App State Mountaineer approaches physics with military discipline Appalachian State University senior Steven Klingler, of Byron, Georgia, is majoring in physics, with a concentration in applied physics and an emphasis in engineering electronics, and minoring in mathematics. He transferred to App State in fall 2017 after serving four years in the U.S. Army. Photo submitted “Some veterans feel a little out of place, being older and having more life experience than most incoming students. (App State’s) Student Veteran Association and Student Veteran Resource Center gave me a community.” App State senior Steven Klingler, a physics-applied physics major with an emphasis in engineering electronics