Dr. Oval's presentation was all about structures, shapes, and symmetry. During his time with us he gave us a guideline on how to build somewhat symmetrical arcs out of asymmetrical woodblocks. I was inspired by his presentation because it encouraged me to think about why certain shapes and densities made/make better (aesthetically) and safer structures in the history of architecture and in modern architecture.

Dr. Joy, introduced us to Ramanujan last week as one of our daily scientists of color that teens may have never heard of. Ramanujan was a completely new name to me but his life made an infinite mark on the science world. His calculations on infinity are now used in modern day science to support string theory and even the behavior of black holes. His ideas on infinity is not directly correlated to this research project but it needs to be noted and effects the science community in every way; mathematically and theoretically.