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Portrait of Payton Folse

Honor Society® member

Payton Folse

LSU Cryonics Lab Assistant at Louisiana State University Cryogenics Lab

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Class of 2027
  • Geismar, LA

Member since September 2024

About

Hello!
My name is Payton Folse, and I am an aspiring physics and astronomy student at Louisiana State University. I am a highly motivated, hard-working individual, finding my drive to study and excel in STEM due to its daunting challenges. I find physics to be a highly rewarding field as it doesn't come naturally to me, but the accomplishment that coincides with overcoming complex studies fills me with a drive to continue. However, my life extends outside of school, as I am friendly. I love to meet and engage with new people and learn about everyone's unique stories. I aspire to work in a laboratory setting and make the most of my youth via travel. I see this desire through as I continue my physics education at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia, in an exchange program.

Education

  • Louisiana State University

    Physics

    2023 – Present

  • River Parish Community College

    Arts and Humanities

    2019 – 2023

Honors and awards

  • Dean's List

    Qualified for the Dean's List during my Spring 2024 semester for earning an A+ in all of my classes

  • Chancellor's Award

    An award given out by River Parish Community College's Dual Enrollment program for graduating with an unweighted 4.0 GPA

  • Student of the Year Nominee

    I was the nominee for Student of the Year in 2023, ultimately placing runner up

Goals and interests

Career goal

I hope to use my physics degree to work in a laboratory or industrial setting.

Experience

  • LSU Cryonics Lab Assistant

    Louisiana State University Cryogenics Lab

    Dec 2023 – Jul 2024

  • Executive Supervisor of Hospitality

    Chick-Fik-A

    Mar 2021 – Jul 2024

Volunteering

  • I assisted and shadowed EMT's and paramdeics in their day to day operations. I mostly volunteered to work in medical events like LSU football games and the Mardi Gras parade, assisting in administering care to patients.

    Acadian Ambulance Explorers Program

    Aug 2022 – Aug 2023

Languages

  • English (US) Advanced