Hello, everyone. Welcome to my weekly update! This week has been an eye-opener for me. I was challenged in so many ways; however, the challenges I faced helped me understand an important lesson. Not everything runs smoothly in life; there will always be bumps along...
with the 2nd week already over I'm already half way done with my time in Arizona, this week was full of excitement getting to interact with all the kids in this first week of camp as well as learn along side them, seeing all the...
Hello again! My name is Izzy Giroir, and I have the amazing opportunity to be working at the Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) this summer! More specifically, I'll working in the field of neuroscience at the Ye Lab, located in the Dorris Neuroscience Center (DNC). The...
Hello everyone! Week 3 at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) looked a little different than usual. Isaias was away on a school trip, so I spent the week handling projects on my own, and there was certainly no shortage of work to do. [caption...
My third week at the University of Houston has just ended, and I am super excited to say I got a lot done. I was able to do lots of different experiments and use different machines and tools to help the other grad students and...
[caption id="attachment_34075" align="alignright" width="225"] I got some EGI merch![/caption] My first week went in a flash and by all means was wonderful and interesting. I came into Salt Lake City during the weekend before the beginning of my internship, and I met my wonderful host family...
[caption id="attachment_34071" align="alignright" width="262"] Example of FreeSurfer Analysis[/caption] Happy Father's Day! Somehow, we’re already two weeks into this internship. Sidenote: I’m going to keep this blog a little shorter and sweeter than last week’s. This week, I’ve spent a lot more time tuning in on the...
Howdy! Let me tell you all, my first week working under Andrea Willhite at University of Louisville Health – Frazier Rehabilitation Institute has been anything but dull. Who would have thought that I would be eager to head to work in the morning–even after the...
During the Week: [caption id="attachment_34038" align="alignleft" width="251"] Chemical Cabinet![/caption] On Monday, me and my lap partner, Brylea, started bright and early to get to the lab in time to participate in more NMR titrations. While the process was pretty much the same as last time, we used...
I have just completed my second week at the University of Houston! I have spent most of my time in the lab working on locating and sealing any leaks in the evaporator and getting more experience with the machine under professor Baldelli's supervision. A leak...
I made it through the second week of being at the University of Houston, and it is safe to say that we are starting to get into the nitty gritty of my project. Last week I covered all of the surface-level topics covered in macrocyclic...
Hello everyone! Welcome back to my weekly update on my internship! This week has been filled with so many fun things that I can't wait to share with you all. Let's start off with some cool stuff I did in the lab. LAB/RESEARCH This week in the...
[caption id="attachment_33816" align="alignleft" width="328"] Camera/UV system with mounting plate.[/caption] Hi everyone. For Week 2 at LASP, both Isaias and I continued working on our Camera/UV system, specifically focusing on the positioning stage. This stage is what holds our samples and lets us make tiny, precise movements....
Hello everyone! This second week at LASP was very interesting but very tedious. For designing and modeling, most people use CAD, which is a software that you can use to make 2D or 3D models. Just like other softwares many engineers and designers use its...
Hello! It's crazy how fast the first week of my internship at Camp Level Up has flown by. This first week was all about training, and I had so much fun learning the software we'll be using. We covered how to work with the kids...