Kyle,
Great to hear that you're on the right path and, on top of that, working with a professor to help guide your research. The only thing that pains me is that you are working with FAU. I graduated from UCF many moons ago, so I may have some bias as to what school runs Florida?
You are on a much brighter path than I when I was 16. Don't forget to have fun with the research!
Peter
You are navigating away from the AIS Discovery experience