Physics Alumni Success Stories
David Bronicki (2019)
David Bronicki got his BS in both physics and mathematics from GVSU in 2019 and then obtained MS in physics in 2023 from University of Mississippi. In his own words....
"Above all else, I love an interesting problem. Anything
requiring creative thinking, iterating on ideas, and generally finding
a deeper understanding, and I'm hooked (nerd snipers welcome). I've
spent my years chasing these problems, studying math and physics in
college, and further specializing in gravitational physics in graduate
school with a focus on computation. This time has given me a far
deeper understanding and intuition for how the universe works and how
best to dig into new problems I face.
In physics, using simulation to understand the world is
considered a lesser form to mathematically modeling a problem (for
good reason!) but we use computers none-the-less. The reason is
simple: computers can handle anything you ask, so long as you know
exactly how to ask it. I have been fascinated by this incredible power
since high school, using it to bolster my understanding of material
throughout my academic career and produce results in my research.
Throughout my journey with programming, I've developed a range of
projects. On the research side, I've simulated tens of thousands of
asteroid orbits in the Solar System, and I've analyzed trajectories
similar to those found near spinning black holes (plus some additional
complications, this is on an edge case for the future LISA mission).
And on the personal project side, I have: dabbled with genetic
algorithms and machine learning; developed and ran simulations of all
sorts, from quantum systems to realistic ballistic trajectories on
Earth, including visualizations; solved ~100 Project Euler problems
with zero library support across 4 languages; created a program to
explore cryptographic algorithms; worked on C++ graphics with OpenGL
and Vulkan; created a chess engine; and developed a C++ library to
allow writing tensor expressions as if they are math equations with
Einstein summation handled at compile time.
I love solving problems with code and plan to continue for many
years to come. If you'd like to get in touch with a developer with a
diverse problem solving tool set then don't hesitate to reach out."
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