RM+FSM+AFM-CFM

Back to "The Future"

Applying for a mentor would be relatively simple- many professors are willing to mentor high school students, or have graduate students who could mentor. I would probably have to send in some recommendations or propose a hypothesis that I would like to test. The AFM-CFM is currently used in finding cures for diseases. I would also need to let my current mentor know and make an appointment with the new mentor.
 * Apply for a mentor with connections to the biology building at Notre Dame (where an AFM-CFM is housed).**

This will probably be more observational and "hands-on". The AFM-CFM is actually two microscopes used together. AFM stands for Atomic Force Microscope and CFM stands for Confocal Microscope.
 * Learn the differences between using the AFM-CFM and the AFM.**

I deliberated about changing topics; however, now that I'm rather in the midst of the current AFM research, I think it will be unlikely that I switch. I enjoy working on the current topic of DNA scaffolding.