The Solution to our Problems

When I think of the future, I picture a world vastly different from the one I live in today. Due to the way the demand for energy dictates the actions of our society, both politically and economically, my dreams of the future include the disengagement of fossil fuels and the harnessing of more efficient energy sources such as solar, wind, and in particular, nuclear energy. This is why I intend to study chemical and nuclear science and concentrate on energy studies and the Massachusetts Institute if Technology.

I aspire to help revolutionize the field of nuclear science by helping bring safer and more efficient nuclear technologies. These technologies would include sustainable commercial fission nuclear power plants and also computers capable of quantum computing.

Somewhere in studying the powerful forces of nuclear science and the study of the atomic, I find myself in a state of content. The invisible yet mind blowingly powerful energy that lurks between the bonds of the atom are in part what drives my passion for nuclear science.

My knack for nuclear science has shown through my research with the Columbus Space Program. I was a key lead in the radiation division of our research team. Duties included designing and implementing tests to adequately prepare the radiation sensors and Geiger counters for the jobs demanded in near space. 

Energy always being on my mind, I constantly wished that the vast population of people could harness and utilize some sort of reliable energy. This is how I was first introduced to nuclear power. My dad, being a nuclear pharmacist, applied the properties of nuclear science to medicine every day, so the fundamentals of chemistry and nuclear science were never far from my thoughts. Admittedly, I found out quickly that we as a society were far from the household use of nuclear energy but that didn't stop me from diving as deep as I could into the subject, and after years of sharpening my passion by doing radiation research at the Columbus Space program and with educating my peers on atomic energy at the Boy Scouts, I still enjoy looking back and remembering that  much, if not all, of my scientific curiosity is owed to my family.