Ashley Parker '12 Presents Research Project at Physics Gathering in Columbus

2012 Apr 25

Ashley Parker '12, of Zanesville, OH, recently presented her capstone research project at the semi-annual gathering of members of the Ohio-region Section of the American Physical Society.

Conducted at The Ohio State University, this year's theme for the conference was biophysics. Each year, Marietta's Department of Physics encourages its majors to attend in order to provide exposure to a variety of topics related to physics.

Parker is majoring in Physics.

Located in Marietta, Ohio, at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, Marietta College is a four-year liberal arts college. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy begun in 1797, the College was officially chartered in 1835. Today Marietta College serves a body of 1,400 full-time students. The College offers more than 40 majors and has been listed among Barron's Best Buys in College Education and Peterson's Competitive Colleges, and has been recognized as one of the top regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News and World Report and The Princeton Review.

Student's hometown ZIP code: 43701