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Arizona State University - The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University

Student Researcher

May - July 2022 • Tempe, AZ

What I liked

I enjoyed working on a team during the (AM)^2 REU. All of my teammates from this experience were absolutely fantastic! They were all great to get along with, and we worked well as a team. It was grand getting some hands-on experience with mathematical modelling. My mentor walked me through how to use differential equations to track the rate populations catch COVID-19 and recover from it, with and without a vaccine. In spite of the fact that I have not yet taken a course of differential equations, he explained it very well and I caught on quickly. I gained some valuable skills with how to program a mathematical/scientific presentation using LaTeX Beamer. I am glad this experience is remote, because I cannot travel to the campus at this time. Thanks to this experience, my team and I are working on publishing an article based on our research to SIURO!

What I wish was different

The REU was really great. I cannot think of anything that I would change.

Advice

Be prepared to devote a lot of time to this research experience. Our team would often meet for twelve hours a day Monday-Friday.
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