While in China I will be studying under Professor Hiroshi Riquimaroux, a neuroscientist who studies bats. This internship, in addition to providing me with the experience of working and living in a foreign country, will allow me to learn the neuroscience behind the "biosonar" system of bats and compliment my work in my thesis lab with developing  biomimetic sonar and the processing of sonar information. The flight to China costs approximately $1000 (one-way); the funds from this award will cover most of this cost.