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Particle traveling.
Subatomic secrets whispering.
Time revealing.

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particle traveling
subatomic secrets whispering
Time revealing.

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Particle traveling through time.
Subatomic secrets whispering.
Tme revealling.

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When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity. Albert EinsteinRead more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/alberteins100656.html

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When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity. Albert EinsteinRead more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/alberteins100656.html

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Robert Maldonado

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snapped this while we were contemplating physics

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snapped this while we were contemplating physics

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Robert Maldonado

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Greetings. I am a physics major starting my third year here at SDSU. I've always been curious about the world and love finding out how things work, so naturally I love science. I also especially enjoy the complex weirdness of theories like General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics. I hope to eventually earn a PhD, which means I have a lot of work ahead of me, and that has brought me here.

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I am a physics major planning to change to a mechanical engineering major to pursue my interest in fiber optics. I work at a math tutoring center where I help kids with their math homework. I love making computer music, playing guitar, learning more about nanotechnology, and sleeping. This semester is easily going to be the most painful and rigorous of my life, but hopefully will pay off in the near future.

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I transferred to SDSU last year as an applied math major. After some careful evaluation, I decided that physics was more to my liking. This semester is going to be the most strenuous I have had yet, however also the most interesting. I am excited to be finally taking upper division physics courses and am able to use the math I've been learning since grade school. My future career plans are to end up somewhere in aerospace engineering working or designing rockets for space travel.

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I'm a junior and a physics major here at SDSU and I am exploring different areas of physics to see what catches my fancy. I look forward to work with all of you.

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Hi everyone, my name is Shawn. I am majoring in Applied Math and Astronomy and I am minoring in Honors Interdisciplinary Studies. I'd like to eventually earn a PhD in Astrophysics (and maybe a higher degree in Math as well), but I don't plan on going into grad school immediately after earning my degree. Instead, I'm considering going into the Navy as an officer and seeing what kind of career path I could follow in the military for a while. If I didn't do that, I likely would jump directly into grad school. In this class, I'm looking forward to deepening my understanding of some of the more abstract concepts of physics, which have always intrigued me.

I'm from Los Angeles originally. I have four little brothers; I'm the oldest and only woman. I'm 22 years old. My best friend has two daughters, whom I refer to as my nieces, and they're a very big part of my life.

This is getting to be a bit fragmented, so I'll end it here. See y'all in class!

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How's it going?
I am a third year physics major, minoring in Interdisciplinary Studies. I'm originally from Ventura, California, which is a small beach town below Santa Barbara. I am not sure what drew me to pick physics as my major, but I hope it leads me to discover incredible things about our universe. After I receive my bachelors degree I hope to find work in my field of research while attaining my masters degree. I then hope to further my education into a doctorate's degree, all while working for a private sector company in physics.

Subjects that interest me most in physics include nuclear physics, optics, and astrophysics. Some of my hobbies include long walks on the beach, surfing, going to concerts, playing sports, and watching Game of Thrones. I hope I get to know you all well and be able to work along side you in the future.

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Hello classmates!

I am a senior Astronomy major and a transfer student from Southwestern Community College. Originally, I transferred as a BS Astronomy major, but I am currently changing it to a BA. This, because I realized that my main professional goal is to become a K-12 teacher, and the research part of a BS is required and not optional as in BA. Since my lifelong passion has been Astronomy, why not just learn as much as I can about it and do my career in teaching based on the skills that I get from studying Astronomy at SDSU.

This is officially the first semester I am dedicating all my time to my major requirements and not sharing it with general education. So, it is going to be a harder but enjoyable semester, I predict. Modern physics is something that contains lots of mind-blowing information that tend to amaze people. I think good teaching happens when someone gets to amaze someone else. Therefore, my beliefs are that this class will make a positive contribution in my growth as a teacher; I hope this class creates a positive impact for you guys as well!

Besides getting a teaching credential, I also want to earn a Math minor. I just love math have an interested in teaching it.

I am looking forward to working with you soon! Let's get this through!

