Category: In the Spotlight
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Interview with Mr. Jandreau, the New Science Department Chair
Article Originally Written by Annabella Yu ’26 What drew you to chemistry, and why do you love teaching it? I knew in freshman year of high school, maybe eighth grade, I wanted to be a teacher. I liked the idea of being able to help. I was inspired by my…
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Interview with Mr. Burt
This interview was conducted by Shawn Wei ’26 and Juliette Moore ’27. What inspired you to pursue a career in chemistry? There’s a long answer to that one and a short one. I’ve always been interested in the sciences since before I can remember. But I got the chance to…
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2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John M. Jumper
Article originally written by Daphne Panie ’27. The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to three scientists, David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John M. Jumper, for their major contributions to predicting and designing the structure of proteins. Encoded by DNA and RNA, proteins are crucial to human survival as…
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Interview with Dr. Bove
This interview was conducted by Jaymin Ding ‘25 and Aarush Dey ‘27. I recently had the chance to interview Dr. Bove and learn more about his background and journey in physics. I hope that others reading this will also be inspired by his story. What made you interested in science?…
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Kalpana Chawla: A Trailblazer Among the Stars
Article originally written by Taeko Fueno ’25. Most of us have heard about Neil Armstrong, an American astronaut who was the first person to walk on the moon. But what about the multiple other astronauts who have followed him to embark on the same journey into space, like Kalpana Chawla? …
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Dr. Philip Mansfield Gives Talk on Dark Matter at Rye Country Day School
On May 28th, 2024, Dr. Philip Mansfield, from the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC) at Stanford, gave a talk to RCDS students titled “Why Dark Matter Is Real and Why It Matters,” hosted by the RCDS Physics and Astronomy Clubs. In his engaging presentation, Dr. Mansfield tackled…
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Dr. Flossie Wong-Staal: Pioneering Scientist in HIV and Cancer Research
Article originally written by Lauren Slovin ’25. May 23, 2024—The scientific community honors the legacy of Dr. Flossie Wong-Staal, a trailblazing Chinese-American molecular biologist and virologist whose seminal contributions to HIV and cancer research have had a profound and lasting impact on medicine and public health. Born in China in…
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Interview with Ms. Farrell
I recently had the chance to interview Ms. Farrell and learn more about her background and journey in chemistry. I hope that others reading this will also be inspired by her story. What made you interested in science? So, I’ve always loved science, even though I technically didn’t know what…
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Interview with Dr. Krasovec
I recently had the chance to interview Dr. Krasovec and learn more about her background and physics journey. I hope that others reading this will be inspired by her story. What made you interested in physics? I had the most amazing high school physics teacher. His name was Mr. Brown.…
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Interview with Ms.Bischoff
Did you always know that you wanted to study biology and environmental studies? : Yeah, in fact yes. I was always interested in biology. In undergrad I majored in biology and my minor was in environmental science. In graduate school for my masters degree, I have a bio-ecology major and…
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