Essay Application Letter For Application

For most of my childhood, I have been fascinated by the power that science has to transform humanity. Due to this belief, I developed a keen interest in the science of chemistry. In my opinion, chemistry is a puzzle that provides insight about our surroundings, similarly, by attending Tufts University I will gain different viewpoints which I will use to pursue my future endeavors. Consequently, the endless opportunities at Tufts University combined with my passion for new discoveries, commitment to fruitful endeavors and the determination required for success will produce a stimulating learning environment in which I feel I belong.

I am currently enrolled at Queensborough Community College (QCC) as a Science and Mathematics major and I intend to earn a B.S. in Clinical Laboratory Science with a further plan on post-undergraduate studies. QCC has given me insight and new perspective towards science and nature which persuaded me to seek and undertake a research opportunity. I always wanted to be educated enough to carry a research project with the hope to provide a tiny addition to the real-world of invention and discovery. I have interest in Biology from the beginning but I had developed an interest in chemistry in General Chemistry I (CH151) leading me to take Organic Chemistry I (CH251) with Prof. Paris Svoronos. Organic Chemistry course helped me to work on discipline

I have always known that I wanted to pursue an education in science; there were simply too many questions in this world that had yet to be answered. Never did I expect my love of music, however, to have truly inspired and intertwined with my love for chemistry. This, I learned, is because my admiration for music and chemistry are one and the same. Music has taught me that chemistry is also a form of art. I first

In addition to completing my undergraduate and graduate education, I was participating in cellular and molecular research conducted by Professors at CUNY-Brooklyn College. I have worked with Graduate Deputy of Biology Department studying gene(s) that are involved in the fusion process of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, a single celled green algae. Currently, I have the pleasure to work as a research assistant with Dr. Juergen Polle, a leading expert in microalgae biotechnology. Our research focuses on photosynthesis, secondary carotenoid biosynthesis, and biofuels production of various microalgae. These experiences remind me of the reason why I have a great appreciation and love for science. And that is precisely what my ideal biology class would look like; a place where concept are learned through research. From preforming experiments and critiquing the scientific work of others to attending seminars, students should experience it all.

Prior to high school, my uncle was my chemistry teacher. As a food scientist, he was to me a great inventor who knew everything about the magic of taste, texture, and aroma; I still remember his lecture on “good” chocolate and how cocoa butter—solid at room temperature—melts readily in our mouths. Raised on an early appreciation for the power of applied science, I am now driven toward chemical science by a desire to uncover solutions to challenges in the modern world.

I plan to major in chemical engineering at UNR. Possessing a thirst for discovering how the world functions through the lense of science, I am interning with Dr. Casey in the Chemistry Department to experience chemistry firsthand. Alongside the heavy workload, I will balance volunteering with Dean’s Future Scholars at UNR, I’ve dedicated 200+ hours to the group and look forward to helping out the lives of low-income, first generation kids like myself. I’ll advance from college into the real world examining life at the atomic level while giving back to the

As an undergraduate at Michigan State University, I quickly focused in on Biochemistry as my field of study. I have always favored science classes, but biochemistry broke down the elegance of a biological system into complex chemical reactions; it only took one class, and I was hooked. Although I struggled my senior year with a demanding class schedule and two jobs, my determination and time-management ability allowed me to graduate in a total of three years.

Our group decided on the science understanding of chemical science as our theme through strong influence from the Victorian Curriculum, as we adapted our unit of work to focus on the ‘Three States of Matter’ that centred around looking specifically at solids, liquids and gases in detail. We thought that this unit topic would be a fun and interesting to plan and create a sequence of six lessons with student-centred and hands-on activities throughout. I felt our presentation went informative in the sense of highlighting and addressing all our Victorian Curriculum components, although instead of just reading out all the content descriptors it would have been more beneficial to just focus and pinpoint how it relates, and how it was incorporated

Thus, as a student of chemistry I sought some sort of out of the classroom experience to supplement my education. I sought out a place to enhance my knowledge in the application of chemistry. For the past year, I have had the opportunity to work in a research lab under the direction of Dr. Hannah Shafaat. As a member of the Shafaat research group I work with a metalloprotein called azurin that could serve as a potential protein scaffold for the construction of a functional nickel metalloenzyme for energy conversion reactions. As an undergraduate researcher, I have been able to apply the knowledge gained in the classroom to practical science. I believe that working in a research lab has enhanced my knowledge of the field. I can see behind the concepts that have been taught to me in class. Thus, by having the opportunity to participate in research I have a unique perspective on the subject and perhaps a deeper understanding of the concepts taught in

Almost every one of my science courses had a lab component in order to provide a deeper understanding of the scientific content. I also have taken graduate courses before as an undergraduate, specifically tissue engineering, bioinformatics that stressed sequence analysis and perl/bioperl. While NIH I have also taken python, embryology and psychology. Furthermore, I was a Teaching Assistant for an upper level Genetics and Advanced Cellular biology course which I had the privilege of guiding students into learning and thinking critically about the material. I independently prepared materials for the lab, assisted students with experiments and encouraged and answered students questions.

I’ve had the opportunity to view several research labs over the course of the UNMC High School Alliance school year, but so far visiting Dr. Conda Sheridan’s lab has been the most interesting so far. We got to see several of the projects that they were working on, and what was different from some of the other labs that we have visited is that you could actually see the changes happen in the solutions as the reactions took place. For example, Dr. Conda Sheridan showed us how he would isolate specific parts of a liquid compound he wanted by adding chloroform as a natural soluble. We were able to see as the liquids separated before he drained the unnecessary portions and then repeated the process. It was interesting to see some of the ways they

My AP Biology class is what started my desire to pursue biochemistry. In fact, it was a specific experiment. We infused jellyfish DNA into yeast plasmid and when we turned off the lights the Petri disks in everybody's hands glowed. It was mind-boggling to see that the blueprints to life could be manipulated and translated to completely different species.

When I was in 6th grade, my mother had to drag me by the ear to join the CTMS Science Team. At first, I hated every moment of it as I avoided the competitions by whining and crying. As time progressed, I would sit down every day with my neatly organized binder and stepped into a world of chemicals reactions. I soon realized that I wasn’t doing it because my parents were forcing me to; I was doing it because the science behind every ionic and covalent bond enthralled

As a college freshman, I had the opportunity to take Introduction to Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Research since I fulfilled my Biology

Along with Dr. Ruth Stark and her graduate students at City College, I designed a curriculum for a biophysics foundation course (“Touring the tomato: A suite of chemistry laboratory experiments”) geared for undergraduate and high school students seeking research experience through CUNY’s College Now program. The eight-module course introduces a panel of analytical techniques for studying the structural properties of biopolymers obtained from an inexpensive source such as the tomato fruit at increasingly detailed molecular levels. In its final phase, students design independent research projects related to structural investigations of various biomaterials obtained from fruits and vegetables. We tested our new curriculum by giving a summer