Alex Nguyen

An incoming PhD student in the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences (EEPS), Alexander Nguyen aims to use radar remote sensing to study earth processes on the planets and moons in our solar system. In his experience of navigating predominately white and affluential spaces while being biracial, low-income, and the child of a refugee, Alex wishes to support other underrepresented students in his field through teaching, mentoring, and providing research opportunities throughout his PhD and into his career as a radar and planetary scientist. Alex completed his bachelor’s in Earth Science at Vassar College in 2023 and is able to conduct his PhD research at Washington University as an Olin Chancellor’s Fellow and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow.