My initial interest in Physics and Mathematics began when I enrolled
in high school. The introduction to a higher level of Physics,
and Math excited me and I had to learn more. That is why my major
is Physics and my minor is Mathematics. After obtaining a Bachelor
of Science degree in Physics, I plan on attending graduate school
to recieve a Master's degree and later a Ph.D.
I have
been fortunate enough to become a researcher in the Office of
Naval Research (ONR) program. ONR focuses oon increasing the number
of minority students pursuing careers in science, mathematics,
and engineering. They focuses on increasing the number of minority
students through:
- Undergraduate
Research Experience (URE)
- Graduate
School Preperation
- Contact
with outside scientist and researchers
- Academic
year research training and mentoring by faculty
- Travel
to appropiate undergraduate reseaech forums
The program
has provided studnet travel funds, support from faculty research,
and over one million dollars in scholarships. ONR gave me the
opportunity to learn how to write papers in a two column format,
and design a webpage. As I continue to be a part of ONR, I will
be familiar with UNIX, Globe, Multimedia, Remote Sensing, Networking,
and many more.
I was given
the opportunity to be a member on the Physics team in ONR. With
the help and encouragement from Dr.Linda Hayden, Principal Investigator,
Dr. Lei Zhang, Physics mentor, and faculty and staff members,
the Physics team successfully studied and learned about the remote
sensing technology. We particularly studied the fiber- telescope
coupling, and based on our knowledge, we suggested a possible
solution to improve the coupling efficiency and roughly calculated
the total insertion loss.
After being
on the Chancellor's and Vice-Chancellor's List during the 2003-2004
school year, I had the opportunity in coducting research with
the Undergraduate Research Experience in Ocean and Marine Science
(URE OMS) at Elizabeth City State University. The title of my
team's project was " The Spatial and Temporal Variability
of the North Eastern Gulf of Mexico."
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