William Keener

William has been a profound advocate for nonprofits for over 5 years, establishing a student ambassador program in high school and maintaining this service in college. He currently works as the executive assistant of research nonprofit COMBINEDBrain, tasked with transitioning partner patient advocacy groups into the consortium and website updates. In school, he is a double major in physics and computer science at Austin Peay State University in the honors program with a particular interest in mathematical/physical models and simulations. His current research covers spectroscopic models for heavy elements. In addition to coursework, he is also an officer in APSU’s chapter of SPS, APSU’s Galois Math Club President, and a member of the Honors Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council. Looking forward, William intends to pursue an advanced degree in computational physics while continuing his work with nonprofits.