Evolutionary Biology
Evolutionary biology has always been one of my favorite subjects. As you can tell from my Honors application essays, I've always loved animals, and how they react and evolve in relation to each other and their environment has always intrigued me. Particularly, I have often considered how human traits and behaviors are influenced by our evolutionary past and present, and what might be happening going forward.
For these reasons, I was extremely excited to take Professor Jon Herron's Honors class "Evolution and Human Behavior" during my junior year. I had heard great things about him as a teacher, and I loved the subject, so I jumped right in. Like most Honors classes, the class was small and discussion based, which made each class period very engaging.
I ended up completing all my Honors requirements by the end of my junior year, leaving my senior year completely focused on engineering. However, I couldn't resist taking Herron's other Honors biology class, "DNA & Evolution" during winter quarter of my senior year as an elective. I probably have way more electives than most of my fellow students due to my inquisitive nature.
Below I have included a few papers and research projects I completed for these two classes.
For these reasons, I was extremely excited to take Professor Jon Herron's Honors class "Evolution and Human Behavior" during my junior year. I had heard great things about him as a teacher, and I loved the subject, so I jumped right in. Like most Honors classes, the class was small and discussion based, which made each class period very engaging.
I ended up completing all my Honors requirements by the end of my junior year, leaving my senior year completely focused on engineering. However, I couldn't resist taking Herron's other Honors biology class, "DNA & Evolution" during winter quarter of my senior year as an elective. I probably have way more electives than most of my fellow students due to my inquisitive nature.
Below I have included a few papers and research projects I completed for these two classes.