Just in case you didn't learn enough about my educational pursuits on my personal page, here is more.
I would have to say that I am a very good student. I had one of the top ten GPA's in my high school class. I have been on the dean's list every semster of college and I am a member of Phi Kappa Phi.
Like I said before, I am a physics student. I love studying physics. I also consider myself a student of mathematics. Actually, I love learning anything. I have not found an area of study that I hate. Now I have hated some classes, but never the knowledge or the process of learning. I trace this love of learning back to when I was little. My parents always provided my with a chance to ask questions and learn. I was always going to museums and loved books.
Recently I have been seduced by the idea of going to graduate school. It seems like I can't get enough learning. I would love the chance to learn more about the area of physics. I like physics because it describes the world around us.
Since I am a senior, I have to complete a senior project to get my degree. This is a year long project that is concieved and completed by the student with supervision by a faculty memeber. I decided to do a project mainly involved with fluid dynamics, but also involving optics. My goal is to measure the velocity of fluid particles in a cross section of a particular type of flow. The flow system I am interested in is the flow between two concentric cylindars, with the inner one rotating and the outer one stationary. The idea is the that fluid had no velocity at the boundary of the container, so the velocity is not constant over the width of the flow. I am trying to use a measurement technique called Laser Doppler Velocimetry (LDV) to measure the velocity of the fluid particles. This is proving to be a very difficult task, and hopefully I will have some results by the end of the semster. When I do complete this project, I will post my work here.