat Wentzel Scholarship (2016)
She is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at the SOFIA Science Center.
![Rebecca Levy](assets/img/Becca.jpg)
Rebecca Levy
"Investigating Star Formation Feedback through Gas Kinematics in Nearby Galaxies."
She received the following awards and honors:
- 2021 IAU PhD Prize Honorable Mention in Div. H Interstellar Matter and Local Universe
- 2020 Andrew S. Wilson Prize for Excellence in Research
- 2020 Philip E. Angerhofer Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
- 2020 Prize for Excellence in Mentoring
- 2018 - 2019 University of Maryland Graduate School Outstanding Research Assistant Award
- 2016 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Honorable Mention
She is currently a National Science Foundation Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Arizona.
![Robyn Smith](assets/img/Robyn.jpg)
Robyn Smith
"Case Studies in AGN Feedback."