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California Institute of Technology

2022 Track and Field

Lauren Conger

  • Height 5-8
  • Year Graduate Student
  • Hometown Tucson, Ariz.
  • High School Cornell University
  • Events Distance

Biography

Research and STEM Activities:
Research staff member at MIT Lincoln Laboratory since Jan 2019, working on radar simulation, tracking and filtering, high-dimensional space optimization methods, magnetic navigation, and machine learning...At Cornell University, member of Thorne group researching x-ray crystallography radiation damage, resulting in journal article: Resolution and dose dependence of radiation damage in biomolecular systems (IUCrJ 2019).

Before Caltech:
Academics: Graduated from Cornell Summa Cum Laude...Tau Beta Pi Honor Society member.

Atheltics: Competed in Arizona State Championships for high school track (2012, 2013, 2015), cross country (2012, 2013, 2014), and swimming (2011).

Personal:
Daughter of Diane and Jody Conger...has a twin sister, Hailey, younger brother, David, and other sisters, Claire and Sarah...Alto in Cornell University Chorus, Chorale, Anabel Taylor Chapel Choir, Helios Ensemble and Chamber Choir.