I feel graduate school will be my path to a professional and scientific career, so
being there will introduce me to the kind of environment I'll be working in, for the best
part of my professional life.

I have always dreamt of working as a researcher. Pursuing my graduate studies will not only
give me first hand experience in my intended research career, but will also give me an
edge I need to gain acceptance when time comes for me to pursue a doctorate degree.

Currently pursuing my BS in Computer Science and Physics at Elizabeth City State University, I am
also an undergraduate researcher participating with the Physics Team in the Office
of Naval Research (ONR) Program at Elizabeth City State University, under the supervision of
Dr. Hayden . The aim of this program is to prepare students for graduate school in the field
of research as well as gaining computer skills and traveling to conferences.

With " Research" as the key career word for me, I am doing every thing possible within
my means to acquire as much experience before I finish my undergraduate studies.
In this regard, I was at the Nano-Tribology laboratory at North Carolina state University ( summer of 2002),
where I performed an experiment on wetting Quartz crystal with liquids,
and comparing theoretical and experimental results under the mentorship of Dr. Jackie Krim.

With the help my mentor at the ONR lab at ECSU, Dr. Choudhury ,the physics team investigated the
" Motion of Harmonic Oscillator Under the Influence of a Derivativ type of Delta Forces"( Fall, 2000).
The main objective of the research was to find out and prove the different type of forces that act on a spring,
which is being pulled with a mass attached to it. My task was to solve for the homogeneous equations.
Spring of 2001 was yet another great academic semester for me, I was involved in another project titled,
" Tunneling of Matter Waves through a Delta Function Type of Barrier ", under the same mentor, Dr. Choudhury .
We had to set up an equation of motion of a mass using Newton's second law of motion and using Schordinger's equation.

In the summer of 2001 , I was a participant in the Undergraduate Research in Astrophysics and the title of my project was,
" Clustering of Galaxies". The goal was to use Mathematica software to create a model universe that will allow for the layering of galaxies.

I have memberships in the National Technical Association, IEEE, American Physical Society, Optical Society of America, and the Alpha Chi Honor Society .

Realizing my limited background and inexperience, propels me to get involved in as many research activities and internships I can , while pursuing my Bachelor's degree.
I am a very responsible dedicated and industrious person. I believe that these qualities, coupled with my enthusiasm for research will reap dividends for me and the gradute program.