The Honors Program has been a journey over the past year as I have been becoming increasingly involved in my project, academic community, and the honors program at large. The role of a scientist in the world has grown progressively clearer for me. The experiences leading to this evolution of definition have been my interactions with peers within and outside of my field, role models in science, and pure experimental experience. The most impactful interactions with peers have always corresponded with some explanation of what my work has consisted of. Specifically, the interaction with peers outside of science that was most informative for me was the first time we presented on our projects to our honors class. While there were some science-based
