Hello! As the President’s Showcase gets closer, I am looking forward to presenting my work on this project in the same place that it started. When I first began as a UROP student, I was completely unfamiliar with soils and environmental science. I struggled to understand the context of the results I would obtain, andContinue reading “Learning to Introduce Isotopes and the Role of Oysters in Economics”
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Getting Ready for the President’s Showcase with Tina Tian
As summer is coming to an end, I am excited to begin preparing for my poster presentation at the President’s Showcase in October. This will not be my first time presenting a poster on my project; last spring, I had the opportunity to talk about my work at the CS Expo hosted by the DepartmentContinue reading “Getting Ready for the President’s Showcase with Tina Tian”
The Importance of Niche Sciences!
Overall, I can’t wait to present my findings to the public and other researchers because I am planning on moving labs after the summer. I love the lab that I am currently in, I’ve attached a picture below, but our primary focus is on inorganic physical chemistry. Though this is a very interesting topic, IContinue reading “The Importance of Niche Sciences!”
Writing in Your Head
When I was younger, a writer told me that once he had been asked to give a speech at a college graduation in a few months. Just a few days before the event, he finally sat down to write his speech. I asked him why he procrastinated, but he insisted that he had not beenContinue reading “Writing in Your Head”
Overcoming Nerves (again)
Considering my topic, creating a poster to represent my research will likely prove challenging. With there being few tasteful imagery online to suit my piece, I will be using the next month or so to illustrate my own graphics. Still, the process of parsing out what sort of imagery may be acceptable presents its ownContinue reading “Overcoming Nerves (again)”
Creating Impact: Conducting Research On An Issue In My Community
As I made considerable progress on my research project throughout June and July, I spent a good deal of time reflecting on the potential impact of my research project, which explores the human and civil rights implications of data-driven and predictive policing practices. Being intentional about the impact of my project, both in and outsideContinue reading “Creating Impact: Conducting Research On An Issue In My Community”
Monitoring the Health of an Ecosystem
Hello! We have been encouraged to reflect on the implications of our projects in the communities we work with, and in our fields. This project has two major goals, assessing the current condition of intertidal oyster reefs within Franklin County Florida and determining whether properties of reef sediment can be used to assess the “condition”Continue reading “Monitoring the Health of an Ecosystem”
The Impact of Computational Tools on Cancer Treatment
Over the past few weeks, I have progressed further in my research project – developing a computation tool to infer cancer phylogeny. Now that I am mostly finished with coding the various parts of the application, I have begun testing my code with simulated data, and the error rates…still have much to improve. When IContinue reading “The Impact of Computational Tools on Cancer Treatment”
The Impact of Bubbles
I am researching a phenomenon plaguing the physical chemistry scene since experiments performed to make chemical gardens were a thing. Though niche, it could answer questions regarding deep-sea structures as old as the earth’s formation. My research deals with finding the chemical composition of gas bubbles that are formed in chemical gardens. A chemical gardenContinue reading “The Impact of Bubbles”
Safe, Sane, and Controversial: A Pattern of Discrediting Victims
The initial title for my project was as ambitious as much as it was a mouthful. “The Scourge and Submissive: Powerplay in the Face of Self Harm and Anti-Sex Feminism.” One part of this title has since been reworded for clarity whereas the other removed entirely. It was already a challenge to try and positContinue reading “Safe, Sane, and Controversial: A Pattern of Discrediting Victims”
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