I am a senior at South Side High School. I have been involved in the South Side Research Program since freshman year under the guidance of Mr. Richard Kurtz. I have recently been interested in Fluid Dynamics and Soap Films. During the Simons Program, I was able to further develop my research as well as learn more about optics and lasers. I first became interested in the field of soap films when I read this article in Scientific American: Fun with Flat Fluids.

I have also worked in the field of physics in ninth grade when I studied the effect of sound vibrations on sand. I was interested in the patterns formed when different musical notes were applied to the sand.

Next year, I will be studying at the University of Pennsylvania in the Jerome Fisher Management and Technology Program.