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Hello all, I am a transfer student from Cuyamaca college majoring in Physics after a brief stint in Electrical Engineering. Originally, I had studied EE with the hope of working in sustainable energy fields. I decided to choose Physics over Engineering because the material was more intuitive and interesting. Also, the thought of being a part of the 'web of science' was more appealing than ending up as a cog in the wheel of a giant corporation that may have a negative impact on the world. I want to learn more about Physics because I think it is very beautiful how natural phenomena can be described mathematically and also because the process of problem solving can be wonderfully engrossing. I may switch fields after getting my BS, but I think that Physics is a great foundation for a career in any science that comes with its own set of perspectives and skills that can be applied in fields where those perspectives may be missing.

I have lived in San Diego for about 15 years now and work as a technician at a local computer repair company and a physics TA at Cuyamaca college. In my small bit of free time, I like volunteering for programs like hospice and the American Cancer Society as well as stuff like yoga, meditation, hiking/camping, music and anything new or exciting (still working up the courage to sky dive!). I am the first in my family to attend college, so it wasn't necessarily valued but they have been supportive. From this class, I hope to gain a better understanding of quantum mechanics and solid-state physics as well as maybe learning about complexity theory and fractal properties of micro and macro physical systems, if possible.

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Hi guys, I'm Chrisman!

I'm an M.S. student in Physics.  In undergrad, I studied Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior at UC Davis.  I like music a lot too, so I minored in it while I was there.

I was lucky enough to work in the High Energy Physics Department at Davis on a couple of really cool instrumentation projects for the LUX collaboration. I fell in love with physics while working there, and learned all kinds of stuff about electronics, computer programming, building ultra high vacuum systems, and RGA mass spectroscopy. I also got to attend the NSSC Nuclear Analytical Techniques Summer School at the start of my senior year. And then when I graduated, I took a job as a junior specialist in my PI's group and worked with him for a year.

This past year I got to work at Amgen in a Small Molecule cancer research group for a couple months.  The experience only served to solidify my passion for research, and led me to apply to SDSU to pursue this Master's in Physics.  At the moment, I'm strongly considering a path in biophysics, which I think would be really cool to apply to human space exploration.  Or at least that's my loose idea.

Besides all of the school and learning and research, I really like to skate, surf, play guitar, hike, and snowboard (even though I didn't get much of a season this year because I broke my collarbone on the first day).

I'm super excited to be here learning with such an awesome group.  And I'm especially excited to get some formal introduction to the past 100 years of physics.  I can't wait to see what this course and this year brings us.

Nice to meet you all!

Have great days,
Chrisman

This is a picture of me leaving JFK airport after living in New York with my girlfriend for a few months this year.  My bag was overpacked, so I had to take a bunch of stuff out and my carry-on ended up being a boot.

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My major is physics; I am a fourth year. I am interested in biophysics. Upon graduation I would like to attend graduate school where I would like to apply my knowledge in computational physics to better understand biological systems. I am currently in Dr. Baljon’s computational soft matter lab in which I model the movement of phage in mucus networks. Over the summer I was part of a REU at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in which I designed black phosphorus nanostructures to study its plasmonic resonance. Having a college degree is valued and expected in my family. I am looking forward to learning more about band theory and also quantum theory. I hope that after this course I am able to better understand nature’s laws and using the new knowledge to become a better physicist.

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Hi, I go by Seb. I am 20 years old and am an Astronomy major. I am thinking about switching to physics and double majoring in philosophy. I am originally from Los Angeles (specifically "The Valley") and I transferred to SDSU after 2 years in community college. My mom is from El Salvador and my dad is from Argentina. They never had a college education or even the opportunity so they stressed higher education on my sister and I. Although they are already proud of what I have accomplished, my main goal is to be proud of myself. I want to get a Ph.D in physics or astronomy, to contribute to the ultimate puzzle that is the universe. Other than that, another life goal of mine is to write my own television series. I am mostly aiming to start with cartoons/animated shows, but I plan to branch out and try Breaking Bad-esque types of shows. I am hoping the knowledge I learn from this course and my degrees can be applied to whatever sci-fi thriller I can come up with!

