I'm excited to continue doing a STEM internship this year! Unfortunately, I won't get to continue working on my particle physics research with Dr. Bellis, because he isn't a mentor this year, but I'm looking forward to a new experience.
I'm interested in a STEM internship because I love questions that don't have answers. Science research is all about exploring the unknown, and that's something that has always fascinated me. I had a wonderfully challenging experience last year, and I definitely learned a lot about having to work through and find solutions to unexpected obstacles that come up. This year, I want to both build on these skills and develop new ones. I'm going to work towards improving my experimental technique, and I want to get more practice doing basic lab work. I also want to improve my reasoning skills, which is important not only in scientific research but pretty much any field a person can go into.
It's going to be a great year! I can't wait to find out which mentor I get placed with.
