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23
May

Life to the Max

Life to the Max

I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Laura Goodrich from the local TV Show "Life to the Max" this week, which just aired at 11pm on Saturday the 21st. I watched the profile piece with my family and friends and we loved seeing the photos from my childhood, and the interviews of my teachers and principal, and the very kind remarks by the host, Mike Max. I'll be sure to embed the video on the site as soon as

23
May

Summer Internship at Medtronic!

Summer Internship at Medtronic!

The week after ISEF was very busy as I had Prom, 3 Finals, 3 Interviews, and 2 AP tests all in 7-days. My interview at Medtronic was extremely exciting as I got a chance to explore the research labs in one of their scientific centers and I got to know two very interesting scientists. I just found out that they have accepted me as an official intern this summer and I can't wait to begin working on my first job

23
May

Google Science Fair!

Google Science Fair!

While attending the International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles, I found out that my submission to the first ever Google Global Online Science Fair had been selected to be one of the 60 semi-finalists! I had jumped at the opportunity to compete in the competition from the first day that it was announced and I had a great time showing off all of the Google Apps that helped me in creating my science fair project. You can see

23
May

LA ISEF 2011

LA ISEF 2011

I had an incredible adventure at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair this year and I made a lot of amazing friends. I met a couple Nobel Laureates, danced at Club Nokia in L.A. Live, went to Disneyland and Paramount, saw Bill Nye and the Cast of Glee, and partied in a hot tub on the roof of a hotel with a bunch of geniuses from around the world! Pretty incredible, and I am very proud to have received a