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Hey everyone, I'm Serena! I am an Astronomy major with a passion for music. I am currently a junior here at SDSU, and I like to think of myself as an easygoing person.

I chose Astronomy as my major because there are so many interesting things to learn about, explore, and discover in our ever expanding universe! And yes, of course, I am a strong believer that we are not the only life forms out there. After completing my BS at SDSU, I plan on going to graduate school to continue to better myself in the field of Astronomy. My long term goal is to get a Ph.D. in a concentrated field of Astronomy, but I haven't quite narrowed down which emphasis I like the best yet.

Born and raised in Southern California, I knew I couldn't leave when I went away for college. I'm from the LA area, but San Diego was calling my name when it came time to apply for universities. This year, I am the treasurer of the Schwartz Astronomical Society (astronomy club) here on campus. I am very excited to be more involved with the club this year! Hopefully we'll be able to arrange a trip up to LA for a day to see Griffith Observatory (in addition to going out to see SDSU's Mount Laguna Observatory).

Aside from academics, I enjoy playing the saxophone in the ensembles here at SDSU! This year I am the section leader of the alto saxophone section for the marching band. I also play in the Pep/Varsity Bands at the men's and women's basketball games. So keep an eye out for me the next time you go out to support our Aztecs at a football or basketball game!

I'm looking forward to this semester & getting to know more of you on a more personal level! Take care!

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Hello everyone, my name is Daniel and I am a Senior here at SDSU studying Environmental Engineering. I am taking this course because I have a minor minor in Physics. I am currently pursuing a career in water sustainability. Some of my hobbies include running and surfing. I cannot wait to have a great last fall semester and get to meet some of you on a greater personal level!

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Hey what's up! I'm Chris and I am currently an Astronomy major. I chose this major because I have a need for discovery and exploration! One of my favorite things about this subject is there so much to discover because of how massive the universe is. There is so much that we don't know and this is what strives me to pursue this field. I've always been fascinated with space ever since I was introduced to it back in middle school and ever since then, I knew this was what I wanted to do. One of my main goals is to learn as much as possible in this science field!

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My name is Joe Millar and I am a junior this year.  I am currently a Physics major.  My main goal is to learn as much as I possibly can here at SDSU.  I enjoy many different activities ranging from backpacking to playing the trumpet.  I look forward to learning with everyone in the semester ahead.

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Hi, I’m an exchange student from Germany and I’m really looking forward to my one semester here. At home I’m studying Biomathematics and Biophysics. Physics interests me because it describes and shows you how things work and what the background of daily movements is. Quantum Physics is an area which I’ve been curious to learn more about since high school and now I finally get the chance.
I also like doing any kind of sport. Usually I play tennis or golf and I also dance. I’m really excited about this new experience here and getting to know new people.

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Three things:  Astronomy, Math, Star Trek.
These are the things I'm most fascinated and entertained by.
I drive a lot and I work a lot too, but the free time that I do have I spend playing video games or squeezing in a couple episodes of Netflix. I love to cook and one of my part-time jobs is being a dog-sitter. As you might be able to tell I do a little bit of everything.
One other thing that really defines who I am is that I am a musician in the little free time that I have. I've been playing bass guitar now for around 5 or 6 years and have performed alongside big bands in the metal genre. You will recognize me by looking for the long-haired guy in your class.

P.S. I feel like I'm writing a Craigslist ad right now.

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Hello everyone! I'm an Applied Mathematics major, plus I'm minoring in physics. Before becoming a math major I used to be in Aerospace Engineering but eventually switched to math, and a year later declared the minor, since I wanted to emphasis on science. When I graduate, I'm planning to work with the Aerospace or Biotech industry and start working on a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering a few years from now. Ironically when I came to SDSU I hated math and I started as an Hospitality and Tourism Management major, but start liking it after taking a lower division math course. After that point in my life I realize that I enjoyed math. Three years later I realized that I also like programming. Besides math and physics, I also like to wake up early and go to the gym (ARC) here at SDSU. Funfact: as a hobby I like to collect beer caps from different beers from around the world. Most of them are from different places I have travelled to.

