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<\/a>Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n
Hometown<\/b>: Waccabuc, N.Y.<\/p>\n
Poster title<\/b>: \u201cNationality and Social Networks\u201d<\/p>\n
Major<\/strong>: Physics<\/p>\n Adviser<\/b>: Carrie Diaz Eaton, Digital and Computational Studies<\/p>\n Best part of working with your adviser<\/b>? In our courses, we learn a lot of cool computational techniques. Those are building blocks. She encourages us to apply these rigid techniques to interesting, non-computational problems, like my project. She encourages us to flex our creative muscles.<\/p>\n What is your project about<\/b>? I\u2019m looking at interviews with 20th-century mill workers preserved at Museum L-A, using what\u2019s called social network analysis.\u00a0Specifically, I\u2019m interested in whether or not a worker born outside the U.S. was more likely to have less social influence than a native-born mill worker.<\/p>\n One word to describe the Mount David scene<\/b>? Pride. Not just of my work, but to be part of this awesome day.<\/p>\n Favorite study spot<\/b>? Coram Library computer lab. It\u2019s quiet and it\u2019s got good light.<\/p>\n Next year<\/b>? Working at a tech company in New York called Symphony. I interned there last summer and I\u2019m going back. I got an offer.<\/i><\/p>\n It\u2019s good to be with people who are having similar experiences<\/em><\/p>\n Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n Hometown<\/b>: Fort Washington, Md.<\/p>\n Major<\/b>: Biochemistry<\/p>\n Poster title<\/b>: \u201cThe Purification and Expression of E3 Ubiquitin Protein Ligase from Clone Genes\u201d<\/p>\n Adviser<\/b>: T. Glen Lawson, Chemistry and Biochemistry<\/p>\n How did you choose Professor Lawson as an adviser<\/b>? I was interested in protein degradation, and he makes it so interesting. I decided he had to be my first choice as an adviser, and I was lucky to get him.<\/p>\n \u201cProtein degradation\u201d sounds like a bad thing. Is it<\/b>? Well, no. After a protein in your body accomplishes its cellular task, its amino acids are broken down to be reused. The ubiquitin proteasome pathway, which I talk about in my thesis, is one process for breaking down proteins.<\/p>\n Favorite study spot<\/b>? I love the lounge on the second floor of Dana Chemistry Hall. You can get a lot of stuff done.<\/p>\n Alone or with a group<\/b>? There\u2019s usually a group that hangs out and collaborates, especially junior year, when we take some of the core courses. It\u2019s good to be with people who are having similar experiences as you.<\/p>\n One word to describe this scene<\/b>? Amazing. You just have so many different fields of study coming together at the summit. Everyone loves it. I visited the past three years and dreamed of presenting here.<\/p>\n Next year<\/b>? Medical school, eventually, but next year I\u2019m planning to work as a medical scribe. I want to get experience working with physicians.<\/p>\n Advice to a first-year student pursuing a STEM major<\/b>? Talk to professors in different departments. Find out if it\u2019s what you really want to do. It may be hard at times but if you love it, stick with it.<\/p>\n Take any class that you want to<\/em><\/p>\n Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n Hometown<\/b>: San Francisco<\/p>\n Major<\/b>: Classical and Medieval Studies<\/p>\n Poster Title<\/b>: \u201cDike in Hesiod\u2019s Theogony<\/i> and Works and Days\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n Adviser<\/b>: Laurie O’Higgins, Classical and Medieval Studies<\/p>\n Who is Dike<\/b>? She\u2019s the daughter of Zeus, the goddess of justice. Zeus typically absorbs female power, but she maintains her power. So she represents a really interesting figure of justice, especially today.<\/p>\n Why is Professor O\u2019Higgins a good adviser for you<\/b>? Sometimes I can get into my head too much \u2014 I have all these ideas. She helps me so I can guide my own thinking.<\/p>\n One word to describe this scene<\/b>? Inspiring.<\/p>\n Favorite study spot<\/b>? Second-floor lounge in the library, overlooking the Den Terrace. Lots of natural light, and it\u2019s a quiet study space.