The summer before 6th grade, I was introduced to what would become one of the greatest passions I have in life: geology. This realization occurred while I visited the Grand Canyon and Garden of the Gods National Parks in the western United States. Consequently, while I explored these natural wonders, I found I wanted to discover and know the secrets these rocks held about their geological history, their specific formations, and other geological wonders such as the Tibetan Plateau and the Door to Hell in Turkmenistan. My career path as a budding geoscientist had begun.
After this vacation, I enrolled myself in more Earth Science classes, read geology textbooks in my spare time, and volunteered at the local science museum to assist with general exhibits as well as ongoing geology summer camps for young children. During various trips to the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., I found myself captivated by the Gems and Mineral Hall. Due to my vast collection of pictures from this hall, my mother has banned me from entering it, as once I enter these rocks, I only leave when the museum closes. The attraction I feel towards rocks has been an …show more content…
Each college course that I have enrolled in, piques my interest in a new field of geology, from tectonics to geochemistry, and from geophysics to glaciology. Geology has guided my research interests as well. As a college freshman, I was accepted into a research group with Dr. Kevin Furlong to research earthquakes along the Himalayan Fault, along with major earthquakes around the world, such as the Vanuatu (M 7.1 on 10/21/2015), and the Chile earthquake (M7.8 on 9/16/2015). Within the year, my research interest changed to glaciology, based on a glaciology lecture in my geophysics course. Accordingly, I began researching glaciers in Antarctica with Sridhar
After this vacation, I enrolled myself in more Earth Science classes, read geology textbooks in my spare time, and volunteered at the local science museum to assist with general exhibits as well as ongoing geology summer camps for young children. During various trips to the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., I found myself captivated by the Gems and Mineral Hall. Due to my vast collection of pictures from this hall, my mother has banned me from entering it, as once I enter these rocks, I only leave when the museum closes. The attraction I feel towards rocks has been an …show more content…
Each college course that I have enrolled in, piques my interest in a new field of geology, from tectonics to geochemistry, and from geophysics to glaciology. Geology has guided my research interests as well. As a college freshman, I was accepted into a research group with Dr. Kevin Furlong to research earthquakes along the Himalayan Fault, along with major earthquakes around the world, such as the Vanuatu (M 7.1 on 10/21/2015), and the Chile earthquake (M7.8 on 9/16/2015). Within the year, my research interest changed to glaciology, based on a glaciology lecture in my geophysics course. Accordingly, I began researching glaciers in Antarctica with Sridhar