Meghan Sullivan

St Mary's College MD

I grew up in Columbia, MD, where I attended public schools until I left for college. I am currently entering my senior year at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, which is a small liberal arts school on the St. Mary’s River in Southern Maryland. I am double majoring in English and physics – a combination born out of a long interest in reading and writing and a relatively new interest in physics, mainly astrophysics. .

My passion for all things astronomy-related began during my freshman year of college, when I enrolled in an astronomy class. I soon became fascinated with things I had never contemplated before, like black holes, dark matter, and the Big Bang. As a physics student, I take delight in theories that contradict intuition and force me to bend my mind, especially theories related to cosmology, relativity, and quantum mechanics. I hope to use my degrees in teaching, researching, and/or writing fields. When I am not juggling English papers and physics problems, I enjoy dropping pumpkins and eggs off of campus buildings with my school’s Physics Club. I am also involved in my school’s Catholic ministry, and I sing and play the violin at campus Mass. I love to travel, and after spending a semester abroad in Wales, I am looking forward to setting foot in Wyoming.
 

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