When life events collide, sometimes the results are good and sometimes they’re bad. In this case I couldn’t have been more pleased. During my junior year of undergraduate education at the º£½ÇÖ±²¥ of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, I participated in the National Science Foundation’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates at the º£½ÇÖ±²¥ of Nebraska-Lincoln. To be honest, before that time I was hard-pressed…