Meet Our Seniors

Patrick Banner

Physics Major, Math Minor

Hometown: Ashville, Ohio

Positions Held:

• Editor in Chief, Adytum Yearbook
• Physics Department Senior Fellow

Favorite memory:

Several, from basically all of 125 to the evening before the Skyscraper Problem was due, from (accidentally) melting plastic in electronics with Jane to seeing barium ions for the first time in Dr. Olmschenk’s lab.

Favorite Quotes:

You are here! And you matter! – Dr. Riina Tehver

Your ego is stopping you from making progress. You need to accept that you don’t know in order to get to what you want to know. – Dr. May Mei

Why Physics?

It’s basically magic. It enables you to predict a lot of things about the world, but it still has vast frontiers of unknow that I love exploring. I also love converting people from the “I could never do physics” attitude to the “Physics is really cool, and now I know why!” attitude.

Personal slogan:

Everything that works in theory works in practice, in theory.

Jane Bright

Physics Major, Astronomy Minor, “Homanities” Minor

Hometown: Boulder, Colorado

Positions Held:

• SPS Co-President
• Physics Department Fellow

Why Physics?

I decided I wanted to be an astrophysicist when I was 11, and it has only become more interesting over the years. I am fascinated by the workings of the universe, inspired by how much we have managed to discover, and humbled and motivated by how much we still have yet to know. Also, astronomy is the only class that is offered at Denison that is also offered at Hogwarts.

Favorite Quotes:

You are here! And you matter! – Dr. Riina Tehver

Geneva Cusack

Physics Major

Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts

Positions Held:

• SPS Co-President
• Starting Hooker: Denison Women's Rugby - 4 Years

Why Physics?

Because I like puzzles.

Ryan Drumm

Physics Major, Math Minor

Hometown: Newark, Ohio

Why Physics?

I chose physics because I wanted something that would challenge me as a student and push me to become engaged with my coursework.

Archie Jugdersuren

Physics Major, Computational Science Concentration

Hometown:Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia until the age of 10, then I moved to Arlington, Virginia

Positions Held:

• Rugby Position: Winger

Favorite memory:

When I placed 6th in the Virginia State Wrestling tournament.

Favorite Hobbies:

I like to invest and build robots

Why Physics?

I chose Physics because it is challenging and I struggled with it in high school. Also the faculty here is top notch!

Anything else?

Calculus was invented to do Physics. Also, if you are nice, Dave Burdick can fix almost anything.

Yimeng Li

Physics Major, Math Major

Hometown: Yongkang, China

Why Physics?

To know the unknowns!

Favorite Hobbies:

Travel and photography

Bharat Madhavan

Physics Major, Music Minor

Hometown: Gahanna, Ohio

Arjun Malhotra

Physics Major, Computer Science Concentration

Hometown: Gurgaon, New Delhi, India

Favorite Quotes:

Fate whispers to the warrior, “You cannot withstand the storm;” and the warrior whispers back, “I am the storm.”

Favorite memory:

Figuring out the skyscraper at 4 am a night before the due date (after WAY too many hours and nights of trying), and every all-night marathon study sesh.

Why Physics?

I figured it’d be the best way to back up my dream to go to space.

Favorite Hobbies:

I play four musical instruments.

Scott Miller

Physics Major, Math Minor

Hometown: Plymouth, Minnesota

Positions Held:

• Club Tennis President in Name

Why Physics?

I like to ask “why” and find an answer.

Wae Nakayama

Physics Major

Hometown: Kyoto, Japan

Positions Held:

• Physics Department Fellow

Why Physics?

Why not Physics?

Robert Templehof

Physics Major

Hometown: Chelsea, Massachusetts

Positions Held:

• Fencing Club Epeeist

Why Physics?

I chose physics because it was the only subject that resonates with me. The rest are pretty bohr-ing.