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My name is robert maldonado and i am a senior at sdsu. I am an electricle engineering major as well as a physics minor. After i graduate i would like to continue my education in physics

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My name is, as I put above, Nathan Stein. I am currently a junior here at SDSU. I love physics and have since i can remember, I am also quite fond of chemistry. From this class I hope to learn more about physics that i don't yet know or understand, and get a better handle on the math and physics concepts I already know. After graduation I would idealy like to get a Ph.D. in physics and a masters in chemistry, but I would happily settle on getting just a Ph.D. sometime in the future.

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Hello. I'm a transfer student from Ohlone in Fremont, CA and the local circuit as well. I'm 22 so university has been a long time coming. Excited to be an active participant in

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I'm a physics major and I'm excited to finally be getting into upper division physics. For three years I trained to be a helicopter pilot which is where I would have told you my love for physics finds its roots. Since then, I have began exploring new doors that are opened by physics and my passion is drawing me closer to the world or racing and designing cars.

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Hi everyone! I am currently a junior here at San Diego State, and I am a physics major. I thoroughly enjoy learning and applying what I learn to my daily life. My passions for learning and teaching have aspired me to be on the road to become a professor. Everything that I value in school has either come from my family or from my amazing teachers. If anything, I want to give back to those that have inspired me so much throughout my life, and motivate others to value education the way that I do.

I have had an interest in physics ever since I was a junior in high school. That was the year that I first took physics. I was very intrigued on how physicists were able to describe the motion and laws of the universe using mathematics. Math has always been one of my favorite subjects, so I was able to relate to physics fairly easily. I have loved the subject ever since. One of my favorite areas of physics to study is relativity and quantum mechanics, so I am really looking forward to this class. I really want to learn more about the quantum realm, and how scientists are able to physically and mathematically describe that reality.

One of my favorite past times is playing the electric bass. I have been playing bass for about 12 years, and it has always been a big part of my life. I am currently in a band in San Diego called Going Postal, so if anyone ever wants to listen to some good music, give us a listen. I can't wait to meet you all tomorrow for I am really looking forward to it!

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Hi everyone! I am a junior at San Diego State University. I am currently a physics major, and I plan on getting my masters degree and Ph. D. in the hopes of becoming a professor. I really enjoy applying concepts of math and science to the real world in the hopes of helping the world answer some of its most difficult questions. However, I also enjoy using concepts of history, philosophy, and music to help me understand the world that we live in.

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Hello everyone! My name is Marco and I'm a physics major with hopes of a PhD in astrophysics. It's my first semester at SDSU and am excited to begin my upper division coursework!

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Hello all! I am an Applied Mathematics for Physics Senior here at good 'ol SDSU. I do some signal image processing research with Dr. Gilles from the Math Department. Together, we are working on the creation of an open source dataset for imaging through atmospheric turbulence.  Thus far, we have made great strides towards a complete and published dataset.

I was born and raised in San Diego, more specifically in Lakeside. Growing up, I was very involved in both agriculture and music within Lakeside. I raised show pigs and played in a Ska band, as well as my Middle and High School marching and concert bands.

At the age of 17 I joined the Army where I became a Military Policeman. It was, and still is a very large portion of my life as I am currently a Sergeant in the California Army National Guard. The Army took me around the world and back again. I've spent time in San Diego, El Paso, Germany and Afghanistan working a variety of positions.

Other than the the Military and Math, I am an avid cyclist in San Diego and throughly enjoy getting out on my road bike 3 times a week!

I look forward to starting this year off with y'all! It should prove to be an outstanding time. Until Monday!

