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Veronica Martinez-Vargas
Salisbury University
NIST Research Intern
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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Final presentation
I was born in Guanajuato, Mexico and came to the United States when I was only ten years old. My family's decision to leave Mexico and immigrate to the United States in search for a better future shaped my determination to continue pursuing an education even when it did not seem like a viable option for me. In my last year of high school, I co-founded a youth immigrant group dedicated to immigrant rights and education access for students in Maryland.
I developed a strong passion for physics and became a physics major after taking a general physics class at Salisbury University. Physics has allowed me to explore my curiosity of the universe like never before. I also love chemistry and completed my minor in it last year. The NIST Research Internship will allow me to expand my horizons by bringing my interests in physics and chemistry together.