Throughout my undergraduate career, I have tried to obtain a wide

variety of experiences so my graduate studies can build upon this

solid foundation. I have worked in industry, in a professor's
research lab, and on my own individual research project. I have also
gained valuable leadership and communication skills by participating
in many extra-curricular activities. My diverse background and strong
academic performance prepare me well for graduate school.

As an engineering intern at Honeywell for three consecutive summers, I

learned how a product is designed, tested, re-tested, and brought to
the market. I also gained experience with automation and control by
writing the software to automate the efficiency test for electronic
air cleaners.

As an aide to a grauate student in a physics research lab at the

Univeristy of Minnesota, I wrote data analysis software and helped
with the testing for an experiment which analyzes the gaseous
composition of cometary dust.

This academic year, I am doing a senior honors project in EE. My

research involves the design of a temperature sensing system which
will monitor and record breast surface temperature over time.
Evidence suggests that abnormal rhythmic variations in surface
temperature may indicate that the underlying tissue is cancerous;
therefore this system may become a pre-screening for breast cancer.

I have also been involved in many student organizations, and I served

as president of three different groups. Through these experiences I
learned to work well with groups of people and to co-ordinate their
efforts to reach a common goal.

At the University of California at Berkeley, I want to study

solid-state devices and semiconductors. During my first year there, I
will take a number of courses relating to the characteristics of
solid-state devices. I plan to learn as much as I can about their
operation, and especially the factors that limit their performance. I
will study the semiconductor materials that are used to make these
devices, and develop an understanding of the physics of their
operation. I hope to also be involved with a professor doing research
in this area, so I will get some experience in fabricating and testing
these devices.

After I have acquired enough educational background, I want to do some

independent research into ways of improving the performance of
solid-state devices. In an effort to optimize the performance, I will
experiment with varying one parameter and then measuring the resulting
device characteristics. Through repeated experimentation, I hope to
be able to fabricate an improved device and theoretically explain its
improvement.

After I complete my M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, I want to pursue an

academic career involving teaching and research at a university.