-Nick

Attached is one of my favorite photos of me ever taken. This marvelous photo was taken during the 2016 Student Research Symposium when I was getting (potentially) too animated during my presentation ;-)

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hey everyone! i am really excited about this course and getting to know all of you. my goals are to graduate and then attend grad school in Astronomy where i would want to peruse a career in teaching. i was born and raised in San Diego and have been active in sports sense i was 5.

i work for SDSU tennis team currently and was a former pro tennis player and college tennis coach as well. i now stay active by swimming and going to the arc when i have time.

right now i am working on two projects. eclipsing binary stars, in astronomy, and learning glass videos, in mathematics. both are challenging but very exciting as well. i can't wait to see you all in class and lets make it a great semester!!

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I just became a Physics major last semester after completing the required courses needed to switch. I originally attended SDSU as an engineering major. However, I decided to switch majors after attempting to take two computer engineering courses and realizing computer programing was not suited for me. I decided to pursue Physics because I appreciate how Physics can allow one to analyze all the various phenomena and attempt to explain them quantitatively. After hopefully obtaining my Bachelor's Degree in Physics, I hope to continue my studies in Physics to earn a Master's Degree in Physics.

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Born and raised in Southern California, I am a first generation college student. My parents heavily influenced me to go to college and to take advantage of my Dad’s VA Tuition waiver. I also wanted to challenge myself and learn something new. I majored in physics after really liking it in high school.

There are so many things I want to do that it’s hard where to start. My goals in college is to ultimately decide a career path, and to continue growing and learning.

Aside from school, I like to go bowling, eat, and play with my dogs. I have one 13 year old Pekingese and an almost 6 month old Labrador-Pointer mix.

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Hello everyone, my name is Jon and I'm a physics major. I am 27 and a transfer student. Right after high school I went to a short culinary program and worked as a line cook for five years. Now I am back in school after seeing everything a very physically demanding job can offer.

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Hi. I'm a physics major and  I want to learn more about all areas of physics. I'm not sure which area I like the most, but I'm doing biophysics research at the moment and  I'm enjoying it. Shoutout to Dr. Baljon talking about the BAM model! I grew up in Cincinnati, but moved to San Diego in the middle of high school. My dad's a psychiatrist and my mom's a psychologist so analyze that... I think I want to avoid being too much like them, but the allure of graduate school is strong. I hope that this class gives me a greater understanding of what career path I want to go towards and I learn some cool physics.  I'm not finna write a book here so if you're curious ask me. Oh also if anyone is a Rush fan hmu! or if you have tried polyphasic sleep because Imma start that soon.

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Hello, you crazy diamonds! I came to America at the age of seven from Vietnam, I still speak the language fluently. The values that brought me to college was the ability to be less in the dark; education to me means the flashlight that finds the black cat in a dark room. Or maybe if the cat is well trained it will come to you, I don't own a cat.

I'm a double major: physics and applied mathematics. One of my goal is to "catch up" to Richard Feynman and see the world from his perspective; then have an imaginary conversation with him about the world. My academic goal is to get a PhD in theoretical physics, I would like to go into academia and be a professor. If I can talk to people about something I like everyday and let them know that this stuff really is out there! That, to me, will be worth it.
Another goal I would like to achieve is to complete an Iron-Man event, a triathlon event on steroids. It consists of a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, and a 26.2 mile run. If anyone likes to exercise and train; it'll be fun.

Besides school I work part time at a local high school as a math tutor, I do Taekwondo, listen to music, amateur photography; I have a Nikon. And I enjoy the outdoors. I love hiking and adventuring to places where I've never been before, if you like that kind of stuff we should be friends. Exploring with people is much more fun than exploring by yourself, Bilbo would have never left his house if it wasn't for Gandalf.

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After a mid-college crisis I switched from engineering to physics. I have my own questions about the world we live in that I must find the answer to. I'm conceptually adequate but mathematically retarded regarding physics since I just made the switch so don't hate on me if I got a lot of questions because I got some catching up to do. If you see me around say hi!

