Symposium

I presented at the symposium this semester. The classmates that I worked with were Ben Radville and Carolyn Rittenhouse. The assignment for my Astronomy class was to create a poster on something that had to do with the solar system and present it at symposium. My team presented on Pluto. Preparing the poster and doing the research that was required to put it together was a great learning experience. I learned a lot about Pluto that I didn't know about and working with my teammates taught me a lot as well. The actual presentation was difficult, however, because we were just answering questions if people had them and making sure we were available. I don’t feel like showcasing it really gave credit to the work that went into the project.

I don’t think I would present in the venue that I did for a future symposium event. I would rather do an actual presentation and talk for 30 minutes or more about some kind of research I did. I really like the interaction and being able to really showcase what I have learned.