CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
I am super excited. It will be a lot of fun. The university is located right on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio. It is a fun college area--but very different from anything in this part of the United States.
Further, I have decided on a professor to work with and will be starting my research work June 8th. His name is Jeff Capadona. Check out this link: http://www.devicelink.com/mpmn/archive/08/05/002.html It will give you a basic idea of what he is trying to do. Or you could just google his name too...
In general, I will be working on generating polymers to improve device compatibility of electrode arrays. (ie. arrays that are inserted into the brain to allow a way for scientists to translate thought into motion (for people with strokes and such)). I am WAY excited about this project. It is almost the perfect project to match my interests. Further, the professor is very personable and I see myself having a good relationship with him throughout the duration on my Ph.D.
I will most likely be moving to Ohio the first weekend of June... Scary... But so exciting! So if you are around me and want to see me before I leave...you have about a month and a half!