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I adore physics, patterns, mind games and can't wait to get back into a classroom. Most of the time if I'm not studying then I'm working. Filling my time to escape a sense of existential dread is very important to me and physics is a great way to do it. I'm a physics major with a minor in mathematics and I'd love to minor in philosophy as well (but have zero inclination to devote more than 6 years to a bachelor's degree).
I'll probably find a nickname to most of you since they're fun they help me remember actual names. Tobski and Toblerone are my favorite but I also deliver pizza so it may be nice to hear HomeSlice once or twice.
I found my love for physics after realizing that that my sub-par vision would never allow me to be a pilot. I could not be happier with the direction the universe has steered me and hope to eventually get into the field of particle physics or maybe even work at a particle accelerator. Who doesn't like a good high-speed collision?

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I am Physics Major minoring in Business. There are many things that describe me and what I want to do with my life. I started a blog two years ago about self improvement and motivation,  I also have a portfolio website on the rohan SDSU Server. I am studying physics because when I was a little girl I loved going to work with my dad who worked with Honeywell at the time. He got a Ph.D in Nuclear Physics and then went into industry. I would like to follow in his foot steps slightly. I want to do more of the business and project planning side of Aviation and or optical physics.
I am the Secretary for the Society of physics for the second year in a row. I just stepped down from Presidency from another Org. called Coaching Corps. Which I still participate in . If you want to learn more about me visit my blog at http://www.believeinthebeast.com
or my rohan website at
http://www.sdsu.rohan.edu/~mcguigan
Can't wait to begin the semester!

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Yo! 20yr old Physics major here. I chose to learn physics because of my addiction to extra credit labs during my high school physics class. This and along with competing in two science fairs (I finished #1 and won the sweepstakes awards at the district level, but basically failed at the county level) led me to love this area of science. Performing experiments to learn about our world was an enjoyable experience, therefore I committed to study physics as a career. The dream job would be to work for NASA, but I don’t want to get my hopes up until I earn at least a Master’s degree in physics. I don’t necessarily have a goal for this class other than learn as much as possible, which should be a given already. However, I do hope to meet other physics majors this semester since we’ll all be suffering together as a family until graduation.

Other than schoolwork, I spend my free time watching anime and playing video games (Re:Zero or LoL people here?). See photo: I’m the guy on the left. What better way to give a first impression than to post a random picture I took from this year’s Comic-con? Anyways, see you all during the semester!

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My main values are creativity (which to me means openness to alternative paradigms and the ability to create them) (this goes along with my curiosity), expressing oneself, kindness, and being a good friend and son.  I also like intellectual stimulation.

Right now I'm a physics major, but almost everything interests me, which is why it is difficult to choose exactly what I want to be focused on. I am interested mostly in physics, chemistry, and mathematics, so I am am planing on either dual majoring in chemistry and physics with a minor in mathematics or getting a chemical physics degree.  I am most interested in things that generalize other systems (like fractional calculus, which generalizes derivatives the derivatives to the real and complex numbers, and the concept of the superatom).

I am interested in physics because of the possibility of discovering something, mathematics because of it's concepts and wide range of applicability, and chemistry because of it's spatial aspects and my physics questions about it.

My educational goals are based on my values and are directly related to what draws me to college. My main goal is to learn (mostly about physics and chemistry) and create new concepts with others (this includes philosophy concepts as well as chemistry and physics). I also of course am supposed to earn money so that I am self sufficient, but that is not my main goal. I plan to get a PhD in chemistry/ physics because I want to do research anyway, but the academic path I want to take is the one that leads to a situation where I learn knew things each day in engaging work that results in the creation of new paradigms and discoveries. I tend to think of scientists as giving people choices and expanding their views. Many scientific discoveries can be used for helpful or hurtful purposes (like Einstein's equation E^2=m^2c^4+p^2c^2 , which is very useful but also helped build the atomic bomb (which helped end world war 2 but was also very destructive)) and it is up to others to decide what to do with them. This is why I am not making it a goal to do something that is directly helpful like environmental work but I do have some interest in it and I like the idea of being able to help the environment (which would potentially lead to having more of an environmental academic focus).

