KAMSC Alumni Notes:

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Benjamin McCall PhD (KAMSC '91)

* Ben completed Caltech ('95), flew an experiment on the space shuttle Endeavour (96), recieved a joint Ph.D. at the University of Chicago, Chemistry, Astronomy and Astrophysics ('01), married Birgit Dahlberg (former KAMSC dbase manager), did a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemistry and Astronomy at UC Berkeley, and is currently an Assistant Professor at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Ben is teaching Quantum Mechanics to Physical Chemistry gradate students (including a KAMSC grad) and setting up a new laboratory to conduct laser spectroscopy experiments on molecules of astrophysical interest. Ben is only the fifth professor in the U.S. to hold a joint appointment in Chemistry and Astronomy. Visit Ben's web site.

Rishindra Reddy MD (KAMSC '93)

* Rishi completed the 7 year combined BS/MD program at Northwestern University (Honors Program in Medical Education) in 2000. He then started his General Surgery Residency at Loyola Univerisity outside Chicago. After two years, he went to the National Cancer Institute and performed basic science research in thoracic oncology (lung cancer) as a Clinical Fellow in the Surgery Branch.

He transferred to Washington University-St. Louis in 2004 to complete his surgery training and has just moved to Seattle to start a two year Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship. His goal is to be a thoracic surgeon and sugical scientist focusing on oncology and transplant. Visit: CTS Profile: Rishindra M. Reddy

Rishi was recently married.

(Personal note: Most of the groundwork for my academic success was at KAMSC, so keep working hard, there are achievable goals in sight.)