Riley Owens
Plans for the future: After graduating from the University of Cincinnati in Spring 2022, he plans to take a gap year to wrap up his current research projects and complete a long-term research experience or position before attending a physics graduate school in Fall 2023.
Your favorite thing so far about your REU summer: "My incredible peers and the welcoming faculty."
One thing you’ve learned/something unexpected this summer? "I wasn't expecting how much there is to do in and around Morgantown!"
Hometown: Loveland, OH
Home University: University of Cincinnati
Major/Minor: Majoring in astrophysics and physics, minoring in mathematics
REU mentor(s): Loren Anderson
Area of research in REU: Dynamics and properties of Cygnus X