USA Today awarded Jordan Amadio '05 a place in its 20-member All-USA College Academic Team. A panel of judges chose from a pool of more than 600 applicants from colleges and universities nationwide, and the finalists were included in Thursday's edition of USA Today.
The distinction, which includes a $2,500 award, is bestowed annually on "students who excel not only in scholarship but also in leadership roles on and off campus," according to USA Today.
"It's really a great honor," Amadio said. "I'm very humbled but proud."
One of the primary criteria is an "outstanding original academic or intellectual product" of the student's creation.
Amadio, a physics major who is receiving certificates in biophysics and Italian literature, submitted his work on "developing a new technique to manipulate molecules to create nanopatterns on surfaces with an atomic force microscope," he said.
He hopes this work will contribute to the development of medical devices.
In addition to working on his senior thesis, which involves biophysics theory, Amadio is currently starting a program to help students travel to Africa and collaborate with scientists there.
"I would say my ultimate career goal is basically to be the leader [of] an organization that uses science to help the developing world," he said.
Amadio's other accomplishments include starting Princeton's Undergraduate Research symposium, traveling to Africa as a Student Global Science Corps founder and serving as the former president of the Princeton University Press Club.
"He has gone beyond what we normally ask of students and that says a lot," said Marilyn Marks '86, editor-in-chief of Princeton Alumni Weekly. Amadio will write a feature story for the next issue of PAW. "We have students that write columns, but to do a feature story — that's pretty unusual."
Amadio admits he doesn't always get a full night's sleep, but he still finds a way to balance his numerous activities while maintaining a 3.86 GPA.
"If you do what you're really passionate about, you'll always find time for it," Amadio said.
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