The second part of my AP Portfolio has a far more specific purpose. Students must choose a single subject and create twenlve works about that subject. My subject? Molecular science.

In the words of my teacher, it’s a portfolio that "the AP board will have never seen before." And, despite the fact that several of the pieces in this section are HORRIBLY rushed and crappy looking, I’m confident that the AP board will eat it up simply because all of the pieces fit together so well.

Why molecular science? I’ve always enjoyed science, and I was particularly enticed Sophomore year by Chemistry, specifically electron orbitals. I make a single drawing one afternoon depicting just how cool electron orbitals looked when you were finally able to view them all together in a single atom, and I came across two startling revelations: (1) The nucleus of an atom is REALLY small, and (2) They really do look cool! And so my quest to make lots of pretty molecules shoved off.

This also ties into my engineering; as an engineer, I feel that science and art don’t mix enough. Someone needs to show those up-tight professors that physics can be beautiful. That there is passion in science. That art can be found even under an SEM.

I have organized these pieces in the order that they will appear as slides to the AP board. There is meaning in their organization.