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Rachel Conway ’19 published Earth’s ambipolar electrostatic field and its role in ion escape to space in the journal Nature. The research led to the first measurements of the Earth’s ambipolar field.

Patricia Greene ’18 (biological sciences) graduated with a Master of Science in Community Engaged Medicine from Furman University with a 4.0 GPA. She was accepted into the USC School of Medicine and will begin pursuing a Doctor of Medicine in July 2023.

Perry Sprawls ’56, M ’61, Ph.D. ’68 (physics and electrical engineering) formed Sprawls Education Foundation to contribute to medical physics education around the world, with an emphasis on developing countries.

Benjamin Flanagan ’14 (genetics) received his biology Ph.D. from the University of Southern California in 2022.

Michael Wilt ’21 (biological sciences) was recently accepted into Northwestern Law School for the Class of 2026.

John Diehl ’18 (biochemistry) completed his Ph.D. training at UNC Chapel Hill and is headed to the University of Pennsylvania for surgery residency.

Vanessa Young ’21 (biological Sciences) Received tenure and was promoted to rank of Associate Professor at Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, IN.

Erin Walker ’21 (biological Sciences) has been selected for the prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) Medical Research Scholars Program for the 2023-2024 class. Learn more about Walker in the feature by South Carolina School of Medicine.

While working at Yale University, Hayley Hassler ’18, M ’21 (microbiology) recently published two papers regarding COVID-19.

A paper titled “The durability of natural infection and vaccine-induced immunity against future infection by SARS-CoV-2,” examines how long we can expect to possess immunity against the COVID-19 virus following vaccination. “Infection by SARS-CoV-2 with alternate frequencies of mRNA vaccine boosting,” is a paper that studies how frequently we should receive booster shots to protect us against COVID-19.

Lauren McIntyre ’15, M ’17 (mathematics) received NASA’s Space Flight Awareness Trailblazer Award for her contributions to the Medical Extensible Dynamic Probabilistic Risk Assessment Tool.

MEDPRAT is a computational model that simulates astronaut health during space flight, providing quantitative estimates of medical risk and medical resource utilization given a variety of mission profiles. The Trailblazer Award celebrates the exemplary performance and innovation of early career employees within their first seven years. McIntyre is a computational scientist and technical lead for MEDPRAT.