Mildred Dresselhaus Science Achievement Graduate Scholarship in Physics

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Kara Whitaker, a graduate student and NSF GRFP scholar in Physics, is interested in studying high energy astro-particle physics. Beyond the classroom she is passionate about outreach to her community by making science accessible and exciting. While receiving her bachelors with honors in Physics from San Diego State University, Whitaker performed computational relativistic astrophysics research modeling compact objects to study ultra-dense matter.