Please explain your reasons for wanting to participate in the Garcia Center Summer Scholar Program.
I really love science, especially biology. Growing up I have always been fascinated with the question of how something as complicated as a human being could come about. Later, after learning about many of our biological functions, biology only began to seem more incredible. It is astonishing that the intricate functions in living creatures all fit together and operate together so smoothly. Amongst these different biological systems, I have always found the communication systems such as the nervous and endocrine system really interesting, in particular the brain. Consciousness is one of the few things science cannot explain yet, but biology can
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I hope this summer program will help me get a better feel for what research outside of the classroom is like. I wish to do research in college and in the future, so I hope that this summer program will give me experience for my future research endeavors. Being able to learn new things that stretch my mind is my passion, and being able to do research at this summer program would really help me grow as a person. Please give me this chance experience a wonderful and educational summer.
List all previous research experience, including research-oriented courses you may have or are currently taking.
I do not have a lot of experience in formal research, but I have done research papers for AP Biology, and last year in social studies, I wrote a research paper on the origins and implications of the number zero. I have laboratory skills from research done in my AP Biology class and other science classes: I know how to titrate, pipette, and utilize other scientific instruments such as spectrometers, spectrophotometers, calorimeters, Bunsen burners, centrifuges, and respirometers; I can do data analysis with methods such chi square test and T test.
If you had the opportunity to do research in any area of engineering, what would you
The year is 2200 and the world has been officially declared as being devoid of all insect life. A combination of extreme climate change, chemical warfare and general environmental degradation has resulted in a mass die out of the entire insect population. Unsurprisingly this has had a major effect on all other forms of life ranging from aquatic to terrestrial. Some species have experienced a significant decline in population size and others have had to completely adapt new behaviors to survive. However, there are some that have largely benefitted from this insect free world.
Please describe, in detail, any scientific research projects or other relevant scholarly work in which you have been involved. Include the names and affiliations of your research mentor and others with whom you have worked. List any publications, abstracts, or presentations that resulted from your work.
Research skills is something which I need to improve on as I am able to find effective research on the internet, however I do not find a wide variety of sources. In a health and social care setting I would need to be able to research different illness or symptoms so that it would help benefit the patients as they would receive the best
The experience of the APEC Youth Science festival was incredible. It has had an enormous impact on me in many ways, changing the way I look at the world and connecting me with people and events far beyond my formerly limited experience. I am extremely glad to have had this opportunity. It was a wonderful experience on multiple levels. It challenged me and expanded me intellectually and socially. I feel that this experience has had an immense impact on me.
In Ap biology, we were handed a Campbell Textbook before the class began in order to complete the pre-modules. I consider the textbook to be the most beneficial resource that we had during this course, due to the amount of detail, examples, and images that it contained explaining each concepts in a reliable way. The power points that were made to summarize the main points from the textbook were helpful, however they were really long and made me miss what was actually important and take additional notes on filler information. Due to the long powerpoints, I felt implied to take long and details notes, which people struggled in this class, either taking too much or too less. After two units passed, we were taught how our notes should be, which will later help us in college. This strategy allowed me to understand the important information and identify the filler information, resulting in
...rt of my undergraduate preparation. I hope to make some substantial progress on my project with Dr. Pellegrini and have presentable data by the end of the program and contribute to the scientific community. I also look forward to networking with fellow SPUR-LABS students and faculty. In my time at UCLA, I have realized that research is all but a solo act. It is a cooperative endeavor, and being in the program will provide a collaborative and supportive environment for me to succeed. Ideally, I would like to have at least one paper published during my undergraduate career. C.S. Lewis once said, “Experience: the most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God, do you learn.” Such experiences, especially SPUR-LABS will hopefully aid my journey to graduate school and my pursuit of a Ph.D. and work in academia and work alongside of the professors and mentors I have today.
I am currently doing research in the area of Cognitive Psychology with Dr. Jack Yates, Professor of Cognitive Psychology, University of Northern Iowa. This research is related to how people conceptualize concrete and abstract terms, but my research interests vary widely. Other research interests include gender differences in the workplace and how socialization affects stereotypic gender roles among the sexes.
The one instant I can pinpoint as the genesis of my interest in biomedical science was the winter of sixth grade, when I picked up a book on creativity and the brain. I found it fascinating, but what really struck me was that here was a several hundred page book that mostly talked about how little we knew about its topic. It made me think. This was supposed to be a book about how much we’ve learned, and what it’s saying is that the progress we’ve made is only in finding out how little we know. This didn’t upset me; it made me curious. Because, of all the things that we should know about, surely our own minds and our own bodies are paramount among them, and yet we still have so much to learn. I’ve since learned that this phenomenon is not restricted to the biological – gravity is one of the most important things in our lives, yet we do not know its cause. But the biomedical questions continue to fascinate me, perhaps because the answers are so vital. Sure, cosmology is intriguing, but what about a cure for cancer, or even the common cold? What about a way of repairing or bypass...
Learning how to successfully complete laboratory experiments that were progressive in nature taught me how to read and compile data, represent my findings on paper and how working with a team is important in having efficiency in the laboratory. Learning to understand data from biology experiments carried over to other classes such as mathematics and health and exercise science (HES) classes. Another reason to pursue this position is having the opportunity to teach fellow laboratory members and prospective students which is an active form of learning and an opportunity to learn from the perspective of
I would like to be a part of the trip to Mayo Clinic. I think it would be fun and enjoyable. I’m interested in learning about how the information we are discussing in class is used in the real world of science. I have been interested in going into a science profession once I leave high school but I'm not sure if it's something I would enjoy. I think this trip to Mayo Clinic could help me decide if this is the type of career I want to pursue in the future. I find science interesting and would like to learn more about the work and the different fields of science
Research represents my favorite topic discussed during the honors colloquium, and because of this I chose it to be the topic of my capstone project. Prior to becoming an FSU student, I had absolutely no experience with research. I possessed only a nebulous idea of what constituted research and the ability of undergraduate students to involve themselves in it. On my first day of class of last semester (my first day as an FSU student!), I overheard my psychology professor discussing DIS opportunities with a student and immediately knew this was something I should participate in.
I can analyze the evidence collected from my research to include how inventions have solved problems.
Of the diverse experiences I encountered as an undergraduate at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), few have fashioned my life more than the moment I consider myself to have become a scientist. I was passionate about my research in Dr. Anthony Baucum’s laboratory from the beginning; however, it was not until months later when I began to think like a scientist. I clearly recall the moment I began to understand the importance of designing purposeful, controlled experiments. More specifically, I began to understand that it is the summation of single experimental questions that work together to yield an understanding of a much larger research question. This understanding revolutionized my research project, and more importantly
Whenever asked what my favourite subject is, Biology has been, and will always be, my only answer. It was bewildering to compare my body to a machine working harmoniously. The digestive system, the respiratory system and the circulatory system are coordinating with each other right underneath my skin. Realising that the 'blue lines' visible beneath the flesh of my hands are actually veins carrying deoxygenated blood fueled my desire to know more about how my body functions. To me, it has always been about getting to know my self better.
Civil Engineering program is in need of a thorough research in the undergraduate study. Research plays a major role in the field of engineering, especially in the field of civil.