<\/p>\n Alone or with others<\/b>? I\u2019m a chatty person by nature, so I tend to work alone, to get work done.<\/p>\n What advice would you give your first-year self<\/b>? Take any class that you want to. I stayed away from some courses that I didn\u2019t think would help my major. Always take it!<\/p>\n Next year<\/b>? I\u2019m going to live and work in New York City, then to law school. I feel like I need to experience New York at least once.<\/p>\n Founders and supporters of the Mount David Summit<\/em><\/p>\n Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n What was on this site when you were a student<\/strong>?\u00a0Perry<\/em>: A dump! The old heating plant and not much else.<\/p>\n What role does the audience play at the summit<\/strong>? Seldenfleur<\/em>: Really important. They help give the event a great sense of purpose.<\/p>\n One word to describe this scene<\/strong>?\u00a0Perry<\/em>: Magnificent!<\/p>\n Why is it powerful to celebrate academics in this way<\/strong>? Seldenfleur<\/em>: Because academics is what a college like Bates is all about. Because it lasts your whole lifetime.<\/p>\n Guidance, without hand-holding<\/em><\/p>\n Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n Hometown<\/b>: Chapel Hill, N.C.<\/p>\n Major<\/strong>: Politics<\/p>\n Adviser<\/b>: James Richter, Politics<\/p>\n Poster title<\/b>: \u201cReimagining Citizenship in the Era of Climate Change\u201d<\/p>\n When did this topic crystallize<\/b>? When I went to Buenos Aires during my junior fall, someone on my program mentioned climate-change refugees, and I was like, \u201cWhat is that?\u201d<\/p>\n So what is a \u201cclimate-change refugee\u201d<\/b>? Someone forced to flee their country due to the effects of climate change. I didn\u2019t know the idea would turn into ideas about citizenship, but here we are!<\/p>\n Why is Professor Richter a good adviser for you<\/b>? He\u2019s guided me, without hand-holding, by asking me questions that help me guide my own thinking.<\/p>\n One word to describe this scene<\/b>? I\u2019ll be honest: Loud! And rewarding. Even the questions I\u2019m getting right now are helping to push me to think about things I haven\u2019t considered yet.<\/p>\n Favorite study spot<\/b>? Anywhere that is well-lit, is quiet, and has big windows. I don\u2019t want to give away my spot! But I would say, maybe, the Roger Williams computer lab.<\/p>\n What advice would you give your first-year self<\/b>? Be open to possibility. Say \u201cyes\u201d to things.<\/p>\n Next year<\/b>? I\u2019m headed to Colombia on a Fulbright to teach English.<\/p>\n We were like, “Let\u2019s test this”<\/em><\/p>\n Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n Hometown<\/strong>: Haverhill, Mass.<\/p>\n Major<\/strong>: Psychology<\/p>\n Adviser<\/strong>: Alex Borgella, Psychology<\/p>\n Poster title<\/strong>: \u201cLatino Prototypicality: The Roles of Skin-Tone and Spanish Language Ability on Perceptions of Identity\u201d<\/p>\n Why did this topic interest you<\/strong>?\u00a0My thesis adviser and I are both Hispanic \u2014 he\u2019s light-skinned but speaks fluent Spanish, and I\u2019m dark-skinned and speak no Spanish. That\u2019s where this whole idea developed. We\u2019re like, “Let\u2019s test this.”<\/p>\n What\u2019s the best part of working with your adviser<\/strong>?\u00a0He kept me on schedule and on point. He made sure week to week I was getting small things done, so it would add up in the end.<\/p>\n Where did you do your research and writing<\/strong>?\u00a0My room in Moody House; library computers when I used specific software.<\/p>\n One word to describe this scene<\/b><\/strong>:\u00a0Informational.<\/p>\n What advice would you give to a first-year<\/strong>?\u00a0Make sure you\u2019re staying on top of your work. [And to seniors:] Take thesis first semester. I wish I had done thesis first semester, because I would have gotten it out of the way.<\/p>\n What was the most rewarding part of writing your thesis<\/strong>?\u00a0You do so much, and you see the work you put in.<\/p>\n Plans after Bates<\/strong>? Finding a job in marketing or sales, preferably out West.<\/p>\n
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