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<Title>How to Get Started in Research Workshop</Title>
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I knew then that I would be doing a project related to HIV prevention.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>How much time do you put into it?</strong></div><div>I work on my project at least 10-15 hours a week. </div><div><br></div><div><strong>What academic background did you have before you started?</strong></div><div>I had been a HAPP major for about a year and a half before becoming a McNair scholar and starting my research. I have taken many English/Writing Intensive classes and other helpful classes in the Math department and under the HAPP curriculum.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>How much did your mentor help you with your research?</strong></div><div>My mentor has been extremely wonderful. She is very dedicated, passionate, and helpful. She actively contributes to the work I do, offering expertise and suggestions along the way. She is always making sure that I have covered all bases and looking for resources to ensure the efficacy of my project. 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<Title>MIT Lincoln Laboratory INFORMATION SESSION 10/27, 12-1 pm</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><div><div>Meet Alex...</div><div>He is a Physics and Mathematics major. He is also a URA Scholar. His future plans includes obtaining his PhD in physics and focusing on research in computational physics.</div><div><br></div></div><div><strong>How did you find your mentor for your research?</strong></div><div>I told my adviser my interests and asked him who in the physics department shared those interests. He told me my best bet was the professor that I am now working with.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>How did you know this was the project you wanted to do?</strong></div><div>I explained my interests and skill set to the professor I am now working with, and we discussed a possible research topic and the ways I could contribute. This particular project was a good fit for me because it satisfies my interests in the mathematics of curved space-time and quantum field theory, and it makes use of my programming experience.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Is this your first independent research project?</strong></div><div>No. I often spend my free time exploring my interests in the form of independent projects.</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>Since I spend so much time on independent projects, I had asked Janet McGlynn about ways I might get funding for one of them long before I applied for funding for the project I am working on today.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>What academic background did you have before you applied for the URA?</strong></div><div>I had spent a lot of time independently studying the subject I am now researching before applying for the URA. This included reading-both directed and undirected--and writing my own simulations of phenomena similar to the one that I am now investigating.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Was the application difficult to do?</strong></div><div>Not particularly. There were plenty of opportunities for getting feedback from Janet McGlynn and the application itself was pretty straightforward anyway.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>How much did your mentor help you with the application?</strong></div><div>He mainly reviewed it for factual accuracy.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>What has been the hardest part about your research?</strong></div><div>There are only a few good introductions to the topic I am investigating, and each one seems to provide a different piece of the whole picture. The hardest part so far has been putting those pieces together.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>What is your advice to other students about getting involved in research?</strong></div><div>I have talked with a lot of friends about applying for research, and their biggest concern is consistently not feeling qualified. I have found applying for research to be like asking someone out on a date. You should be confident, and you should do it because of a genuine interest, not just for something to put on your resume. A lot of people ask for work in order to explore their interests, but I have found it best to explore your interests first. I only look for research on topics that I have explored on my own enough to conclude that I will stay interested, and in which I have enough background knowledge to be able to discuss possible research topics with a professor.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>What are your career goals?</strong></div><div>I am most interested in getting my PhD in physics and doing research in computational physics. There are several areas I could see myself specializing in. I am also open to going into industry after I graduate if I can find a job doing something in line with my interests.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Did you transfer to UMBC from another institution? Where?</strong></div><div>I transferred from the University of Maryland at College Park.</div><div><br></div><div>Read his abstract here...</div></div>
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