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My name is Duncan Shaw. I am currently a senior at HSU studying physics. I intend to go to college for one more year before getting a B.S. in Physics. Afterwards I want to go to a top graduate school and pursue a PhD in Particle physics.
This summer I've been given the amazing opportunity to work at the LHC at CERN doing ATLAS research in an 8 week internship. For those who don't know, the LHC stands for Large Hadron Collider. It is a 17 mile long ring in Geneva, Switzerland that sends particles smashing into each other at near the speed of light. Working at this facility is considered by many to be the pinnacle of particle physics, even physics in general. Going here this summer would prepare me for future research projects and introduce me to a career in particle physics, establishing connections to top physicists. This will also add an important experience for my resume when I apply to graduate school and may be the judge I need to get accepted into a to institution such as Stanford.
In order to be able to work at CERN this summer however, I will need to provide travel and lodging for myself. CERN is located in Geneva Switzerland. The Professor in charge of the internship estimates that all expenses considered, this trip will cost around 6,000 USD. I will be able to get some funding through the college and scholarship programs, as well as save money myself but it will be a far cry from the $6,000 needed for the trip. The money will be spent on a bus to and from San Francisco, a round trip plane ride from San Fransicso to Geneva, hotel cost for a shared room near the research facility, food, and personal expenses. Any money raised in excess of the $6,000 goal will be used to cover an unforseen costs and purchase books at the start of the next semester.
I succesfully raised about half of the money by the end of January, meeting a deadline for airline tickets and my hotel, but I still have a bit to go by the end of May, when I begin my internship.
Any amount you can contribute will be a tremendous help to me. Even a few dollars will pay for a days worth of meals. This is the opportunity of a lifetime in the most literally sense, and I can't express how grateful I am to be able to participate. To everyone who helps make this possible for me, I extend my most sincere gratitude.
My name is Duncan Shaw. I am currently a senior at HSU studying physics. I intend to go to college for one more year before getting a B.S. in Physics. Afterwards I want to go to a top graduate school and pursue a PhD in Particle physics.
This summer I've been given the amazing opportunity to work at the LHC at CERN doing ATLAS research in an 8 week internship. For those who don't know, the LHC stands for Large Hadron Collider. It is a 17 mile long ring in Geneva, Switzerland that sends particles smashing into each other at near the speed of light. Working at this facility is considered by many to be the pinnacle of particle physics, even physics in general. Going here this summer would prepare me for future research projects and introduce me to a career in particle physics, establishing connections to top physicists. This will also add an important experience for my resume when I apply to graduate school and may be the judge I need to get accepted into a to institution such as Stanford.
In order to be able to work at CERN this summer however, I will need to provide travel and lodging for myself. CERN is located in Geneva Switzerland. The Professor in charge of the internship estimates that all expenses considered, this trip will cost around 6,000 USD. I will be able to get some funding through the college and scholarship programs, as well as save money myself but it will be a far cry from the $6,000 needed for the trip. The money will be spent on a bus to and from San Francisco, a round trip plane ride from San Fransicso to Geneva, hotel cost for a shared room near the research facility, food, and personal expenses. Any money raised in excess of the $6,000 goal will be used to cover an unforseen costs and purchase books at the start of the next semester.
I succesfully raised about half of the money by the end of January, meeting a deadline for airline tickets and my hotel, but I still have a bit to go by the end of May, when I begin my internship.
Any amount you can contribute will be a tremendous help to me. Even a few dollars will pay for a days worth of meals. This is the opportunity of a lifetime in the most literally sense, and I can't express how grateful I am to be able to participate. To everyone who helps make this possible for me, I extend my most sincere gratitude.
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Duncan Shaw
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