Intern Blogs

Hey everyone! Can you believe it? We’re almost at the end of my REU program, and this week has been a rollercoaster of emotions. So, the week started off pretty well – just working on the final poster. It’s been like solving a giant puzzle, but luckily, my team was totally in sync. High-fives all…

We’re talking about art again, but its a metaphor. There’s a famous painting made in 1929 by René Magritte called “La Trahison des Images” or, in English, “the Treachery of Images” It’s a beige background with a pipe on it. Underneath the pipe it says, “Ceci n’est pas une pipe,”. In English, for the French…

Next week is the last week of the REU. We are nearing the end already! 🙁 Work-wise, we don’t have too much left to do. We turned in our poster today, which I think turned out amazing. By Wednesday, we need to have the paper finished. On Thursday, we will present at the symposium. In…