Wonders of Physics Outreach Fellows history

The following students have completed all Fellowship requirements and are now Wonders of Physics Outreach Fellows:

Angela Abongwa

2025-2026

Fellowship Activities: PEOPLE Summer University, Grandparents University, Physics Museum Docent

Activity write-up: Commentary 2026

Ruaa Alharthy

2023-2024

Fellowship Activities: Wonders of Physics Annual Show, Physics Fair, PEOPLE Program instructor, Grandparents University instructor

Activity write-up: Jumping Ring Lenz’s Law

Ayshea Banes

2023-2024

Fellowship Activities: East High Anti-Racism Science Expo; UW Space Place Science Saturdays (regular volunteer); Wonders of Physics Annual Show

Activity write-up: Electron Transitions with Glow Stars

Isaac Barnhill

2024-2025, 2025-2026

Fellowship Activities: The Wonders of Physics Annual Show, Parks Alive, Pedal Palooza, Grandparents University Instructor

Activity write-up/Demonstration video: Rubens Tube, Magnetic Guillotine Demo in the 2026 Annual Show

Benjamin Beyer

2024-2025

Fellowship Activities: Science Expeditions Expo, Grandparents University, PEOPLE Program Instructor

Activity write-up: Commentary 2025

Braden Buck, Senior Fellow

2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2025-2026

Fellowship Activities: The Wonders of Physics Annual Show

Activity write-up: Bowling Ball Pendulum, Flaming Rocket Jug, Marx Generator, Liquid Nitrogen Cannon

Gavin Chase, Senior Fellow

2023-2024, 2024-2025

Fellowship Activities: The Wonders of Physics Annual Show; Goodman Family Center Science Night

Activity write-up/Demonstration video: Index of Refraction, Faraday Train Demo in the 2025 Annual Show

Nicholas Cutsail

2025-2026

Fellowship activities: Science on the Square, 4H Fright Night, Wonders of Physics Workshops, Parks Alive

Activity write-up: Fire Tornado

Zachary Curtis-Ginsberg

2022-2023

Fellowship activities: Ingersoll Physics Museum Tours; IceCube Booth for Science on Ice at the Frozen Assets Festival; IceCube Booth for the Wisconsin Science Festival

Activity write-up: IceCube Bean-Bag Toss

Megan Dalldorf

2024-2025

Fellowship activities: Expanding Your Horizons, Randall Super Science Saturday, Science on the Square, Ingersoll Wonders of Physics Museum Docent

Activity write-up: Commentary on Experiences in Outreach

Gage Erwin

2024-2025

Fellowship activities: PEOPLE Program Instructor, Grandparents University Instructor

Demonstration video: Faraday Train

Owen Eskandari, Senior Fellow

2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2025-2026

Fellowship Activities: The Wonders of Physics Annual Show; PEOPLE Program Instructor; Grandparents University instructor; Ingersoll Physics Museum Docent; Antman: Quantumania Movie Night Demos

Activity write-up/Demonstration video: Lighting a Fluorescent Light with a Tesla Coil, Earthquake Table Demo in the 2025 Annual Show, 2026 Annual Show

Kayleigh Excell

2024-2025

Fellowship activities: The Wonders of Physics Annual Show

Demonstration video: Magdeburg Plates

Brandon Friend

2025-2026

Fellowship activities: Wonders of Physics Workshops, Parks Alive, Physics Fair

Demonstration video: 2D Lattices

Raheem Hashmani, Senior Fellow

2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2025-2026

Fellowship Activities: Sterling Planetarium Training, The Wonders of Physics Annual Show, IceCube After School, Physics Fair, Family Science Nights, UW Data Science Institute

Activity write-up: Oobleck Experiment, Vortex Cannon Demo in the 2025 Annual Show

Benjamin Herfray

2025-2026

Fellowship Activities: The Wonders of Physics Annual Show, Wonders of Physics Workshops, Steenbock Weird Science Festival, PEOPLE, Grandparents University

Activity write-up: Bell Jar Sound Demo

Natalie Hilliard

2024-2025

Fellowship Activities: Physics Fair, Science Expeditions Expo, STEM Camp

Activity write-up: Commentary 2025

Zachary Jerzyk

2022-2023

Fellowship activities: PEOPLE program instructor; Antman: Quantumania movie night demo; Museum docent

Activity write-up: Van de Graaff Generator

Maggie Ju

2025-2026

Fellowship Activities: Science Expeditions, Physics Fair, Physics Museum Docent

Activity write-up: Air Cannon

Mason Kennedy, Senior Fellow

2023-2024, 2025-2026

Fellowship Activities: The Wonders of Physics Annual Show

Activity write-up/Demonstration video: Alka-Seltzer Rocket, Quantum Plinko, The Wonders of Physics Annual Show 2026

