Christopher Chigbo Ezike

I chose physics for my love of uncovering the universe’s mysteries. Switching from chemical engineering, I was inspired by exoplanets and space exploration, and I’m driven by the possibility that extraterrestrial life may exist beyond our world.

I’m passionate about particle and nuclear physics and fascinated by how accelerators recreate Big Bang conditions. My goal is to impact medicine while also exploring labs to study fundamental particles and uncover new insights into our universe. I want to become a medical physicist conducting radiotherapy on cancer patients.

This last summer I had the opportunity to do research at my home institute with my mentor, which included physics education and nuclear physics, while also being a part of an internship teaching kids physics in local schools.

This award means so much to me as a Black man pursuing physics, where it’s rarely seen. I want to show that with determination, anything is possible, and to inspire future scientists who will shape the world.

TEAM-UP Together Scholarship Recipient in 2024 and 2025.