BRYN MAWR STUDENT NAMED APS/IBM SUMMER RESEARCH INTERN

Physics major Ekua Anane-Fenin '05 of Ghana is one of four students who have been chosen from colleges and universities across the country for a prestigious summer research internship sponsored by the American Physical Society and IBM.

The 10-week salaried internship is available to undergraduate women who intend to pursue graduate studies in science and engineering. APS/IBM interns conduct summer research at one of three IBM research laboratories. Anane-Fenin will be working at the IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose, Calif., doing lab research in magnoelectronics and spintronics.

"We are thrilled that one of our physics students was chosen for this prestigious internship," said Elizabeth McCormack, associate professor of physics and chair of the department. "Ekua is well-trained for this research work: she has worked for two summers and during the school years doing research in our physics labs."

Anane-Fenin will begin a 3/2 dual-degree program at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena in the fall. She will attend Caltech for two years. When she is finished, she will receive an A.B. in physics from Bryn Mawr College and a B.S. in electrical engineering from Caltech.

Anane-Fenin has worked as a lab assistant for the physics department and as a research assistant for the physics and computer science departments. She was the president of the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship and a member of the Bryn Mawr African and Caribbean Student Organization (BACaSO), the Harvest Christian Fellowship and the Association of International Students. She is also a member of the track and field team.

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