Where Are They Now?58 articles archived since 1845

For Patricia DeCoursey, When It Comes to Biology, Timing Is Everything

Simon DeDeo: For a Lifetime of Scientific Curiosity, the Sky's the Limit

David Fleishhacker: From Paleontology to the Humanities to Afghanistan

Michael First: Computing Chemistry, Then Psychiatry

Writing a computer program made him a 1974 Westinghouse finalist. Now he practices psychiatry, using data to drive diagnoses--including that of an accused September 11, 2001, attack planner...

Helen Wiersma: Fighting Weeds--And Mental Illness

A 2000 Intel Science Talent Search finalist's interest in science was sparked on her family's cattle ranch. Now she's studying for a PhD in biochemistry while managing bipolar disorder

Joe Buff: A Lifelong Interest in the Navy Comes Full Circle

A 1970 Westinghouse finalist almost became a mathematician, but is now a novelist and defense writer

Katharine Duderstadt: From the Peace Corps to a PhD

A 1985 Westinghouse finalist studied climate change, and now teaches high school physics

Robert Duncan: From Scrubbing Smokestacks to Superfluids in Space

A 1978 Westinghouse finalist studied physics, and now administers research at his home state's university

Kraig Derstler: Digging Up Dinosaurs Is in His Bones

A Westinghouse finalist's childhood fascination with fossils turns into a career in paleontology

Carmela Amato-Wierda: So Long, Solar

A 1984 Westinghouse finalist went from studying materials science to watching how others learn about matter