Jasper Riogeist '21: Pacific University’s Outstanding Senior in Physics

Jasper Riogeist ’21 was named Pacific University’s Outstanding Senior in Physics. 

He is a physics major “who has demonstrated persistent curiosity about how the world works, beginning in workshop physics and continuing through his capstone project,” his professors said. “He is always willing to jump into a difficult topic and push the limits of his own understanding with hard work and deep questions.” 

Riogeist, who graduated in May 2021, also played saxophone in the Pacific University Symphonic Band. He is from Newberg, Ore.