Kevin Helped Send Mosquitoes on the Space Shuttle
Kevin Haworth, Goldwater Scholar, Assoc. Prof. of Internal Medicine
Kevin Haworth, Goldwater Scholar, is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Cincinnati.
When Kevin was in High School, one of his teachers had some connection with NASA.
His class got an opportunity to send experiments on the Space Shuttle. This was part of a NASA program to get students interested in Space Science.
Kevin and his school team sent multiple experiments on the Space Shuttle. The basic premise of the experiments was “Can You Grow Mosquitoes in Space?”.
That might sound a tad crazy, but Kevin says that there are some interesting ways as mosquitoes develop, that they actually use gravity.
So, the experiment was actually putting mosquitoes in a microgravity environment to see if they grow the right way.
While the experiments didn’t go as planned, it launched Kevin into Research!
Research led him deep into Physics during his Undergraduate years at Truman State University, Instrumental in being awarded the Goldwater Scholarship, Pivotal while pursuing a PhD in Applied Physics at University of Michigan.
Research then took him inside Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and now Internal Medicine!
Interesting Trivia: Kevin didn’t think he liked Biology in High School. But he needed Biology now, to answer questions he was encountering while doing research in Internal Medicine!
Kevin joins our podcast to share his undergraduate college journey, his UG Research in Physics at Truman State University, Winning the Goldwater Scholarship, Road to Internal Medicine, and his Advice for high schoolers.
Hi5s from Kevin’s Podcast are:
High School Interests
Choosing Truman State University
UG Research Impact
The Goldwater Scholarship
Research Skills Gained
Listen to Hi5s. Podcast Highlights for Prof. Kevin Haworth at University of Cincinnati. (3-Minute Listen).
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