Physics Alumni
Graduate Success
LVC’s physics program has successfully prepared students for attending graduate school or entering the workforce directly. View some of our physics and 3+2 engineering alumni outcomes below.
Alumni Outcomes
| Student | Grad Year | Position/Company/Location |
|---|---|---|
| Michel Malda | 2022 | Image Science Engineer / L3Harris Space & Airborne Systems / Rochester, NY |
| Ben Gordon | 2022 | Quality Control Scientist / ThermoFisher Scientific / Cambridge, MA |
| Marcus Brown-Dulan | 2020 | Technical Program Analyst / Systems Planning and Analysis Inc. / Alexandria, Va. |
| Leah Boyer | 2020 | Research and Development Engineer / Northrop Grumman / Baltimore, Md. |
| Nate Gibbons | 2018 | Project Engineer / ATA Engineering / Washington, D.C. |
| Gianna Rossillo | 2017 | Engineer / 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 / Ephrata, Pa. |
| Hannah Pell | 2016 | Licensing Engineer / EnergySolutions / TMI, Pa. |
| Mary Terese Sweitzer | 2016 | Staff Research Analyst II / Applied Research Associates / Alexandria, Va. |
| Daniel Upchurch | 2016 | Senior Quality Specialist / Vanguard Financial / Malvern, Pa. |
| Jeff Dickens | 2015 | Health Physicist/Md. Dept. of the Environment/Bel Air, Md. |
| Andrea Lisowski | 2015 | Teacher / Primrose Schools / Franklin, TN |
| Kathryn White | 2015 | Teacher / Gwangju Foreign School / 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 | Software Verification and Test Engineer / Thales Defense & Security / Clarksburg, Md. |
| Molly Cruz | 2013 | Metrologist/Eurofins Laboratories/Lancaster, Pa. |
| Hana Krechel | 2013 | Structural Analysis Engineer/Boeing/Philadelphia, Pa. |
| Jackie Kain | 2012 | Diagnostic Medical Physicist/ Lancaster General Health / Lancaster, Pa. |
| Joe Mancinelli | 2011 | Software Developer/Computer Aid Inc./Lancaster, Pa. |
| Adam Hansell | 2011 | Instructor / Valley Forge Military Academy / Wayne, Pa. |
| Robert Cyphers | 2011 | Mechanical Engineer / Lockheed Martin / Bathesda, MD |
| Student | LVC Grad Year | University/Degree/Field of Study |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Bauer | 2024 | University of Delaware / Ph.D. / Quantum Science & Engineering |
| Olivia Magneson | 2023 | Louisiana State University / M.S. / Medical Physics |
| Michel Malda | 2022 | University of Rochester / Ph.D. / High-Energy Physics |
| Ben Gordon | 2022 | Tufts University / M.S. / Astrophysics |
| Alex Heilman | 2021 | Northeastern University / Ph.D. / Solid State Physics |
| Joshua Miller | 2021 | Temple University / Ph.D. / Nuclear Physics |
| 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 |
| Robert Cyphers | 2011 | Penn State University / M.S. / Engineering Science and Mechanics |
| Laura Snyder | 2011 | Lehigh University / Ph.D. / Physics |
| 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 Scienceand Mechanics |
| Cedrick McDonald | 2014 | York College/Electrical Engineering |
| Ian Bond | 2013 | Penn State University/Electrical Engineering |
| Colin McKenna | 2012 | Penn State University/Materials Scienceand Engineering |
| Student | Year(s) | Position/Company or Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Penn Smith | 2024 | Research Assistant / Triangle Universities Nuclear Lab REU Program at Duke |
| Tristan Rosenberry | 2024 | Engineer / PPL Corporation |
| Michael Harris | 2024 | Research Assistant / LVC – Dr. Pitonyak |
| Jacob Marsh | 2023, 2024 | Research Assistant / LVC – Dr. Pitonyak |
| Jack Putnam | 2024 | Research Assistant / LVC – Dr. Pitonyak |
| Justin DeShong | 2024 | Research Assistant / LVC – Dr. Lyons & Dr. Mullican |
