Nuclear Physicist
Ryan Hooper was in the fifth grade in Beaverton when he got what he thought was bad news.
“My dad was an engineer and science was a big part of my life growing up,” said Hooper. “I was interested in dinosaurs and mechanical things and all of that.
“One day, my English teacher said those dreaded words, `book report,’ and I figured she would assign everybody to do the same one.
“Instead, she said we co…