Sciences
| Name | Year | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, David McDowellDavid McDowell Brown | 1978 | Astronaut, surgeon and pilot who died during the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster on February 1, 2003 | |
| DeVita, Vincent T.Vincent T. DeVita | 1957 | Physician and pioneer in oncology; CEO of Yale University's Comprehensive Cancer Institute | |
| Holsinger, SarahSarah Holsinger | 1958 | Head of the dairy products research unit of the U.S.D.A.'s Agricultural Research Service; developed enzyme treatment to make milk digestible by people with lactose intolerance, research that resulted in the commercial product Lactaid | |
| Miller, George H.George H. Miller | 1967 / M.S. 1969 / Ph.D 1972 |
Notable physicist; current director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | |
| Old, Jr., William ErwoodWilliam Erwood Old, Jr. | 19?? | Malacologist | |
| Spicer, WilliamWilliam Spicer | 1949 | Professor of physics at Stanford University (1963–2004); developer of night vision technology; inventor of modern night vision devices | |
| Winfree, William P.William P. Winfree | 1975 !M.S. 1975 / Ph.D. 1978 |
Experimental physicist who is known for his contributions to the field of nondestructive evaluation | |
| Richels, Richard G.Richard G. Richels | 1968 | Directs global climate change research at the Electric Power Research Institute |
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