Aspen Johnson

"Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, then its not the end"

About Me

Heyo! Welcome to my ultra-basic website. Why is this website so basic? Well, as I grow as a programmer, researcher, and physicist, my hope is that my projects do the same and in a sense, scale as a I scale. So, if this feels too "drab" and elementary for you, check back in a year or so and it might pique your interest. I am currently a triple major studying Finance, Mathematics and Physics, with Physics and Math being recently acquired majors. I'm currently in pursuit of figuring out what I want to specialize in for graduate school, so stick around for that.

Current Events

Currently, my time is split between training to make my return to Division I college basketball, and gaining experience to do undergraduate physics research in the summer of 2026. I'm currently taking a "gap year", and taking courses at my local community college for the Fall and Spring semester, here is a table of courses i've taken thus far.

Spring 2026 Semester
Course Code Course Full Name Final Grade Takeaways / Note To Future Self
MAP2302 Differential Equations TBA TBA
CHM1046 General Chemistry II TBA TBA
AST 1002 Descriptive Astronomy TBA TBA
COP 1000 Intro To Programming TBA TBA
Fall 2025 Semester
Course Code Course Full Name Final Grade Takeaways / Note To Future Self
MAC2313 Calculus with Analytic Geometry III 87.3% (B) Don't wait for instruction, get ahead when possible
PHY2048 Gen. Physics W/ Calculus I 82.81% (B) Forgotten HW can make or break your grade
PHY2048L Physics I Lab 99.7% (A) Use coursework/written work as an opportunity to learn new skills (I.e., LaTeX)
CHM1046 General Chemistry I 82.1% (B) Utilize tutoring/resources no matter how "good" your grade looks, haha.
MAS2103 Linear Algebra (Non - Proof Based) 93.1% (A) Linear algebra is the foundation for alot of basic to complex topics, master it.
Summer 2025 Semester
Course Code Course Full Name Final Grade Takeaways / Note To Self
MAC2312 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II 78% (C) Don't take math in an accelerated summer course.. ever again. lol

Research

In the Fall and Summer of 2025, I worked very closely with Professor Szabi of Mercer University's Economics department, and Adam Kobor, managing director of investments at NYU on a research paper where details will be written later. The most important thing I learned from this experience is that research, similar to life, is not linear, but rewards those who are persistent and diligent. Our paper was published oficially in mid-to late December, the published print can be found here.

Current Reads

Because I feel placing all my current and past reads will be a bit hectic, here is what I am currently reading/ textbooks im self studying. Anything literature from the past or reserved for the future can be found on my Goodreads profile at the bottom of the page!

Current Reads As Of January 8th 2026
Book Title Author Intention Behind Reading
Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams I'm currently trying to become more aware about personal media consumption, and the motives of companies controlling algorithms
Introduction To Mechanics Kleppner and Kolenkow Preparation for more rigorous undergraduate questions upon my return to a 4-year university physics program
Introduction To Electrodynamics David J. Griffiths Preparation/ extra problems for PHY2049 E&M concepts for the Spring of 2026 and beyond
Modern Classical Mechanics Helliwell and Sahakian Im involved ina. weekly high undergraduate/ post graduate physics study group that's been going chapter by chapter through the book since August of 2025
Most Recent Completed Reads
Book Title Author Intention Behind Reading
Navy Seal Discipline Dominic Mann Became enamored by Navy Seal training, Hell Week specifically.
Never Finished David Goggins I read 'Cant Hurt Me' my junior year of college. It was pretty eye-opening and exposed my unintentional complacency. So, once time allowed, I wanted to proceeed to reading this books aswell.

Hobbies

For 2026, one of my resolutions was to step outside of my comfort zone and partake in more right brain-centered activities. As I began thinking, I enjoyed the idea of wood-carving and whittling, it was simple enough to take a blade to wood, but with dilligent practice, could evolve into so much more. Also because I enjoyed Cletus Spucklers from the Simpson's insane whittling skills and small quote: "I whittles what I sees". Here is the kit I first bought when I began, and here is the link to the very first video I watched and the corresponding attempt I made to replicate it.

As of January 8th, 2026, I have started wood carving and will place pictures of my finished projects below.

Wood Working Project 001 - Rough Bear