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Bryant Willis Major: Environmental Engineering, senior
D’Anastacia Hutchinson Major: Psychology and biology, junior
Impact of experience on your academic journey/career goal My aspiration to become a pediatrician has survived the seemingly insurmountable doubts that life has brought my way. In the medical field, there is a saying: “the learning never stops.” This research has given me a deeper understanding of what it truly means to live a life of continuous learning -- a life that I genuinely enjoy.
Description of your 2025 summer internship/research duties
Description of your 2025 summer internship/research duties
I performed analysis of the effects of radiation on soils - specifically, why materials activate when exposed to short, high intensity radiation (simulated nuclear dedonation, nuclear reactor) Host company/institution Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s Air Force Institute of Technology.
I analyzed the intricate relationship between mite-biting behavior and flight performance in honey bees (Apis mellifera). The second portion of my experiment was conducted, which involved the collection and evaluation of high– and low-mite-biting honeybees to compare flight distance, duration, and velocity. Host company/institution Central State University’s Honey Bee Research Lab
Title Intern Research Assistant, NEAT Center.
Start date/end date April 25-September 10.
Title Undergraduate Student Researcher
Lessons learned
Start date/end date May 20-June 20.
This experience taught me the importance of written communication, deadlines, and how to go above and beyond the expectations of your employer
Lessons learned
I learned that “the absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence.” Research is not always a one-way street; it is a multifaceted highway that holds roadblocks, stop signs, and roundabouts. The need for modification is not proof of failure, but an indication of scientific rigor and deep understanding.
Impact of experience on your academic journey/career goal
This internship allowed meto pursue my
niche interest in nuclear physics at a graduate level. Furthermore, this internship reinforced my interest in pursuing a graduate degree in a STEM- related research field. graduate level. Furthermore, this internship reinforced my interest in pursuing a graduate degree in a STEM-related research field.
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