Carissa Kiehl

2025-2026

Fellowship activities: The Wonders of Physics Annual Show, Science on the Square, 4H Fright Night

Activity write-up: Commentary 2026

Sam Kramer, Senior Fellow

2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2025-2026

Fellowship activities: Wonders of Physics annual show; Museum docent; PEOPLE program instructor; Grandparents University instructor

Activity write-up: Vortex Cannon, Fire and Water Vapor Tornadoes, Various Demos in the 2026 Annual Show

Yurii Kvasiuk

2022-2023, 2023-2024

Fellowship Activities: PEOPLE

Activity write-up: Wilson Cloud Chamber

Joyce Lin, Senior Fellow

2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2025-2026

Fellowship Activities: Ingersoll Physics Museum Docent, 2024 Annual Physics Fair, Pre-college Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence (PEOPLE), Grandparents University (GPU), Wonders of Physics Workshops

Activity write-up: Commentary 2024, Commentary 2025

Alicia Mand, Senior Fellow

2023-2024, 2024-2025

Fellowship Activities: IceCube After School, Wonders of Physics Annual Show

Activity write-up/Demonstration video: Transmitting Sound with Lasers, Monty Hall Problem and Quantum Mechanics in the 2025 Annual Show

Kyla Martinez, Senior Fellow

2024-2025, 2025-2026

Fellowship activities: Expanding Your Horizons, Madison Bike Week, Frozen Assets Festival, Physics Fair, Science on the Square, Wonders of Physics Workshops, Weird Science Fair, Family Science Nights

Activity write-up/Demonstration video: Magdeburg Plates, Commentary 2026

Amii Daniela Matamoros Delgado

2025-2026

Fellowship activities: Physics Fair, Science Expeditions, Grandparents University

Activity write-up: Commentary 2026

Aakankshya Mishra

2022-2023

Fellowship activities: Grandparents University

Activity write-up: Eddy current

Julia Nordstrom

2025-2026

Fellowship Activities: Dane County Fright Night, Juneteenth, Parks Alive

Activity write-up: Air Cannon

Tali Oh

2023-2024

Fellowship Activities: UW Space Place Workshops; Kennedy Elementary Family Science Night; Randall Elementary Super Science Saturday; Physics Fair

Activity write-up: Fluorescence

Priyadarshini Rajkumar

2025-2026

Fellowship activities: Family Science Nights, Physics Fair, Science Expeditions, Lab Tours of Kuzmin Lab

Activity write-up: Kuzmin Lab Tour Script

Alisha Roberts

2024-2025, 2025-2026

Fellowship activities: WiSci Fest with IceCube, Randall Super Science Sunday, IceCube After School, Science Expeditions TWoP Show, Expanding Your Horizons, Unity Picnic, Badger Precollege Space Camp, Grandparents University, Juneteenth Celebration, Family Science Nights, Antarctican Society

Activity write-up: Commentary 2025, Commentary 2026

Alysa Rogers

2022-2023

Fellowship activities: PEOPLE program instructor; TeachQuantum

Activity write-up: Index of Refraction

Oris Salviano Neto

2025-2026

Fellowship activities: The Wonders of Physics Annual Show, Science on the Square, Family Science Nights, 4-H Fright Nights, Vandenbroucke Lab Tours, Unity Picnic,

Demonstration video: Resonance Demo

Julia Sheffler

2022-2023

Fellowship activities: Museum docent, Grandparents University instructor

Activity write-up: Particle Physics Pinball

Evan Sheldon

2025-2026

Fellowship activities: Wonders of Physics Annual Show, Wonders of Physics Workshops

Demonstration video: 2D Lattices

Taylor Sussmane

2024-2025

Fellowship activities: Expanding Your Horizons, Madison Bike Week, Parks Alive, Grandparents University Instructor

Activity write-up: Van De Graaff Machine

Mitanshu Thakore, Senior Fellow

2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025

Fellowship activities: The Wonders of Physics annual shows; PEOPLE Program instructor; Grandparents University instructor; S.T.E.A.M Saturday for children in Kindergarten – 5th Grade at Monona Public Library; UW Space place Saturday Science workshops; Super Science Saturday at Randall Elementary School

Activity write-up/Demonstration video: Liquid Nitrogen, Joy of Outreach, Mechanical Advantage Demo in the 2025 Annual Show