CCSC NW

Note: this post isn't directly related to my senior thesis, but I feel that its is relevant enough to post here.

Last weekend I presented a poster from my summer REU at CCSC NW. I was awarded 2nd place for my poster presentation, and I had a great time talking to some of the professors about my REU and my plans for grad school. One of the things I liked most about the conference was the presentation given by the keynote speaker, Dr. Perry R. Cook. Dr. Cook talked about a lot of cool things that he did at Princeton - applying computer science to music. However, one thing that I really liked about his presentation was the creation of new instruments, using simple microelectronics.

Early on in attempting to find a senior project idea, I quickly dismissed the possibility of doing any kind of microelectronics or hardware. However, working with microelectronics is one thing that I've always wanted to do, and have never had a chance to work with. I think I may have to reconsider my decision to dismiss any type of hardware related project as a possibility for a project.