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==About== | ==About== | ||
| − | Matt Alston is a student at Duke University, class of 2017, studying computer science with a certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. | + | Matt Alston is a student at Duke University, class of 2017, studying computer science with a certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. He was voted "Most likely to end up on the cover of Sports Illustrated (Swimsuit Edition)" in high school, and was runner up in the Mr. East Campus pageant, representing his hometown of West Randy. A man of stellar taste and simple pleasure, Matt enjoys long walks through the gardens, Penn Pavilion pecan bread pudding, and face timing when a simple phone call would suffice. |
==Interests== | ==Interests== | ||
| − | Matt's main interests | + | Matt Alston's main interests include sports, academics, entrepreneurship, and social relevancy. Captain of the Academe of the Oaks varsity basketball team in high school (the Firebirds), he led the team to four consecutive seasons with more than one win. He has recently taken his talents to Duke, where he is starting shooting guard for the Duke Women's Basketball practice team. Speculation is growing on whether he will declare for the WNBA draft following the 2014-2015 season. |
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| + | Academically his interests are in computer science, software design and app development. But that stuff's kind of boring. | ||
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| + | ==Favorite Demonstration== | ||
| + | My favorite demonstration was "Viewing a Penny" because it was cool to see all of the different ways to visualize a simple object like a penny. I spent all summer using Matlab for image analysis so this brings back nothing but the fondest of memories. | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | [http://www.nbcnews.com/id/23175788/#.VBcCV0sk9g0], Alan Boyle, msnbc.com, updated 15 February 2008, accessed 15 September 2014 (Our Survival) | ||
Latest revision as of 15:27, 15 September 2014
About
Matt Alston is a student at Duke University, class of 2017, studying computer science with a certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. He was voted "Most likely to end up on the cover of Sports Illustrated (Swimsuit Edition)" in high school, and was runner up in the Mr. East Campus pageant, representing his hometown of West Randy. A man of stellar taste and simple pleasure, Matt enjoys long walks through the gardens, Penn Pavilion pecan bread pudding, and face timing when a simple phone call would suffice.
Interests
Matt Alston's main interests include sports, academics, entrepreneurship, and social relevancy. Captain of the Academe of the Oaks varsity basketball team in high school (the Firebirds), he led the team to four consecutive seasons with more than one win. He has recently taken his talents to Duke, where he is starting shooting guard for the Duke Women's Basketball practice team. Speculation is growing on whether he will declare for the WNBA draft following the 2014-2015 season.
Academically his interests are in computer science, software design and app development. But that stuff's kind of boring.
Favorite Demonstration
My favorite demonstration was "Viewing a Penny" because it was cool to see all of the different ways to visualize a simple object like a penny. I spent all summer using Matlab for image analysis so this brings back nothing but the fondest of memories.
External Links
[1], Alan Boyle, msnbc.com, updated 15 February 2008, accessed 15 September 2014 (Our Survival)
