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    {"id":4284,"date":"2018-04-10T08:22:42","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T08:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.viedu.org\/?p=4284"},"modified":"2023-05-10T21:53:41","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T21:53:41","slug":"graduate-spotlight-ph-d-student-works-robots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/graduate-spotlight-ph-d-student-works-robots\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Spotlight: Ph.D. Student Works with Robots"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='hr av-lhi8mapp-8da496b0941dd69fcf282ec28eb87e72 hr-default  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  av-small-hide av-mini-hide'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-a93934ecd89fbb8a9566d39e89cd3725 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div '   ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lhi8m049-30480e72c2f4d5fc79d6cfd7f3b83791\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lhi8m049-30480e72c2f4d5fc79d6cfd7f3b83791 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lhi8m049-30480e72c2f4d5fc79d6cfd7f3b83791 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-2  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-6201 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6201 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/christaylor-495x400.jpg\" alt='Chris Taylor, Visions Graduate' title='Chris Taylor'  height=\"400\" width=\"495\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='hr av-lhi8mexh-b6bb9323ea0eb360733e3c58860ecc88 hr-default  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  av-small-hide av-mini-hide'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-a93934ecd89fbb8a9566d39e89cd3725 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div '   ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lhi8isv6-f723df16d7686259bedc07761601dc40'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #002d72;\">Graduate Spotlight: Ph.D. Student Works with Robots<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/chris-spotlight.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Taylor<\/a> wanted the freedom to manage his own schedule and the ability to focus on learning subjects that interested him, like robots. The typical public school model didn\u2019t fit his interests or aspirations; he was looking for a school that would allow him to <strong>accelerate his learning<\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/independent-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>give him the time to focus on his passions<\/strong><\/a> including music, robotics, programming and fencing.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t stand the regular high school setting; the strict class schedules, waking up early for no reason, which many studies show is detrimental to teenagers. There were pointless homework assignments and they taught us \u2018on rails\u2019 instead of letting us innovate. There was a complete lack of appreciation for STEM, cliquey drama, and almost no free time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Once Chris enrolled with Visions, he felt free. He took <strong>community college courses<\/strong> that transferred over to UC Santa Barbara when he graduated, allowing him to <strong>get his prerequisites done early<\/strong>. Balancing his regular high school course work with community college classes was easy for Chris, and he credits this with helping him transition to university. He\u2019d already built the skills needed to excel at Visions and didn\u2019t feel overwhelmed.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #002d72;\">Where Is He Now?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Chris graduated from UC Santa Barbara at the <strong>top of his class<\/strong>. He briefly attended UC San Diego but moved on to George Mason University to pursue his Ph.D. He made the switch so he could work with the Naval Research Laboratory. Currently, he is <strong>working with the Navy on robot teams<\/strong> and programming them to understand their relative locations without using GPS.<\/p>\n<p>What exactly does this mean? For example, during the Winter Olympic Games, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-6JVtvE_fv0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Intel programmed drones<\/a> that created shapes in the sky during a light show. 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