PATHS-UP Young Scholars - Final Week Reflections

How was the process of creating a research presentation? Which parts did you struggle with? What new things did you learn?

    Creating my research presentation went fairly well. I was able to reflect upon almost all of the course whilst also talking about my research project, the digital watch. Additionally, the course itself helped me understand much about circuitry in addition to the different ways to implement code into PCBs through Arduino. However, I did face some minor problems whilst forming the device itself. The pulse oximeter that I had incorporated into my device was not able to function properly with the watch's GPS, which forced me to remove all of the code relating to the GPS in addition to the integration itself. After that, though, the watch worked properly, and I was able to present it with ease.

The working watch

What do you plan to bring back to your school and talk to other students/teachers about regarding your experience?

    When I come back to school, I plan to hopefully utilize and enhance my circuitry knowledge for projects relating to my future courses. I will hopefully also talk to my teachers about the different ways in which projects such as the one I did can be implemented into courses to encourage students to engage in both coding and circuitry.

What are your future plans for working with concepts you learned this summer? 

    I plan to expand upon my knowledge of the Linux kernel over the rest of the summer, as it is something that I have wanted to do for a long time. Additionally, I also plan to work on circuitry-based projects, making the circuit knowledge I gained through this course very useful.