expecting something different,a great opportunity

Post date: Aug 14, 2013 4:55:33 PM

I can't believe

that our time at Stanford has already ended. History of Life Program was a great opportunity for everyone to learn from others, to make friends, and to contribute to science.To start with, Noel is a great teacher! I can't emphasize on how helpful and patient he was with us in the classroom. He taught us how to use R, a statistical tool that makes analyses easier to perform. Also the end of the summer project presentation was quite interesting. As I listened to the other interns talk about their results, I found out that some of us acquired the same results, or used the same methods/data for our project.After going to workshops and/or Wednesday meetings, I was introduced to a big understanding of arsenic poisoning, phytoplankton, and earthquakes. I specifically enjoyed the lab tours because it was fascinating to visit other interns’ labs and for them to tell us what exactly they were working on. The first time I stepped into the History of life classroom, I was quite expecting something different, like measuring a real fossil but to my surprise, we measured from thick ostracod volumes. I remember feeling nervous during the orientation day since I knew that we all came from different cities of the Bay Area. However, throughout the summer, I have gotten close to my fellow interns. I truly had an amazing summer working with the Echinoderms volumes and of course with my fellow interns as well.Lastly, I’d like to thank Jenny for giving me the opportunity to work at the program and Noel and Jon for helping us throughout our projects. I also appreciate Long for being a great partner and for explaining topics that were vague to me. I’d like to thank each and every one of you “interns” for making my summer memorable! I am going to miss you guys. Looking forward to see you all at AGU!