<p>So I’ve got a few questions. As a Regents Chancellors scholar, we had a faculty scholar, and were supposed to meet them at some reception thing. I was a freshman last year, and I remember to this day, totally missing that reception, I think I had class. My faculty sponsor is, as the title suggests, Dr. Lumen. I felt so bad about not showing up, that I kept procrastinating emailing him for, literally, one year (I still feel terrible, because I imagine, he would have been there, and I would not, and on top of that, I havent contacted him in one year). So I sent him an email recently, and said, 1) sorry, 2) Is there any time we can meet so I could get to know you, and maybe ask you a few questions? He had a very terse, one line response: "I can meet with you at 12 noon 5/29. Please confirm. "</p>
<p>So my question is, for anyone who has had him, is this normal, or his he boiling with rage inside? Also, is he a chill guy? I was planning on asking if he needed any help with research (his page said he’s doing cancer/plant research, which seems interesting enough) and a year or two down the line, asking him for a letter of rec, with the hope that I would get to know him via research and it would count as a Professor LOR for med school. </p>
<p>Basically: is this a good idea? Or should I find a different professor under which to do research/get an LOR? Also, is it possible to change our Faculty Sponsors? </p>
<p>As you can tell, I’m pretty nervous about meeting him, particulary since I’ve procrastinated for one entire year, and I handled the situation like a jackass - so thanks for your help.</p>
I looked at De Lumen’s ratings on RateMyProfessor beforehand and he doesn’t seem very amicable at all. People described him as “monotonous” and “boring,” but these were all generated from a classroom setting so I don’t know if he’s like that personally. I would meet him, though.</p>