St. Lawrence’s research-based education has been a
blessing to stargazer Jamie Lomax ’07. Jamie, from
North Creek, N.Y., and a graduate of Johnsburg Central School,
is a member of the Stargazing Club, the Society of Physics,
and a teaching assistant for physics,
in which she double majors along with mathematics. She
loves science and she especially astronomy, she observes. Last
summer, Jamie was one of 25 students selected as 2006
University Fellows. Her research is entitled “ALFALFA:
The Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA Survey, An extragalactic survey for
HI.”
Jamie is working with Associate Professor
Aileen O'Donoghue of physics. “The
objective of our research is to find galaxies previously undiscovered,” Jamie
says. Following a summer of research, she is spending the fall on data
analysis as part of her senior project. When asked how working
one-on-one with a professor has been, Jamie says, “It’s been unusual
and special. In the classroom, professors are teaching and we are learning. Now,
we are both learning at the same time. Most schools do not have
such research opportunities, or chances to collaborate with professors,
available to undergraduates.”
Professor O'Donoghue and Jamie recently presented their research at Alpha
Alpha Undergraduate Conference at Union College.
When she is not observing and studying the stars and galaxies, Jamie
likes to ski, knit and read. She hopes to go to graduate school for
a doctorate in astronomy and then work as a researcher.
