Nkeiru Ubadike ’19

Nkeiru Ubadike graduated with her Mathematics and Science (A.S. degree), and transferred to Stony Brook University where she graduated with her bachelor’s degree in Physics in 2022. She then plans to attend grad school for Physics. 

Nkeiru conducted research in the renowned Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island. Specializing in research using one of the country’s best particle accelerators, and working with a professor on developing a new approach to particle computer simulation. While at SUNY Schenectady, Nkeiru participated in the Summer Research for Community College Students (SRCCS) program, doing summer research in the field of accelerator physics at Cornell University as well. In the summer of 2019, she interned in the nationally-competitive Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) program at Brookhaven National Lab’s Office of Educational Programs, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, where she helped to create outreach programs for students in grades six through 12, introducing them to modern physics research initiatives.  

“I feel like the people make SUNY Schenectady what it is. I had a lot of support from people, including  professors, mentors and success coaches, who saw my ambitions and cared about my progress and wanted to help me get to the next stage as well as possible.” 

Read more about Nkeiru's 2023 internship in Vienna, Austria, at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Headquarters.