Congratulations 2024 spring graduates! We recently caught up with a few of our 2024 spring graduates to celebrate their accomplishments and talk about plans for the future. We asked them these questions –
1. Why did you choose this program?
2. What’s next for you?
3. What did you like best about the medical physics program?
4. What are you going to miss about Madison?
Ruiming Chen
- Why did you choose this program?
I chose this program because of its large and supportive student body. Everyone made me feel super welcomed during the interview and I knew this is the place to be. - What’s next for you?
I will start my medical physics residency at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. - What did you like best about the medical physics program?
I love the strong and diverse research topics the department has to offer. I also love the close-knit relationship between the students and the faculty members. - What are you going to miss about Madison?
I am going to miss the Terrace at sunset!
Ethan Nikolau
- Why did you choose this program?
I chose this program because I found a lab group that I really wanted to join, and I was also very impressed with the size and reputation of the program. - What’s next for you?
I will be moving to Miami to start a residency program in therapeutic medical physics. - What did you like best about the medical physics program?
I enjoyed navigating through graduate school with so many other students, which is an experience that not many programs can offer. - What are you going to miss about Madison?
As a Milwaukee native, I will definitely miss living close to my family. But I won’t miss the cold weather!
Andrew White
- Why did you choose this program?
By coming to UW, I knew I would be receiving lectures from true experts in our field. With its strong reputation, I knew a degree from Wisconsin would lay a solid foundation for a clinical career in MP. - What’s next for you?
Therapy physics residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital - What did you like best about the medical physics program?
By selecting a large program, it allowed me to surround myself with motivated people with a variety of skills/backgrounds. I was blown away by the diversity of research that is going on within the department. Students take the same courses, all while contributing to so many different areas of research. It is a unique opportunity to be able to work and contribute to that type of academic environment. - What are you going to miss about Madison?
Summer evenings on the Terrace and Spotted Cow