[Week 14]: See you, Space Cowboy
Wow, I can't believe its already over! Its been a pleasure being a S-STEM scholar with all of you. I'm going to miss seeing you guys (though I know I'll be seeing another scholar at my ASU scholarship, you know who you are!). I think I really learned a lot about the nature of research. There were pro's and con's to participating in a project outside the Bio-sciences lab. Working in the lab with everyone would have let me spend more time with you all, and feel more connected to the program. It would've been WAY less stressful trying to meet deadlines that my research wasn't in-sync with. In order to gain the full S-STEM experience, I would recommend for others to stick with a more predetermined path with Josh and Matt. However, I think working with Dr. Hamdan gave me a very realistic exposure to research. There are times when you're waiting on equipment to arrive, such as our Spectra GPS. It required a LOT of background research, especially as a s...