Monday-Wednesday: I went to Washington D.C to attend the Tech Connect Conference. It was a very great experience. I attended the CHIPS Workforce Development program seminar, which talked about the semiconductor industry and the many possible career opportunities.

I had the chance to see some friends present their posters and I also had the opportunity to speak to a research neurologist from Siena, Italy! He gave me his email and told me that if I am ever interested in sharing my research (with Matt’s approval), to just email him and we could have a zoom meeting.

I also had the very great and unique opportunity to go to the White House and speak to some federal government officials! The feds wanted to meet with us to talk about our experiences attending community college, letting them know how they could help us better in regards to getting financial support and the great idea of apprenticeships.

Thursday: I took the day off today. I responded to all of my emails, completed surveys the directors from the convention sent, and other paperwork Dr. Ashcroft sent.

Friday: I went to the City of Sugar Land Surface Water Plant today. The trip was very informative. I enjoyed the time there. After getting lunch, I continued working on implementing the goodness metric using FFT. Still a challenge.