Monday, July 13, 2020
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As week 6 is behind us, I am thinking about how much more I could have accomplished by this time if I were there in person. Considering that the research is mostly hands on experimental work, I imagine it would be much more. My hopes at the beginning of this internship was to work towards publishable results, but that doesn't seem to be possible at this point. Communication during these trying times has been sparse, and as a result of this work is slow. My hopes for the remainder of this internship is that I can accomplish some kind of tangible results with COMSOL simulations, and have something presentable by the time we give our presentations.
This past week we weren’t able to hear Dr. Mather’s talk as planned, but I did get to meet several new people, talk about their work, and hear their advice for my future plans. I was telling one of the colloquium attendees about my interests in topological quantum computing, and she mentioned the Joint Quantum Institute near the University of Maryland. I have heard of this institution before, but it was interesting to hear what information she shared with me about it. The research done there is interesting and I will likely look more into it in the near future.
The week ahead we have a resume writing workshop, something that I will definitely take advantage of. One of the difficulties I have had with resume writing is keeping them short enough while including everything I think is important for employers and reviewers to know. I am confident that I will learn something practical through the workshop and be able to apply it to my resume writing skills in the future.
Billy "Trey" Cole