by Naval STEM | Oct 26, 2023 | Alumni
A South Carolina State University faculty-student team in the Department of Biological and Physical Sciences is opening doors and finding new opportunities for SC State students. Dr. Courtney Thomas, SC State assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and...
by Naval STEM | Jun 22, 2023 | Alumni
As a child, Kayla Bouknight knew she was going to follow her parents and join the Navy. That was the future. However, fate intervened. A biology major at Hampton University, the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) cadet was leading her first run when she...
by Naval STEM | Feb 17, 2023 | Alumni
The helo dunker Dr. Vento escaped from was similar to this one used by the U.S. Marines. Dr. Kaila Vento climbed into the helo dunker, buckled in, and got ready to get drenched. This was the researcher’s world now even if her PhD hadn’t prepared her for the experience...
by Naval STEM | Oct 24, 2022 | Alumni
Kim Roche was an undergrad with plans for medical school when she decided to take a different turn. Completely in love with humanities, she started to look for career options that would combine chemistry and sciences with art history. And that’s when one of her...
by Naval STEM | Oct 24, 2022 | Alumni
Ben Harvey, a Senior Research Chemist at Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division China Lake (NAWCWD) was moderately surprised when Bryan Goldsmith made an unexpected call. Dr. Goldsmith, Dow Corning Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of...
by Naval STEM | Jul 21, 2022 | Alumni
Leila Character was in Guatemala chopping through the tropical forest with a machete and trying to avoid the getting even more covered in bug bites than she already was. Character and her team were looking for caves at a Maya archaeological site with the hope of...
by Naval STEM | Mar 9, 2022 | Alumni
It was a chance encounter with a high school teacher that led Zachary Storti on his STEM journey. Or, more accurately, with his teacher’s spouse. “(My teacher’s husband) worked for the command,” Storti says. Having heard about Storti’s interests and abilities,...
by Naval STEM | Nov 10, 2021 | Alumni
Sierra Teemsma was a student at San Diego City College trying to find her passion, something that would inspire her to make a profession out of. But nothing was becoming obvious. Completing various courses off-and-on while working full time in fast food, she just...
