Congratulations to Jahzeel Martinez, who was awarded a scholarship from the Society of Physics Students for the second year in a row! Jahzeel, a physics and mathematics double major, received the Peggy Dixon Two-Year Scholarship, which supports students transitioning from a two-year college into a physics bachelor's degree program.
Jahzeel Martinez, physics & mathematics '28
Jahzeel Martinez is currently traversing intersections between quantum mechanics, statistical modeling, and philosophical inquiry through research at Drexel University. Raised in a context where precision was not a luxury but endurance itself, he is now applying this instinct to trace order beneath complexity. He is contributing to computational lipid modeling through the Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research Support program and currently simulating beamlines for the EMPHATIC experiment at Fermilab to refine neutrino flux prediction.
As Outreach Coordinator for the Drexel chapter of the Society of Physics Students, Jahzeel is focused on broadening the culture of physics from within – helping peers navigate a field often gated by language, access, or silence. He is also supporting Drexel's Climate & Sustainability organization, aligning environmental resilience with system-level thinking. Outside the laboratory, he is building general-purpose software, studying Mandarin and German, and channeling emotional states through graphite media – each practice a different syntax for asking better questions.
Jahzeel is planning to pursue doctoral research in quantum technologies to design forecasting systems that help humanity face uncertainty – not through conjecture, but illumination.
Jahzeel is involved with the Pennoni Honors College through the SuperNova Undergraduate Research Fellows Program.
Society of Physics Students scholarships support undergraduate physics students. Students who are interested in applying can reach out to Undergraduate Research & Enrichment Programs at fellowships@drexel.edu for application support.