S-STEM Scholar Joshua Clugston's Blog

During my education, I have been able to learn many technical skills. For instance, during several of my classes I have used computer programs such as MATLAB and Java, which have allowed me to solve complex problems. By learning these programs, I have developed a skill that is useful in many areas of employment, as they transfer to several tasks - whether the tasks be extremely computationally intensive and difficult to solve without a computer's assistance, or mundane/routine and would be useful/cost-saving to automate.  In several of my classes, I have had the opportunity to be involved in projects which required collaboration in group sizes which allowed for interpersonal development among myself and my peers. Given these occurrences, I have developed the skill of working in teams effectively. This skill is especially useful in environments where solving complex issues requires teams to be able to work together efficiently. Another technical skill I have developed during my educ...

In the past, it has been noted in my Blogger that I wish to do a form of research. While this is still true, I hope to make clear in this writing that I am striving to preform mathematical research. To accomplish this, I aspire to become a mathematician by profession, whether it be either in industry, government, or academia. I hope to be able to some day solve complex tasks in an area that I am interested in, using the skills that I have worked so hard to develop.  Lately, with the abundance of opportunities for internships I have encountered, I have been able to give a great deal of thought to the above statement.  In particular, there are many fields I have found where there appears to be a larger proportion of research jobs readily available. For instance, machine learning, quantum computing, and statistical and mathematical modeling have peaked my interests as prospects for my future career aspirations. With this being said, it is clear to me that I want to involve mysel...