Who am I...?


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I was born in Manhattan on November 3rd, 1981 and eventually moved to Buffalo, NY until the age of five. At five I moved back to Manhattan and lived mostly in Greenwich Village and the Tribeca area of lower Manhattan. In high school I did not like many of the subjects and I was unsure where I was going with my education and future. I became very interested in school, though, after a class in basic chemistry. This class was a real turning point in my life because it not only sparked my interest in the sciences, it really served as a stepping stone on a path that would carve and shape my entire life; that is attending college.

Initially I had thoughts of becoming a chemistry major, however after the introductory sequence I quickly realized that if I majored in this I would not be completely happy. At this point I was completely confused as to what to major in and really where I wanted to go with my future and career. I took an intro physics class on the advice of an advisor as a "last ditch" option. In the class I learned about basic physical concepts such as Newtonian mechanics, light and sound. I was surprised how interested I was in the subject matter and my fascination only grew with the more physics classes I was exposed to. The rest as they say is history. I am currently a physics major at Stony Brook University. I am still not sure which direction I will follow after school, however I am confident that I will soon find out.


A Few Research Topics of Interest...


I have a few areas that I have always been interested in physics, but it is rather difficult to take these broad influences and make turn them into a research project, so here are a few subject that I would like to learn more about...

Solar Power and Energy Diffraction Gratings and Polarizers
Energy Flux Densities Talbot Effect
Interferometers and Interference Electromagnetic Spectrum


Thomas Cummings Summer 2003
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