| Daniel Hagan | 2024 | Research Assistant / LVC Research First Program – Dr. Pitonyak |
| Ben Kegerreis | 2024 | Research Assistant / LVC Research First Program – Dr. Pitonyak |
| Brandon Bauer | 2023 | Research Assistant / University of Delaware REU Program |
| Justin DeShong | 2023 | Research Assistant / Virginia Tech REU Program |
| Tristan Rosenberry | 2023 | Research Assistant / Penn State University REU Program |
| Sophie Piepmeier | 2023 | STEM Center for Education and Outreach Intern / U.S. Naval Academy |
| Jackie Martin | 2023 | Vanderbilt University REU Program |
| Michael Harris | 2023 | Research Assistant / LVC Research First Program – Dr. Pitonyak |
| Faye Gibson | 2023 | Research Assistant / LVC Research First Program – Dr. Pitonyak |
| Sophia Fitzgibbons | 2023 | Research Assistant / LVC – Dr. Pitonyak |
| Penn Smith | 2023 | Research Assistant / LVC – Dr. Pitonyak |
| Olivia Magneson | 2022 | AAPM Summer Undergraduate Fellowship / Harvard Medical School |
| Justin Deshong | 2022 | Research Assistant / LVC – Dr. Veenhuizen |
| Jacob Marsh | 2022 | Research Assistant / LVC – Dr. Veenhuizen |
| Jackie Martin | 2022 | Research Assistant / LVC – Dr. Veenhuizen |
| Tristan Rosenberry | 2022 | Research Assistant / LVC – Dr. Veenhuizen |
| Brandon Bauer | 2022 | Research Assistant / LVC – Dr. Pitonyak |
| Cody Shay | 2022 | Research Assistant / LVC – Dr. Pitonyak |
| Jacob Franklin | 2021 | Research Assistant/Lehigh University REU Program |
| Andrew Hearsey | 2021 | Research Assistant / LVC – Dr. Veenhuizen |
| Olivia Magneson | 2021 | Research Assistant / LVC – Dr. Veenhuizen |
| Jacob Marsh | 2021 | Research Assistant / LVC Research First Program – Dr. Veenhuizen |
| Michel Malda | 2020, 2021 | Research Assistant / LVC – Dr. Pitonyak |
| Ben Gordon | 2020, 2021 | Research Assistant/LVC – Dr. Pitonyak |
| Tristan Rosenberry | 2021 | Research Assistant / LVC Research First Program – Dr. Pitonyak |
| Jacob Layton | 2020 | Research Assistant/LVC Research First Program – Dr. Veenhuizen |
| 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, 2021 |
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 NuclearGovernment 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 |
| Student | Year of Activity | Publication or Conference Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| Penn Smith | 2024 | S. Fitzgibbons, M. Malda, J. Marsh, D. Pitonyak and P. Smith, “Updated numerical study of TSSAs in single-inclusive pion production from lepton-nucleon collisions,” Phys. Lett. B 852, 138606 (2024) [arXiv:2401.02391 [hep-ph]]. |
| Michel Malda | 2024 | S. Fitzgibbons, M. Malda, J. Marsh, D. Pitonyak and P. Smith, “Updated numerical study of TSSAs in single-inclusive pion production from lepton-nucleon collisions,” Phys. Lett. B 852, 138606 (2024) [arXiv:2401.02391 [hep-ph]]. |
| Jacob Marsh | 2024 | S. Fitzgibbons, M. Malda, J. Marsh, D. Pitonyak and P. Smith, “Updated numerical study of TSSAs in single-inclusive pion production from lepton-nucleon collisions,” Phys. Lett. B 852, 138606 (2024) [arXiv:2401.02391 [hep-ph]]. |
| Sophia Fitzgibbons | 2024 | S. Fitzgibbons, M. Malda, J. Marsh, D. Pitonyak and P. Smith, “Updated numerical study of TSSAs in single-inclusive pion production from lepton-nucleon collisions,” Phys. Lett. B 852, 138606 (2024) [arXiv:2401.02391 [hep-ph]]. |
| Penn Smith | 2024 | “Numerical Computation of Left-Right Asymmetries in Single-Inclusive Pion Production from Lepton-Nucleon Collisions,” Contributed talk at the APS April Meeting, Apr. 3, 2024, Sacramento, CA. |
