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<Title>Natural History Research Experiences: NOW ACCEPTING APPS!!</Title>
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<Summary>If you missed the capstone presentations of our December graduating seniors held on Tuesday, no worries! They are now online through our website.   http://inds.umbc.edu/capstone-presentations/</Summary>
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<Title>Researcher of the Week: Brandon Alexander</Title>
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It can also be helpful to ask your friends or professors to read your personal statement and give suggestions.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>What was your summer research project this year?</strong></div><div>My project focused on finding an expansion for a fundamental solution to Laplace’s equation in rotationally-invariant cyclidic coordinates. Basically, Laplace’s equation is a fairly important partial differential equation in physics and you usually want to use a coordinate system that best matches your problem. Similar work has been done on the more well-known coordinate systems, like spherical or cylindrical coordinates, but very little has been done in these coordinates.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Who was your mentor for this project? </strong></div><div>My mentor was Dr. Howard Cohl from the Applied and Computational Mathematics Division in the Information Technology Laboratory.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>How much time do you put into this work? </strong></div><div>We were full-time employees for eleven weeks, so we had to show up for eight hours a day, five days a week. I did take advantage of the various weekly seminars and special events, which helped break up the week into more manageable chunks.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Were you paid? Where did you live?</strong></div><div>We were paid a stipend of $5500 ($500 per week). 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I spoke up to my adviser and we figured out a new project that was much more geared towards my skills and interests. My adviser was very accommodating and for that I am extremely thankful.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>How does this research relate to your course work at UMBC?</strong></div><div>Through research I was finally able to use the techniques and concepts I learned in the classroom. Key concepts for my research were Laplace’s equation and separation of variables from Partial Differential Equations and coordinate transformations and the metric tensor from Differential Geometry. That said, being involved in research also means learning new skills and concepts that you would likely never see in the classroom. Research is the process of continually learning and applying your knowledge.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>What is your advice to other students about getting involved in research?</strong></div><div>My advice is to start early and get to know your professors. 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<Title>IS Majors, you're in luck! The iSchool is STILL taking apps!</Title>
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<Title>International Field Research Deadline December 3</Title>
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<Title>Undergraduate research has a HISTORY of being life changing!</Title>
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<Title>GLOBAL STUDIES majors make the world go round!!</Title>
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<Title>Researcher of the Week: Oleg Makarevich</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><div>Meet Oleg,</div><div><br></div><div>He is a Biological Sciences major and a two-time URA Scholar. In his spare time he offers his services as a tutor at the <a href="http://chemistry.umbc.edu/overview/chemistry-tutorial-center/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Chemistry Tutorial Center</a>. His future pursuits includes obtaining an MD/PhD and conduct research while being a specialist and continuing to see patients.</div><div><br></div><div><div><strong>How did you find your mentor for year research project?</strong></div><div>I had applied to quite a few different summer programs across the country and did not get in, so I talked with Dr. Lindahl of the UMBC Biology Department, and he was willing to accept me as a summer intern (summer 2012).</div><div><br></div><div><strong>How did you know this was the project you wanted to do?</strong></div><div>Honestly, at the time I applied, I did not know much about how research was conducted. I was more concerned with finding a way to get my foot in the door and to learn the methods necessary than about my project. In the end, I enjoyed it and have continued working on the project I started last fall.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Is this your first independent research project?</strong></div><div>Yes, this is my first independent research project.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Do you get course credit for this work?</strong></div><div>I do get course credit for this work (1 credit).</div><div><br></div><div><strong>How much time do you put into it?</strong></div><div>It really depends on the week, but on average I would say about 10-15 hours per week.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>How did you hear about the Undergraduate Research Award (<a href="http://www.umbc.edu/undergrad_ed/research/URA/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">URA</a>) program?</strong></div><div>My mentor had mentioned it to me, and I looked it up and thought it would be great to have my project funded.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>What academic background did you have before you applied for the URA?</strong></div><div>I was a sophomore Biochemistry major at the time, so I was taking Organic Chemistry and Genetics. I had a solid foundation from high school and was able to not only complete my coursework but reach beyond and conduct research.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Was the application difficult to do?</strong></div><div>No, the application was quite easy.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>How much did your mentor help you with the application?</strong></div><div>My mentor helped me significantly with editing and tailoring my abstract (and the scope of my project).</div><div><br></div><div><strong>What has been the hardest part about your research?</strong></div><div>The hardest part is always the failures. Especially in biology research when sometimes it takes a week or two to complete an experiment. Starting over, especially when you do not know what went wrong and have to troubleshoot can be painful. However, the rewarding feeling of accomplishment when that experiment finally works is incredible.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>What was the most unexpected thing?</strong></div><div>The most unexpected thing was the relaxed atmosphere in my lab. I always imagined a lab was a place with lots of people with white coats and masks who worked on a clock and didn't talk much. I was so wrong! In reality, a lab is filled with regular people who just happen to also be passionate about science and research.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>How does your research relate to your work in other classes?</strong></div><div>There have been quite a few times when I was sitting in class and could barely contain my excitement because I was "learning" exactly what I had already done in lab that week.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>What is your advice to other students about getting involved in research?</strong></div><div>Find something that you can be passionate about. Something that you'd be willing to read a long, difficult paper about. And then pursue it with all you have. Find what's worth that kind of effort.</div></div><div><br></div><div>Read his abstract here...</div></div>
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