I was born on a stormy Monday morning in my hometown: Pullman, Washington. Although in my earlier youth I was involved in dance, rock-climbing, martial arts, and musical instruments, in High School I narrowed my interests to soccer and softball. Math and science has always been a passion of mine,…
Hello! My name is Austin and I am from Santa Cruz, California. I transferred to UW from Cabrillo Community College in Aptos, California. I didn’t know what I wanted to major in when I was at Cabrillo, so I spent most of my time studying philosophy. After I took a…
My name is Antonio and I’m the freshman here at University of Washington. I’ve been in Seattle since 14 but originally I’m from Vietnam. My hobbies are to play piano, reading sci-fi, novel and photographing. I love exploring the natural world and that’s also the reason I like science. My…
My name is Anthony and I was born in Durham, North Carolina. When I was seven (1999) my family and I moved to Rochester Minnesota. During high school I always enjoyed math and during my junior and senior years I became very interested in both physics and astronomy. I have…
My home town is Olympia but my family is originally from England. I decided to come to the UW to pursue a future in science and engineering. I’m interested in astrophysics and theoretical physics and pretty much anything dealing with science. My hobbies include playing sports like tennis, soccer, and…
My name is Taylor Campbell and I am a freshman at the University of Washington. I played basketball and baseball all of my youth and hope to play baseball here next year after I recover from a couple injuries. I have always been interested in astronomy ever since my parents…
I’m a freshman from the tiny town of Silverdale, Washington. I’ve always loved math and science, and when I graduated from Central Kitsap High School, I couldn’t wait to finally come to UW and study physics. It has been my dream for years to eventually work for NASA, and right…
I have lived in West Richland, Washington all of my life and graduated from Hanford High School last year. During high school, physics and math were my favorite classes. I plan to (hopefully!) major in both physics and astronomy. Over the summer, I worked out at LIGO, prepping tools and…
Since I was born and raised in Seattle and both of my parents are Huskies, the University of Washington has always been in my blood. After graduating from Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in 2010, I came to UW during summer quarter as part of the Washington NASA…
Hello, my name is “Jerry” Smith – regardless of what it says elsewhere – and I come from a multitude of places. I was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; but, have also lived in Guam, Florida, California, New Mexico, and Washington.I absolutely love playing guitar – I own an Ibanez RG…