| Jacob Marsh | 2024 | “Transverse Single-Spin Asymmetries in Single-Inclusive Pion Production from Lepton-Nucleon Collisions with Unpolarized Next-to-Leading Order Corrections,” Contributed poster at the APS April Meeting, Apr. 6, 2024, Sacramento, CA. |
| Sophia Fitzgibbons | 2024 | “Transverse Single-Spin Asymmetries in Single-Inclusive Pion Production from Lepton-Nucleon Collisions with Unpolarized Next-to-Leading Order Corrections,” Contributed poster at the APS April Meeting, Apr. 6, 2024, Sacramento, CA. |
| Brandon Bauer | 2023 | B. Bauer, D. Pitonyak and C. Shay, “Numerical study of the twist-3 asymmetry ALT in single- inclusive electron-nucleon and proton-proton collisions,” Phys. Rev. D 107, 014013 (2023) [arXiv:2210.14334 [hep-ph]]. |
| Cody Shay | 2023 | B. Bauer, D. Pitonyak and C. Shay, “Numerical study of the twist-3 asymmetry ALT in single- inclusive electron-nucleon and proton-proton collisions,” Phys. Rev. D 107, 014013 (2023) [arXiv:2210.14334 [hep-ph]]. |
| Jack Putnam | 2023 | David W. Lyons, Cristina Mullican, Adam Rilatt, and Jack D. Putnam, “Werner states from diagrams,” Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 56(22):225301, May 2023 [arXiv:2302.05572]. |
| Brandon Bauer | 2023 | “Numerical Study of Twist-3 Longitudinal-Transverse Double-Spin Asymmetries: a Probe of Quark- Gluon-Quark Correlations in Hadrons,” Contributed talk at the APS Group on Hadronic Physics Meeting, Apr. 14, 2023, Minneapolis, MN. |
| Cody Shay | 2023 | “Numerical Study of Single-Inclusive Longitudinal-Transverse Double-Spin Asymmetries in Electron- Nucleon and Proton-Proton Collisions,” Contributed poster at the APS April Meeting, Apr. 15, 2023, Minneapolis, MN. |
| Alex Heilman | 2022 | Paul Appel, Alexander J. Heilman, Ezekiel W. Wertz, David W. Lyons, Marcus Huber, Matej Pivoluska, and Giuseppe Vitagliano, “Finite-Function-Encoding Quantum States,” Quantum, 6:708, May 2022 [arXiv:2012.00490]. |
| Ezekiel Wertz | 2022 | Paul Appel, Alexander J. Heilman, Ezekiel W. Wertz, David W. Lyons, Marcus Huber, Matej Pivoluska, and Giuseppe Vitagliano, “Finite-Function-Encoding Quantum States,” Quantum, 6:708, May 2022 [arXiv:2012.00490]. |
| Jacob Marsh | 2022 | Wei Sun, Keith Veenhuizen, Jacob Marsh, Volkmar Dierolf, Himanshu Jain, “Determination of the structure of lithium niobosilicate glasses by molecular dynamics simulation with a new Nb-O potential,” Computational Materials Science, Volume 207, May 2022, 111307. |
| Jacob Franklin | 2022 | Keith Veenhuizen, Collin Barker, Jacob Franklin, Sean McAnany, Bruce Aitken, Daniel Nolan, Volkmar Dierolf, Himanshu Jain, “The role of glass composition in the 3D laser fabrication of lithium niobate single crystal in lithium niobosilicate glass,” Optical Materials, Volume 128, June 2022, 112380. |
| Joshua Miller | 2022 | L. Gamberg, M. Malda, J. A. Miller, D. Pitonyak, A. Prokudin and N. Sato, “Updated QCD global analysis of single transverse-spin asymmetries: Extracting H ̃, and the role of the Soffer bound and lattice QCD,” Phys. Rev. D 106, 034014 (2022) [arXiv:2205.00999 [hep-ph]]. |
| Michel Malda | 2022 | L. Gamberg, M. Malda, J. A. Miller, D. Pitonyak, A. Prokudin and N. Sato, “Updated QCD global analysis of single transverse-spin asymmetries: Extracting H ̃, and the role of the Soffer bound and lattice QCD,” Phys. Rev. D 106, 034014 (2022) [arXiv:2205.00999 [hep-ph]]. |
| Brandon Bauer | 2022 | “Numerical Study of Single-Inclusive Longitudinal-Transverse Double-Spin Asymmetries in Electron- Proton and Proton-Proton Collisions,” Contributed poster at the Conference Experience for Undergraduates at the APS Division of Nuclear Physics Fall Meeting, Oct. 28, 2022, New Orleans, LA. |
