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Dear Sir or Madam,\\
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I would like to begin work with Professor Jacqueline Hewitt on a UROP in her work on radio astronomy, in the Department of Physics.  I have already begun working with Dr. Hewitt.  I intend to do this UROP for 6 units of credit under the supervision of the Physics Department.
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I have spoken to Dr. Hewitt a number of times regarding the work I would be involved with in doing a UROP with her.  Additionally I have begun actual work toward reproducing the foundation of the project.  The project I would be involved with involves detailed examination of an analysis technique being applied to gravitational lenses.  This method is designed to calculate a 'time delay' that corresponds to given gravitational lens.  This value, most notably can be applied to calculate a value for Hubble's constant.
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Specifically, I would be working on analyzing the applicability of this technique on various systems.  Additionally, I would be involved in Monte Carlo simulations to further determine the limits of this technique.  The project should involve a range of activities, with a large amount of theory and simulation.  Certain parts of the project, including the in depth application of statistical methods and use of Chi-square technique will be quite new to me.
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I am very much looking forward to work on this project and anticipate learning a lot and enjoying working on the project very much.
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\hspace{3in}Matthew Gray
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