Week 2 - Malak

 1. What are your first thoughts on the research projects that you have been working on?

    My first thoughts vary for each project. For example, the project where we had to map and filter the ECG readings is very challenging, and I am still working on understanding the code and altering it for our needs. The Bluetooth and GPS projects we worked on this week were more manageable, and I was even able to alter the code for the Bluetooth project to change the name of the TinyWatch. The GPS project was a big success, and my partner and I were able to get an accurate location reading. 

2. What are you most looking forward to for week three? Include thoughts on what your final project will be.

    I'm most looking forward to creating a fully-fledged product next week. My partner, Hayle, and I plan to create a project that intersects heavily with digital health by creating a heart rate tracker. We have begun working on this project already and we are already running into roadblocks, but we have time to overcome these challenges before the project is due.

3. Tour!



    My favorite part of the tour was learning about how each part of the Clean Room was independent of the rest, but they still worked together to create an amazing end product. I also appreciated how knowledgeable our guide, Carlos, was on the tour and how passionate he was about the topic, which showed in his explanations of the room. One thing that surprised me a lot about the tour was how understaffed the clean room was - the premise of the lab is unique but applicable to many scientific fields of inquiry, so I thought that the clean room would attract a fair amount of interest. 

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