Thank You

In my final post for my senior project I would like to thank everyone who made this project possible as well as a great learning experience.

First I would like to thank Dr. Barzin Mobasher for letting me intern with his team on such short notice as well as Luca Alfarano, Himai Mehere, and Jacob Bauchmoyer for answering every one of my many questions and allowing me to assist them in their research. Being able to work in such a research oriented setting was a brand new experience for me and I am very thankful to have had the opportunity.

Next I would like to thank my senior project advisor Daniel Deluzio. He has really motivated me to pursue my passion in Astronomy through his Astrophysics class. I also want to thank him for accepting to be my project advisor even when he had little knowledge in material science, he did not hesitate in his answer and claimed it would be "a learning experience for both of us."

I would like to thank my college counselors, Mrs. Kate and Mrs. Q, for making this project possible, without them I would've probably sat around everyday for the last 4 months.

I would also like to thank my Head of School Mr. Villafuerte for getting me back on track with my project when the senioritis hit me towards the end of the year. I really appreciate him being there and continuing to motivate me everyday.

Lastly, I would like to thank Ms. Rubio. Even though she did not have the largest role throughout my project, she was definitely the biggest reason why I finished it in the first place. If I didn't have her threatening to take tickets for Ed Sheeran's concert away from me I probably would've given up just before the finish line... I definitely would've regretted not finishing if I would've stopped the project.

Thanks to everyone who frequently tuned into my blog,

Thanks for reading,

Nick Thompson