| Ben Gordon | 2022 | “Analysis of the cos2φ and cosφ Modulations in Semi-Inclusive Deep-Inelastic Scattering,” Contributed talk at the APS April Meeting, Apr. 9, 2022, New York, NY. |
| Michel Malda | 2022 | “Updated QCD Global Analysis of Single Transverse-Spin Asymmetries with Additional Constraints from Experimental Data and Lattice QCD,” Contributed talk at the APS April Meeting, Apr. 9, 2022, New York, NY. |
| Ben Gordon | 2021 | “Analysis of the cos 2φ Modulation in Semi-Inclusive Deep-Inelastic Scattering,” Contributed talk at the Conference Experience for Undergraduates at the APS Division of Nuclear Physics Fall Meeting, Oct. 13, 2021, remote. |
| Michel Malda | 2021 | “Updated QCD Global Analysis of Single Transverse-Spin Asymmetries,” Contributed talk at the Conference Experience for Undergraduates at the APS Division of Nuclear Physics Fall Meeting, Oct. 13, 2021, remote. |
| Olivia Magneson | 2021 | “Phase-selective laser-induced crystallization of lead bismuth gallate glass,” Contributed poster at the Glass and Optical Materials Division (GOMD) 2021 Annual Meeting, Dec. 13, 2021, remote. |
| Jacob Franklin | 2021 | “Formation of continuous lithium niobate single crystals in lithium niobosilicate glass via femtosecond laser irradiation,” Contributed poster at the Glass and Optical Materials Division (GOMD) 2021 Annual Meeting, Dec. 13, 2021, remote. |
| Justin Cammarota | 2020 | J. Cammarota, L. Gamberg, Z. B. Kang, J. A. Miller, D. Pitonyak, A. Prokudin, T. C. Rogers and N. Sato, “Origin of single transverse-spin asymmetries in high-energy collisions,” Phys. Rev. D 102, 054002 (2020) [arXiv:2002.08384 [hep-ph]]. |
| Joshua Miller | 2020 | J. Cammarota, L. Gamberg, Z. B. Kang, J. A. Miller, D. Pitonyak, A. Prokudin, T. C. Rogers and N. Sato, “Origin of single transverse-spin asymmetries in high-energy collisions,” Phys. Rev. D 102, 054002 (2020) [arXiv:2002.08384 [hep-ph]]. |
| Ben Gordon | 2020 | “Extraction of the Boer-Mulders Function from Unpolarized SIDIS Data,” Contributed poster at the Conference Experience for Undergraduates at the APS Division of Nuclear Physics Fall Meeting, Oct. 30, 2020, remote. |
| Adam Rilatt | 2020 | “Extraction of the Boer-Mulders Function from Unpolarized SIDIS Data,” Contributed poster at the Conference Experience for Undergraduates at the APS Division of Nuclear Physics Fall Meeting, Oct. 30, 2020, remote. |
| Michel Malda | 2020 | “Mapping the 3D Structure of Hadrons through Asymmetries in Single-Inclusive Pion Production from Electron-Proton Collisions,” Contributed talk at the Conference Experience for Undergraduates at the APS Division of Nuclear Physics Fall Meeting, Oct. 30, 2020, remote. |
| Collin Barker | 2019 | “Laser-induced crystallization and reduction of copper-doped lithium niobosilicate glass,” Contributed poster at the 25th International Congress on Glass, Jun. 9, 2019, Boston, MA |
| Joshua Miller | 2019 | “Laser-induced crystallization and reduction of copper-doped lithium niobosilicate glass,” Contributed poster at the 25th International Congress on Glass, Jun. 9, 2019, Boston, MA |
| Ezekiel Wertz | 2017 | David W. Lyons, Nathaniel P. Gibbons, Mark A. Peters, Daniel J. Upchurch, Scott N. Walck, and Ezekiel W. Wertz, “Local Pauli stabilizers of symmetric hypergraph states,” Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 50(24):245303, 2017 [arXiv:1609.01306]. |
| Nate Gibbons | 2017 | David W. Lyons, Nathaniel P. Gibbons, Mark A. Peters, Daniel J. Upchurch, Scott N. Walck, and Ezekiel W. Wertz, “Local Pauli stabilizers of symmetric hypergraph states,” Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 50(24):245303, 2017 [arXiv:1609.01306]. |