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Analysis Of The Eisenhower Fellowship Program

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I first heard of the Eisenhower Fellowship Program during the 2015-2016 year. I was honored with the opportunity to conduct research through this program two years in a row. I knew that after the first experience through this fellowship, I wanted to continue researching for the transportation industry with the advantage of having previous experience. For the first year as a recipient, I chose to research roundabouts because it truly interested me especially since, at the time, I was majoring in Civil Engineering. However, this year, I switched majors to Physics/Applied Physics so I wanted to correlate my research topic with my major; therefore I chose to research adaptive cruise control systems. Initially, my research was supposed to …show more content…

Newer cruise control systems are being tested to combat this issue through use of GPS systems. I chose this topic initially because I wanted to investigate whether there existed such a device that regulated the speed of vehicles on roadways prone to speeding-related accidents or collisions. Delving deeper into my topic, I found that adaptive cruise control systems were, essentially, the device I was investigating. As I researched more and more, I found a subtopic that intrigued and fascinated me: String Stability. I was very interested that I was very tempted to apply for the fellowship another year to research it however, since I will be transferring to the University of Hawaii at Hilo, applying another year is not an option for me but I would still like to research this topic on my own free time. During the first few months of research, I attended research seminars which were instructed by our advisor Antonio Castro and organized by our MESA director, Rene Rubio. In these seminars, we would discuss how to properly conduct research, methods of research and methods of obtaining information and sources. We also created a timeline to help set deadlines for ourselves to keep us on track and focused. Attending these seminars was valuable and, in my opinion, crucial to the success of my research. Through these seminars, I was able to pinpoint and outline my topic so that the

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