User:Kgehsmann
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About Me
I am a student-athlete at Duke University in the class of 2019. I am from Greensboro, NC, which is about an hour away from Duke. I plan on majoring in Mechanical, Civil, or Environmental Engineering here at Duke. Balancing football and schoolwork is my main objectives here at Duke.
Name Pronunciation
Kevin (keh-VIN) is easy enough, but many people can't seem to figure out my last name. Gehsmann is pronounced (GUESS-man) to put it as easily as possible.
Current Courses
I am taking the following courses in the Fall Semester of 2015:
- EGR 103: Computational Methods in Engineering
- Chem 110: Core Concepts in Chemistry
- EVANTH 101: Introduction to Evolutionary Anthropology
- Writing 101: Politics and Science of Caribbean Soundscapes
Grand Challenges for Engineering Articles
- When you wish upon a star: nuclear fusion and the promise of a brighter tomorrow, Alok Jha, The Guardian, updated 25 January 2015, accessed 13 September 2015 (Nuclear Fusion)
Favorite Matlab Demonstration
My favorite Matlab demo was the World Traveler 3D Globe. I was intrigued by this application because it seems nearly impossible to create using Matlab. It was an interesting look at world locations and real-life flight patterns. Particularly, I found the spherical shape of the globe, the color scheme, and the interactive selection process to be extremely impressive. It takes so much detailed positioning, coloring, and calculating to set all that up. It seems crazy that somebody put all of that time and energy in and got it to actually work. It continued to impress me when I analyzed the script and found that it contained over 400 total lines! Especially considering I struggle to get my 15 lines of script to run properly... Oh, the wonders of Matlab.
