Miami University Physics Alumni

Brant D. Watson
"The first thing I learned about physics was from Dave Griffing in 1961: First draw a picture of the problem. Sounds elementary, but the picture has to be accurate..." Read More »

Jay Kumler
"The MU Physics Department was the perfect undergraduate environment - the students, the professors and the passion for teaching and therefore learning. The Physics department prepared me for graduate school, for the workplace, and for future foursquare games with my teenagers..." Read More »

Rebecca Flowers Farr

I am currently employed by NASA at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville Alabama, Engineering Directorate, Vehicle System Design and Analysis Division. I am presently working on the Ares-1 launch vehicle design effort, in vehicle integration, induced environments (such as aerodynamic forces, acoustics, thermal, vibroacoustics, emc-emi, plume impingement environments etc.), ground and flight test integration and thrust oscillation mitigation. My job entails working with many diverse groups and entities in order to achieve systems integration and assured functionality at the integrated launch vehicle level. At various times I work with all of the Ares-1 Elements including First Stage, Upper Stage, Upper Stage Engine, Avionics and Orion, as well as Ground Systems Elements at KSC and Level 2 Program management at JSC.

The picture shows me talking to Konrad Dannenerg in 2004 about the Goddard rocket. Dr. Dannenberg is one of the last remaining original German rocket scientists, who came to the country with Wernher Von Braun in 1945. Rebecca Flowers Farr, BS Physics, BA German, 1980.