Introduction:

          As my first post, I should probably give a little background on who I am and what I plan to do with this blog. First off, my name is Branson Scott and I am a senior at BASIS Peoria. I love playing soccer, traveling, and spending time with my family. I enjoy being challenged, solving problems, and helping others. As I prepare for college and ultimately my future, I know that I want to do something with my life where I am directly changing people's lives.Thus, I hope to use my desire to make a positive impact on this world by pursuing a degree in bio-medical engineering, and hopefully eventually I might be able to say this:

       

          Now to discuss the purpose of this blog. For the last trimester of school, seniors are sent off to finalize college plans, undergo an internship, or get a job and so on. I am using my last trimester for a SRP (Senior Research Project), which is specific to my school. I know that this SRP will be an excellent starting point as I head into college next fall. 

         

          Essentially, for my SRP, I will be analyzing all parts of the testing done behind implantable medical devices, specifically pacemakers. While undergoing this project, I have attained an internship where I can better answer my research questions. I will be following a team of electrical engineers at a company called Medtronic where my dad works and where I hope to gain a better insight into how devices are determined reliable for human implant. At Medtronic, they specialize in medical technology and their one mission is alleviating pain, restoring health, and extending life. I am super excited to start this internship as well as undergo this project and will post weekly updates on the status of my research.