Plasma Seminar
Last Friday I gave a talk to some plasma physicists about the scrape-off layer (SOL), and it went very well. My seminar lasted an hour, and they asked many questions. It was like I was defending my research. I couldn?t answer some questions because most of what I know about the SOL and plasma physics I learned this summer. This experience was my first taste of what is to come in my professional career. Seminars, like the one I gave, are very commonplace in a research driven environment. Ideas are presented and debated among other scientists on a regular basis. It is a very exciting atmosphere for me, and I am excited to pursue science even more.
In November the Department of Energy (DOE) will be sending me to Dallas, Texas to present my research at the American Physical Society ? Division of Plasma Science (APS-DPS) meeting. This meeting will comprise plasma and fusion research being done all over the US, presented by top researchers in the field. I can?t wait to see what exciting new research is being done. This internship has definitely been the most worthwhile endeavor in my undergraduate career.
This past weekend I met up with my girlfriend and dad in Washington, DC to get away from Princeton for a while. We went to the Newseum, a museum about the history of journalism in the US. The Newseum, is probably one of my favorite museums now. I recommend it. The trip to DC was fun, but it makes me even more anxious to come back home. I?ve got a poster to make, a paper to write, and I?ve got to chop up my 1 hour presentation to 10 minutes so I can give the summary talk to my peers on the last day. I?ll be busy until the last day, August 15... my birthday. Then I have 4 days to rest, and then it?s back into full time student mode.
Posted at 10:00AM Aug 07, 2008 by jlbarton in General | Comments[0]