Katherine Hazelwood awarded 2025 Aysen Tunca Memorial Scholarship

About the Recipient

Zone and Chapter: Rhodes College, Zone 10

I am a rising senior Physics and Biochemistry double major at Rhodes College. I was recently elected to be the next president of my school’s SPS chapter. I look forward to maintaining our chapter’s activity and expanding our outreach. In addition to this, I am also Vice President of my school’s chapter of the American Chemical Society. My primary research interest is in Medical Physics. Last summer, I was awarded the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Summer Undergraduate fellowship and I was able to conduct Medical Physics research at the University of Kentucky. This summer, I will continue to do Medical Physics research at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. After I graduate, I plan to pursue a PhD in Medical Physics. Outside of my interests in Physics, I love to run, rock climb, crochet, and read.