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project. “Our pairing up on the project was not an accident,” Dixon says. “My background is in mathematics and Inge’s is in marketing, so we could teach each other a lot. We both worked on everything, but on the data analysis side, when it got really quantitative, I’d show her what I was doing. Whereas, when it came to the marketing side and coming up with the creative ideas, she’d be showing me the ropes.” The MSMA’s focus on real-world experience is perhaps its most unique strength, Dixon says

disciplines can go together, with data analysis as the linking piece,” Hachet says.  During this time of COVID-19 and shelter-in-place, Hachet is staying at a friend’s house off-campus. He hopes to remain in Washington after graduation. “I go on hikes all the time, and everyone here is really friendly,” he says. He hopes to land a position as an Americorps sustainability coordinator right after graduation. Eventually, he’d like to work in data analysis for environmental consulting firms. Hachet will miss

share their summer research from the W. M. Keck Observatory Julian Kop ’24 classifies variable star systems, data processing and modeling. “Astronomy and Astrophysics have been my childhood and career interest since I was an elementary student, and engaging in undergraduate astronomy research kept me motivated and inspired throughout this entire summer,” reflected senior physics major Julian Kop. Two star systems, RR Lyrae and 68 Herculis, exhibit remarkable fluctuations in brightness, rendering

really awesome to pair with other science majors to give more math background to support those concepts,” said Nicola Justice, assistant professor of mathematics. “Such double majors will be set apart and stronger in the job market.” Due to its interdisciplinary nature, the applied mathematics major pairs well with other natural sciences majors such as computer science, physics, and chemistry, as well as with an economics or data science minor. The applied mathematics major is offered in alongside

a graduate student and faculty to develop a research project, gain training in relevant techniques and instrumentation, collect data, and finally produce a poster and research abstract. Students participate in a weekly seminar on undergraduate research covering research ethics, writing a research abstract, making a scientific poster. Students participate in a weekly Materials Science special interest group in which they read scientific journals or tour other labs. Duration: 9 weeks Dates: June

-solving in class.  As each student cohort progresses from the preparatory chemistry course on to general chemistry, we are accumulating data to determine the effectiveness of the course in supporting students’ future success in general chemistry and beyond. Through this project, RISE researchers will develop skills in basic statistical analysis as well as best practices for teaching in undergraduate classes. Faculty mentors:  Drs. Buckley, Lessman, and Mixter Read Previous REU opportunity at Georgia