Red Sox v. Detroit

Beautiful picture with the Prudential Center in the background. At Fenway Park for the Red Sox vs. Detroit game. This was my first baseball game ever!

Doing the wave! (It went around the entire stadium 4-5 times)

Group pic.

Corinne and I had way too much fun with the red body paint that we bought (and learned that body paint is a football thing, NOT a baseball thing...oh well!)

More group pictures! (Thanks Chris!)

Somewhat close-up of the action.

The pitcher got hit really hard in the shin and was down for a while...

Fenway!

Good times :)

Distinguished Speaker Series: Professor Adam Cohen

Professor Adam Cohen, from the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology (as well as Physics), talked to PRISE fellows about his current research, which focuses on developing new tools to to probe the physical properties of complex molecules.

He also talked about his efforts to modernize science education teaching in Northwest Africa.

Not only did Professor Cohen talk about his research, he also gave us dating advice along with 10 tips for research:

1. Listen and read actively (take notes after talks)

2. Keep a list of important problems

3. Generate a lot of ideas

4. Once you have a project, be obsessive

5. Choose your addictions carefully

6. Be brave

7. Take control of your environment

8. Choose whom to spend time with (hang out with inspiring people!)

9. Learn to talk and write clearly

10. Be nice to people

Putting on the 2010 PRISE t-shirt!

Faculty Chat: Dr. Nancy Rappaport

Faculty chat with Dr. Nancy Rappaport over sushi at Cafe Sushi.

Dr. Rappaport took some time to get to know each of us and the research we were doing this summer before telling us about herself.

She discussed her memoir, In Her Wake: A Child Psychiatrist Explores the Mystery of Her Mother's Suicide, as well as answered any questions that we had about her profession, interests, and how she got where she is now.

Not only was a TON of sushi ordered, we also got ice cream for dessert!

Thanks, Akansha, for organizing this faculty chat and Dr. Rappaport for taking the time to talk to us :)

PRISE: Captured and Shot

Hello, Ernie :)

Sumit performing in the courtyard.

Not sure what game this was, but it looked like fun!

Chillin' after the closing dinner.

So much happy :)

One of the most epic pictures of the night- Lawrence is awesome!

Brandon plays some tunes for us on his guitar :)

Lauren is amazing and climbs mountains. Look at all her gear!

Chris, proudly showing off the stuffed mouse that his post-doc gave him. Not creepy at all.

Josh and his new creation: Strawberry yogurt with pears and tofu!

Cirque du Soleil- OVO

PRISE trip to see Cirque du Soleil: Group picture in front of the Ovo billboard.

We had a little time to kill before the show...

Tents!

Waiting patiently outside the Door 6 entrance.

"Ovo"- notice Afoma's open eyes (to compensate for her closed eyes in the first attempt at this picture!)

Inside the tent (Thanks Jessica for the picture!)

Playing with masks during the 30-minute intermission.

Such an amazing, mind-blowing show...Thanks Greg!

Distinguished Speaker Series: Jenny Hoffman

Professor Jenny Hoffman, a professor in the Department of Physics, talked to PRISE fellows about her research in superconducting.

Explaining the opposite spins of electrons.

Her research is based around scanning probe microscopy of correlated electron systems, with a focus on scanning tunneling microscopy of novel superconductors.

Greg presents yet another 2010 PRISE t-shirt!

Massive Subway study break!

PAs...you guys are awesome! They got SO MANY SUBWAY SANDWICHES for the study break!

Getting it all to Lev...

Thanks Francesca for the pictures! (Was so starved and tired after Six Flags that I didn't take any of my own)

Trebuchet catapult building

Some more Trebuchet building pictures, Thanks Justin!

Catapult.

Justin and his tools.

In the courtyard, ready to launch.

(Haha, I can't figure out what was going on here)

PRISE fellows Justin and Tom organized an amazing and incredibly successfuly Trebuchet catapult building contest!

Thanks Helen for the pictures :)

All the equipment necessary for successful trebuchet building.

Team Adrian and Helen. Neither had ever wielded a drill or a saw before, respectively.

Adrian putting on some last minute adjustments to the trebuchet.

Team Ashok and Corinne.

Group picture of all the teams!