Claire M. Weaver awarded 2015 AWIS Kirsten R. Lorentzen Award

About the Recipient

Zone and Chapter: Hofstra University

Once an instructor on the Flying Trapeze and world traveler, I sought to push myself to my physical limits. Now, my sense of exploration has refocused on knowledge as I push the limits of my mind. I am a Physics and Math double major at Hofstra University and I am currently working on an independent study using group theory and symmetry to explore topological insulators. This summer I will be conducting research in the field of nano-photonics and nano-plasmonics, tailoring light-matter interactions using metal-dielectric nanostructures, at the Advanced Science Research Center in Manhattan. I have enjoyed furthering the development of camaraderie within Hofstra’s Physics community as president of SPS and as I advance through my career I look forward to mentoring the next generation of brilliant minds.