{"id":187,"date":"2015-10-04T20:54:52","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T00:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/prism\/?page_id=187"},"modified":"2026-08-25T12:22:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T16:22:13","slug":"mentors-15-16","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/prism\/meet-our-mentors\/mentors-15-16\/","title":{"rendered":"PRISM Mentors 2015-2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Co-Directors (also Mentors)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emily Ghosh\"EmilyGhoshPrismPicture\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

I am a senior Physics major and Astronomy minor from Newton, MA. I’m really interested in dance, music, and material science, and I am currently conducting research in X-Ray studies of thin film materials.<\/p>\n

~<\/p>\n

Molly Herman\"1511054_737326366337013_8341462838375449442_n\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Molly is a senior physics major.
\nShe likes computer science, clothes, math, and money.<\/p>\n

~<\/p>\n

Current Mentors<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jess Allan\"11935031_1119084578119657_8000557561273674029_n\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m Jess Allan and I’m a junior physics major at BU. Originally from\u00a0Newcastle, England, I moved to the USA two years ago. In my spare time, I\u00a0enjoy cycling with the BU cycling team, and watching Formula one and\u00a0premier league football (soccer).<\/p>\n

~<\/p>\n

Alex Billias\"Screen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Alex is a senior majoring in Philosophy and Physics, who is currently working on refuting superdeterministic interpretations of quantum mechanics that would violate Bell\u2019s Theorem. He also does work in materials science, characterizing biomass-based activated carbons using FTIR to determine surface functional groups.<\/span><\/p>\n

~<\/p>\n

Henry Cole\"20151004_182401\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

Henry is a senior physics major from Florida.
\nHe enjoys video games\u00a0and helping people.<\/p>\n

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David Kratochvil\"Screen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

David is a senior physics major from Baltimore.
\nHe enjoys movies and\u00a0Chipotle.<\/p>\n

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Alex Guldemond\"Screen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Alex has\u00a0lived in Massachusetts all of his\u00a0life.\u00a0He is\u00a0a part of global water brigades, and he enjoys rock climbing and sailing. \u00a0He is skilled at writing computer code.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Shawn Hayes\"20150502_155241\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am Shawn Hayes and I love physics.
\nI also love to play board games.
\n:D<\/p>\n

~<\/p>\n

Gerry\u00a0Lawler\u00a0\"11150609\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hello my name is Gerard Lawler, but you can call me Gerry if you like.\u00a0I like the ocean and the mountains and find it hard to live any place with\u00a0neither of these.<\/p>\n

~<\/p>\n

Angela Massey\u00a0\"AMassey\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m an Astronomy & Physics major from New Orleans. I love coloring,\u00a0computer science, poker, cajun food and football (WHO DAT?!).<\/p>\n

~<\/p>\n

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Maria Mucci\"20151004_182418\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

My name is Maria Mucci and I am a junior physics major with a minor in\u00a0mathematics. I’m originally from Stony Brook, NY and\u00a0enjoy riding my bike in my free\u00a0time.<\/p>\n

~<\/p>\n

Adam Pearson\u00a0\"FB_IMG_1441947300974-1<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

I am a Junior Physics and Computer Science Major, Math minor from the South Shore of\u00a0Massachusetts. I love trying new foods and restaurants and, occasionally, trying to\u00a0cook myself!<\/p>\n

~<\/p>\n

Liane Tarnecki\"edx_picture\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

Liane is a junior Astronomy and Physics student.
\nHer research focuses on\u00a0modeling meteorites and plasmas in the ionosphere.
\nShe is also interested in helping female students feel connected to and welcome in the department.<\/p>\n

~<\/p>\n

Julie Williams\"IMG_2484<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hi, I am a junior physics major with a minor in environmental science. I’m\u00a0particularly interested in atmospheric physics and climate science, and\u00a0sustainable energy development.<\/p>\n

~<\/p>\n

Caitlin Wurz\"73409_169800446373056_5154801_n<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

My name is Caitlin, and I am a Junior physics major and computer science\u00a0minor from Pennsylvania. In my free time, I love to travel and go hiking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Co-Directors (also Mentors) Emily Ghosh I am a senior Physics major and Astronomy minor from Newton, MA. I’m really interested in dance, music, and material science, and I am currently conducting research in X-Ray studies of thin film materials. ~ Molly Herman Molly is a senior physics major. She likes computer science, clothes, math, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9665,"featured_media":0,"parent":130,"menu_order":12,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/prism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/187"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/prism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/prism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/prism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9665"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/prism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/prism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":288,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/prism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/187\/revisions\/288"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/prism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/prism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}