5/22/25
I finished my spring semester at UF! It's crazy that my first year of college is coming to a close, but I'm really excited for whats to come in the future. I'm concluding my research project with Professor Yuta Takahashi, that being, I've almost completed computing the fake rate for the tau lepton for varying transverse momentums. I've learned so much about ROOT and what it takes to be a computaional physisicst and I'm excited to take on new projects in my future. This summer, I'm mainly focusing on my classes, I'm registered for 18 credits, the more imporant ones being Abstract Algebra, General Chemistry 2, and Public Speaking. I was hoping to take Linear Algebra this summer as well, but I didn't get off the waitlist, however I am grateful that the professor teaching Linear Algebra this summer is letting me audit the class. My main motivation for learning Linear Algebra this summer is to make my experience in Introduction to Quantum Physics 1 come easier, as majority of those I've spoken to say it should be a prerequsite. Regardless, this is going to be a busy summer, but I am here for it and I am so excited for everything I can see happening on the horizon.
3/1/2025
Currently it's half-way through the spring semester at UF. I've been focusing a lot on my classwork, and I've been working hard on research. I've been loving all of my classes, especially biophysics and thermal physics. I've been loving the programming application assignments in biophysics especially, as I find it's been progressing my programming skills past typical computer science programming and into scientific programming. Throughout the semester, I've also been learning ROOT for my research. I've made so many graphs, and I've learned so much about particle physics through my research. Recently I discovered old particle physics blogs, which is something that I've greatly enjoyed reading from time to time.
12/9/2024
I am starting CMS experiment research with Professor Yuta Takahashi! I will be focusing on data analysis and detector design. The data analysis concentrates on discovering more about the tau lepton through computation. The detector design focuses on a new tracker design which utilizes a different mechanic to detect particles, thus eliminating the need to keep the current trackers at freezing temperatures. I'm very excited to begin undergraduate research, especially in the particle physics field.