Knowledge is valued in my family, but my parents didn't pressure me into going into college because what they mainly value is kindness and good character, and acceptance of others. They knew I would be happy in college though. I also have even more of a thirst for knowledge than they do so I wanted to go to college (I read mathematics, physics, and chemistry books often in my spare time)

My parents both have two masters degrees ( My daddy's (I call him daddy because it is more endearing than calling him dad) degrees include a bachelor's civil engineering degree, a master's environmental engineering degree (both from Harvard) and an acupuncture degree (The acupuncture school merged with Harvard after daddy obtained his degree in acupuncture). My mommy (I call her mommy because it is more endearing) has a masters degree in psychology, a masters in public relations, and a bachelors degree in elementary enducation). My daddy is the lead engineer on the Pure Water San Diego pilot plant project and is assisting with a full scale design to augment one third of the city's drinking water supply. My grandaddy Fred knew 17 (I think it was 17) different languages, world history, had two master's degrees, and had a doctorate without dissertation in electromagnetics.

My work experience includes the following: I am currently working (this summer) under Andrew Cooksy trying to update the computational chemistry program FEMVib created by two of Andrew Cooksy's PhD students so that spherical periodic boundary conditions can be treated by the program. I helped show the Gaussian program to people in the SDSU school science fair event. Last semester and the semester before that I was studying the HC3O radical under Andrew Cooksy using the Gaussian program. In summer 2015 I was a member of the Keck Program (you can find out more about that by google searching "Keck research ready" and viewing the SDSU article on it. In summer 2014 I had an internship with the city of San Diego Water Department. During that I wrote a technical memo on the types of bacteria that are likely to exist in the biological activated carbon filtration system that they had in the Pure Water San Diego pilot plant. I also added tour recommendations, helped with making a spreadsheet of permits held by water departments around the country, and critiqued the ozone system asbuilt drawings. I did other things during that internship but I think that is enough to say for this assignment unless anyone wants to know more. Before that I was a database member volunteer for the non-profit organization Water For People that helps developing countries develop sustainable drinking water supplies and sanitation. I also helped represent that city of San Diego Water Department at a science fair. If more work experience is requested I can provide it.

During this class I want to have interesting physics conversations, gain more understanding of relativity and quantum mechanics, and make a cool physics video project. Also I'm hoping that this will give me more of an idea of which direction I might want to go in within physics (or chemical physics). I'm looking forward to the section on 4 vectors. Also I am hoping to use some of these concepts in games or songs (some of my hobbies are to create board games and beat-box poetry).

I also have a Bionicle(a toy made by Lego) stopmotion youtube channel called SovekAndBeingForm where one of my friends and I make episodes. The link to the channel is

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCns4QqHVy-fAHd9zsQZp8Jw?view_as=public . If the link doesn’t work than you can look up SovekAndBeingForm on youtube. I also like playing a game called flying swordfight using rubber swords and shields, writing, talking about philosophy, playing the piano, and playing the violin.

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My major is geology with an emphasis in geophysics and I plan to minor in physics as well. I really enjoy the way physics can quantify much of the strangeness of our universe. Ideally, I'd like to combine knowledge of geology and physics to study other planets, perhaps via modelling. I was born and raised in Poway, but I currently live like 3 blocks away with 4 friends. On weekends I deliver pizza to make ends meet. From this class I would like to solidify my understanding of special relativity and maybe gain some intuition towards quantum weirdness.

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I am an applied math major with a physics emphasis. More than likely my emphasis will become a minor. I enjoy the logic, order and problem solving applications that mathematics has and I also enjoy understanding the physical laws that God has created in the universe. Besides being the above mentioned major I am also a Biblical Studies major at Southern California Seminary. I believe that science reveals the order and design that God has created, so I hope to gain a deeper understanding of this connection in this class. Upon graduation of my BS in applied math I hope to enter the Non-linear dynamical systems program at SDSU and focus on mathematical physics. I am married with 4 kids and grew in San Diego. I currently sell promotion products ( pens, stickers, keytags...) over the phone, but strive to get into research as a career.

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A short video is posted at https://youtu.be/_g67MMii0ik.