Ben graduated from Luther College in May 2020 with a BA in physics. He started his graduate studies at UW-Madison in August 2020, joining the group as a PhD student under the supervision of Professor Pujara in August 2020. Ben has previously participated in research quantifying nano scale wear at Luther College. He also spent a summer researching at Brown University using Rayleigh waves to study the earth structure below Alaska. Ben’s research interests are in applying physics to better understand the environment.