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Posts relating to alumni of the Gustavus physics program


Mark Nechanicky is Teacher of the Year

Gustavus physics alumnus Mark Nechanicky (’95) was named the 2010 Teacher of the Year in the Albert Lea, Minnesota, school system. After graduating from Gustavus, Mark earned a Master’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Michigan and worked for five years doing electronics design in the auto industry. However, in 2004 […]

Sarah (Handahl) Ahlberg’s Twins

Last summer, Dr. Sarah (Handahl) Ahlberg (’03) gave birth to twin boys. Sarah, who received her Ph.D in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Minnesota, is a Senior Scientist in the Atrial Fibrillation Technologies Research Division at Medtronic Corporation in the Twin Citites.  She writes, “The boys (Evan and Lincoln) are about 4.5 months old […]