Graduate Success

According to a 2017 careers report by the American Institute of Physics, 49% of graduating physics majors nationwide are attending graduate school, and 47% enter the workforce directly after college. LVC’s physics program has successfully prepared students for both pathways. Some current alumni highlights are given below.

Our Alumni

Employment

Student	Grad Year	Position/Company/Location
Gianna Rossillo	2017	II-VI Optical Systems, Inc. Philadelphia, Pa.
Jack Sassany	2016	System Operations/PPL Corporation/Allentown, Pa.
Cedrick McDonald	2016	Agricultural Commodity Grader, USDA-Agricultural Marketing Services, Ephrata, Pa.
Hannah Pell	2016	Editorial Coordinator for AAAS Science Advances Team, Washington D.C.
Terese Sweitzer	2016	Staff Research Analyst II Applied Research Associates, Arlington, Va.
Jeff Dickens	2015	Health Physicist/Md. Dept. of the Environment/Bel Air, Md.
Andrea Lisowski	2015	Primrose Schools/Teacher/Franklin, Tenn.
Kathryn White	2015	Gwangju Foreign School/Teacher/Gwangju, South Korea
Adam Rosier	2014	Software Engineer/PrecisionLender/Cary, N.C.
Conner Nafziger	2014	Senior Metrologist/Eurofins Laboratories/Lancaster, Pa.
Colin McKenna	2014	Sales Engineer/MHz Marketing Inc./Glenwood, Md.
Andrew Burkholder	2014	Project Manager/Progressive Services Inc./Dover, Pa.
Shane Jacobeen	2014	Senior Consultant/EY Global Limited/Atlanta, Ga.
Oliver Lyons	2013	CAT Analyst/Chubb/Philadelphia, Pa.
Andrew Suprock	2013	Engineer/Atr Corporation/Mount Airy, Md.
Molly Cruz	2013	Metrologist/Eurofins Laboratories/Lancaster, Pa.
Hana Krechel	2013	Structural Analysis Engineer/Boeing/Philadelphia, Pa.
Joe Mancinelli	2011	Software Developer/Computer Aid Inc./Lancaster, Pa.

Graduate School

Student	LVC Grad Year	University/Degree/Field of Study
Collin Barker	2019	Lehigh University/Ph.D./ Atomic, Molecular, Optical Physics
Justin Cammarota	2019	College of William and Mary/Ph.D./ High-Energy Physics
Rebecca Campbell	2019	Temple University/Ph.D./Electrical Engineering
Gerald Boddie	2018	Penn State University/Ph.D./ Engineering Science and Mechanics
Nate Gibbons	2018	University of Virginia/Ph.D./Aerospace Engineering
Nick Pollak	2018	University of New Hampshire/Ph.D./Physical Chemistry
Carly Showalter	2018	Hofstra University/M.S./Medical Physics
Ezekiel Wertz	2018	College of William and Mary/Ph.D. High-Energy Physics
Hannah Pell	2016	M.A., Music Theory, University of Oregon
Terese Sweitzer	2016	Georgia Institute of Technology/M.S./Nuclear Security, Public Policy
Jeff Dickens	2015	Virginia Commonwealth University/M.S. Medical Physics
Nick Durofchalk	2015	Georgia Institute of Technology/Ph.D./Mechanical Engineering
Anthony Hoover	2014	Lehigh University/Ph.D./String Theory, Condensed Matter Physics
Shane Jacobeen	2014	Georgia Institute of Technology/Ph.D./ Soft Matter Physics
Hana Krechel	2013	Penn State University/M.S./Engineering Science and Mechanics
Andrew Suprock	2013	Penn State University/M.S./Engineering Science and Mechanics
Ian Younker	2012	Penn State University/Ph.D./Nuclear Engineering
Adam Hansell	2011	Ph.D., Physics, Temple University

3+2 Engineering

Student	Completed LVC	University/Field of Study
Eric Alleman	2018	Penn State University/Engineering Science and Mechanics
Leah Boyer	2018	Penn State University/Engineering Science and Mechanics
Marcus Brown-Dulan	2018	Penn State University/Engineering Science and Mechanics
Michael Farber	2018	Penn State University/Energy Engineering
Drice Bahajak	2017	Penn State University/Electrical Engineering
Nathanial Ginder	2016	Case Western Reserve University/Chemical Engineering
Jack Sassany	2016	Penn State University/Nuclear Engineering
William Powanda	2015	Penn State University/Engineering Science and Mechanics
Connor Smith	2015	Penn State University/Engineering Science and Mechanics
Cedrick McDonald	2014	York College/Electrical Engineering
Ian Bond	2013	Penn State University/Electrical Engineering
Colin McKenna	2012	Penn State University/Materials Science and Engineering

Internships and Student/Faculty Research

Student	Year(s)	Position/Company or Institution
Ben Gordon	2020	Research Assistant/LVC - Dr. Pitonyak
Jacob Franklin	2020	Research Assistant/Lehigh University REU Program
Jacob Layton	2020	Research Assistant/LVC Research First Program - Dr. Veenhuizen
Michel Malda	2020	Research Assistant/LVC - Dr. Pitonyak
Joshua Miller	2020	Research Assistant/Thomas Jefferson National Lab SULI Program
Adam Rilatt	2020	Research Assistant/LVC Research First Program - Dr. Pitonyak
Mark Wittemann	2020	Research Assistant/LVC - Dr. Veenhuizen
Eric Alleman	2019	Research Assistant/Underseas Systems Office (PSU Applied Research Lab)
Leah Boyer	2017, 2019	Research Assistant/University of South Florida REU Program Research Assistant/Underseas Systems Office (PSU Applied Research Lab)
Marcus Brown-Dulan	2018	Research Assistant/Underseas Systems Office (PSU Applied Research Lab)
Joshua Miller	2018, 2019	Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Veenhuizen Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Pitonyak
Jacob Franklin	2019	Research Assistant/LVC Research First Program-Dr. Veenhuizen
Lauren Hagy	2019	Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Veenhuizen
Samantha Smith	2019	Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Veenhuizen
Collin Barker	2018	Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Veenhuizen
Justin Cammarota	2015- 2018	Research Assistant/LVC Research First Program-Dr. Marsh Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Lyons & Dr. Walck Research Assistant/Fermilab SULI Program Research Assistant/University of Michigan REU Program at CERN
Alex Heilman	2017- 2018	Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Lyons & Dr. Walck
Nate Gibbons	2015, 2017	Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Lyons & Dr. Walck Research Assistant/NIST SURF
Gerald Boddie	2017	Research Assistant/Penn State University
Ezekiel Wertz	2016- 2017	Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Lyons & Dr. Walck
Kathryn White	2016	Mechanical Engineering Intern/Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Daniel Upchurch	2014- 2015	Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Lyons & Dr. Walck
Adam Rosier	2013	Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Lyons & Dr. Walck
Anthony Hoover	2012- 2013	Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Lyons & Dr. Walck
Ian Bond	2012	Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Lyons & Dr. Walck
Oliver Lyons	2012	Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Lyons & Dr. Walck
Hana Krechel	2011- 2012	Mechanical Engineering Intern/Exelon Nuclear Government Civilian Intern/Army Material System Analysis Activity
Ian Younker	2010	Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Lyons & Dr. Walck
Adam Hansell	2009- 2010	Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Lyons & Dr. Walck
Laura Snyder	2009- 2010	Research Assistant/LVC-Dr. Lyons & Dr. Walck