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Our next highlight is Carson Griffin, a freshman physics student from West Fargo, North Dakota!

For as long as he can remember, Carson has always been curious about understanding the cause and reasoning behind occurrences in the world, whether it’s events in the universe or human behavior. Naturally, his desire to understand the world led him to studying physics. Since being in college, his love for physics has only grown due to the immense opportunities offered by the CU Physics Department. 

He has taken every opportunity he can find to learn more about physics, going to as many events and talks as possible, whether it’s about atmospheric physics, astrophysics, or, of course, quantum physics. He goes to every conference he can find, including ones in Denver, to simply talk with scientists and learn more about physics.

Quantum science and quantum computing have especially caught his eye, and his time in Quantum Scholars has cemented his desire to jump into the quantum ecosystem in Colorado. He has loved the opportunities to become more familiar with quantum sensing devices for high-precision measurement, such as atomic clocks and frequency combs. 

In his free time, Carson enjoys playing video games such as Stardew Valley, Minecraft, and Factorio, and he is learning to play the bass guitar. He also loves watching science and math videos, including 3Blue1Brown’s series on the Essence of Linear Algebra. 

In the future, he hopes to pursue research in quantum applications. He especially is interested in exploring applications in quantum encryption and computing.