Adam Steiner

After a five year enlistment in the U.S. Navy, I held a strong desire to further enrich my education at the collegiate level. It had always been my plan to pursue college education after my time in the military was over, and I missed to the Ohio Valley and the stability it brought to my life, so I decided to settle in my hometown of Xenia once again and attend Wright State University. Originally, my intentions were to attend Wright State for just a year or two and transfer credits to an out-of-state university. However, after building close and very genuine relationships with professors and classmates alike, and after becoming more involved in the Physics department through tutoring, supplemental instruction, and now a research opportunity, I knew Wright State is the place for me.

I love that Wright State has opportunities available to students that will set them up for further successes in their careers. By far the greatest reward I have received is recognition of my hard work by being offered an undergraduate research opportunity. My research professor has given my fellow student team assistants and I the ability to personally conduct studies and be involved in laboratory experiments while still working around our class schedules. These undergrad experiences and my campus involvement at Wright State will greatly help me achieve my goals when I move forward with graduate-level education.

As physics major, a typical day includes a variety of challenging but extremely fascinating and enjoyable explorations of physical phenomena. My favorite courses to study would most definitely be those involving the application of physics and math to real life occurrences, such as modern physics and analytical mechanics. I find the way the subjects relate to the real world to be exceptionally interesting. I also very much enjoy literature and the Wright State core courses about different cultures, whether they be modern or ancient. All the professors I have encountered, both in the sciences and the humanities, have been very enthusiastic and encouraging; I believe their courses have truly deepened my overall education.

My advice to students interested in the sciences is to make sure it's something that you really want and thoroughly enjoy. Pursuing a degree in science or mathematics will challenge you, but the time and effort you put into achieving a degree in these areas will feel much less like work and more like fun if you do it for yourself and truly love the field.