Summer Programs
CCMI Dive Research Academy
As a newly PADI certified Rescue Diver, I applied to a summer program in the Cayman Islands. One of the Cayman Islands largest problems right now is the issues that the reefs surrounding the small chain of islands are dying because of changes in the earth's climate. The purpose of the research station that I spent a week at, is to monitor the coral reefs and their inhabitants around the island of Little Cayman. The main tactic that the research institute is using to assist in regrowing these reefs, is a process called coral out planting. Coral out planting is a series of steps which involves taking healthy coral from healthy reefs, and growing it into larger corals which are than attached to suffering reefs. By planting the healthy corals on unhealthy reefs, CCMI is able to revive the marine life in the reef, and practically bring it back to life. For the week that I was attending classes on the station, I was also doing multiple dives per day helping to grow and outplant coral on the local reefs. Along with helping in the coral nursery, I also helped the scientists collect precious data about the marine lives on each of the different reefs around the island. I spent many dives tallying the number of different species of fish, coral, and crustaceans on each reef, and reporting them back to the data managers. Being a PADI certified rescue diver, I really enjoyed spending time helping the reef that I love so much.
Duke Summer Academy
Global Technology Entrepreneur
I participated in a Duke Summer Academy program in 2018Â which taught the basics of entrepreneurship. During the month-long camp, we learned important skills needed to be an effective entrepreneur and then were challenged to create our own company. We then presented our company to a board of mock investors, who then rank us, and compared our company to our peers companies. After two weeks of creating a company called Clean Cover, which is a new and improved airplane tray table cover, my team and I placed second in the competition.
Cornell Robotics Program
After my Sophomore year of high school, I applied to a program at Cornell University. The program was geared toward individuals who were interested in learning how to code, and robotics. During the two-week-long camp, I learned the basics of coding in c++, along with basic skills needed to run a robot from an Arduino. The ultimate goal for all of the students who attended the program was to build and code a robot that could autonomously navigate through a small maze. After much trial and error, and lots of issues with where we needed to place the sonar and line sensors on the robot, my team and I were able to make the robot travel through the maze almost perfectly.