Above all, my understanding of conducting research broadened over the summer. I learned more about the facets and intricacies of my own project, but that pales in comparison to what I learned about the work of others. Through the seminars, ideathon, presentations, and my cohort, I was able to learn about myriad projects across all…
Author: Mark Farino
Ideathon: Unity among the Diverse
The ideathon was an activity unlike anything I have really done before. While the whole of the Brackenridge Fellowship has been interdisciplinary via the community it creates, the ideathon granted a more ‘hands-on’ experience to the functioning of interdisciplinary research and working in a community of diverse researchers. Though we are not executing the proposal…
Réseau
Connections are important in any vocation, and especially in research. Only in collaboration and heeding works past and present in one’s field can new research be impactful. Isaac Newton once said, “If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants,” and I believe that encompasses the significance of…
Audible to All
Talking to a general audience about research in any field is a difficult task. The extent to which you explain the depths of your project is a very arbitrary decision (and one that always leads to a mental impasse for me!). Field-specific jargon, which you may not even perceive as veiled language to the average…
Learning from Others
I will sound like a broken record in expressing this but reading about the projects of others in the fellowship opened my eyes to the breadth of amazing research being conducted in myriad fields at our university. The Brackenridge fellowship provides an invaluable opportunity to interact with students in all disciplines, which I think helps…
Brackenridge Fellowship Introduction
About Me Hello! My name is Mark Farino and I am currently a rising junior majoring in mathematics and physics, as well as minoring in French. My classic fun fact is that I am left-handed (and need to come up with a better fun fact about myself). My Research I currently am working with Dr….