Nicholas Vasilescu ’23
Nicholas Vasilescu '23
TechTimes Fall 2023
- MAJOR: Physics
- COLLEGE: Cornell University
My background is international.
My parents are immigrants from both sides of the Danube River – my dad from Romania, my mom from the former Yugoslavia. This influenced me to be interested in history and to try to better understand the past, as a way of influencing the future.
I also believe in the importance of being a good scientist. You have to understand how what you do affects the real world.
Nicholas Vasilescu, as a Weston Research Scholar in physics, searched for anomalies in astronomical light patterns that might indicate the presence of extraterrestrial civilizations. Out of one million planetary samples in a NASA-MIT database, he identified 15 that might sustain life.
Nicholas plans to become an astrophysicist for NASA or a space company, but will also major in history; he has won scholastic honors in both fields, and was successful at Tech in Model UN and history competitions. He has served on the U.S. Open ball crew, captained Tech’s tennis team, and was student representative to the Alumni Foundation board.
I also believe in the importance of being a good scientist. You have to understand how what you do affects the real world.
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