Wow, just like that, SSP has gone by like a leaf in the wind. As I look back on the memories I have made and the talented people I have met, I sense that I really changed over the course of these five and a half weeks. However, these days have been stressful as I have been finalizing my final research paper and poster for my team’s presentation tomorrow morning. Usually, I wake up around 7:30ish, but today was different as I woke up at 5 am to work and complete my deliverables. I also skipped breakfast, but I had some Korean snacks given to me by my friend and roommate, Ryan.
After working for about three hours on my research paper, I pivoted to working on MOE, Molecular Modeling Environment, with the rest of my team to compete and submit our modified inhibitor for the inhibitor challenge, which is due at 11 a.m. today. I eventually finished my inhibitor, which has a binding affinity of 11.54, that is surprisingly exemplary compared to the rest of Purdue I and my cohort. Once finished with all the work that needed to be done at the moment, I went to my favorite restaurant at Purdue, Grilled Chicken and Rice (please visit it if you are ever on Purdue’s campus), with all of my friends for the final time. I joked with all of my friends and ate delicious food, which is one of my favorite lunches as I look back on it now.
However, I want to talk about yesterday’s fantastic talent show! I made so many memories, from watching others play musical instruments to a brain-rot circus with all of my goofy friends! The talent show topped off my time at SSP, as all of the participants showed their unique sides of themselves and had fun!


Moving on to the rest of my today, after lunch, I went back to my dorm to finish working on some of the work that needs to be done by tomorrow with the assistance of my teammates, Riya and Elbert. After around two hours, we finished the final report with the collective desire to recuperate after relaxing and heading to dinner. After relaxing by hanging out with some friends and discussing our plans after SSP, we all went down to the main restaurant area in West Layfette to eat ramen. I sadly do not have any pictures of us eating because of how much I enjoyed the food I was eating and the fun time I had with my friends.
After dinner, I went back to the dorms to work with my team on the final paper before going to the fields for an annual field day with the entire cohort and facility. We played all kinds of games, from tug-a-rope to various relay races with randomly selected groups. I had a blast spending my time with the cohort and facility as we spent our final days of SSP together.








After the field day, I went back to the dorms to once again work on my paper. I also spent some time with my friends before going to sleep around 11:30, as usual. I was hyped for the upcoming day!
-Cyrus