Mikayla Cleaver

Mikayla Cleaver received her B.S. in Physics and minor in Studio Art from Gettysburg College in 2019. In her undergraduate career, her research focused on astrophysics where she studied the kinematics of galaxy clusters and stars around black holes.  She was a 2018 SPS summer intern for the Society of Rheology, working on creating Bingham Medal Winner biographies, science outreach, and more.  At Gettysburg, she was the president of her SPS chapter, served on the executive board for STEMinists to promote women in STEM fields, and was inducted into Sigma Pi Sigma in Fall 2018.

Mikayla joined the SPS team in late 2019, right before the 2019 Physics Congress. As the SPS Programs Coordinator, she works directly with students and advisors. Mikayla manages the awards system, communicates with members, and writes and edits for the SPS Publications. She also assists with the planning for the Physics & Astronomy Congress and travels to member society meetings to promote SPS through talks and exhibits. Her favorite part of the job is working with the SPS interns every summer – they bring life and energy to the program!