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Name: Joshua Micheal Nelson

Born: September 21, 1993

City, State: Salina, KS

Education: Kansas Wesleyan University 2012 – 2014

Kansas State University 2014 – Present

Before College: I was in the Salina Public School System from Kindergarten until

I graduated in 2012. I went to Sunset Elementary, South Middle

School, and South High School. As a youth, I was highly involved

in Boy Scouts and achieved the rank of Eagle at age 17. In high school,

I took a liking to competitive swimming and did that for three years.

It was not until my senior year in high school that I was introduced

to the wonderful world of physics. At the time, I thought it was just

going to be a class. However, two weeks after graduating, I realized

my love for physics and decided to major in physics.

College: I made the decision to go to Kansas Wesleyan University months before

I made the decision to be a physics major. When I started college, I was

much more involved in the music program than the Physics program.

It was not long before I realized, that KWU had no research program. I

didn’t think much of this setback, however, until I came here to do this

REU, and even though I love my fellow Coyotes, I made the hard decision

to transfer here to K-State where I can continue my awesome research

during the school year.