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===Interests===
 
===Interests===
I've been dancing for years.  My favorite styles are tap and hip hop.
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I've been dancing for years.  My favorite styles are tap and hip hop.
  
 
===Miscellaneous Information===
 
===Miscellaneous Information===
My favorite color is pink.  I grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut.   
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My favorite color is pink.  I grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut.  I currently reside in Gilbert-Addoms, 3rd floor.
  
 
===Possible Major===
 
===Possible Major===
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===Name Pronunciation===
 
===Name Pronunciation===
uh-LISS-uh le-VEEN.  Like Alyssa. I'm not 100% sure how to pronounce my middle name since I don't know whether it has one syllable or two.  It might be pronounced JACK-lin and it might be pronounced JACK-que-lin.  I tend to say it with three syllables.
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uh-LISS-uh le-VEEN.  Like Alyssa. I'm not 100% sure how to pronounce my middle name since I don't know whether it has one syllable or two.  It might be pronounced JACK-lin and it might be pronounced JACK-que-lin.  I tend to say it with three syllables even though it appears to be spelled with two.
  
 
===Favorite MATLAB Demo===
 
===Favorite MATLAB Demo===
3-D Drawing.  Outlining a three-dimensional solid with just few points and using MATLAB to model what the solid would look like is a fascinating tool with many real-life applications.  It serves as another example of a situation where a computer significantly lessens the amount of time necessary to complete a task.
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3-D Drawing.  Outlining a three-dimensional solid with just few points and using MATLAB to model what the solid would look like is a fascinating tool with many real-life applications.  It serves as another example of a situation where a computer significantly lessens the amount of time necessary to complete a task.  Plus, 3-D modeling looks cool.
  
 
===Grand Challenges for Engineering Link===
 
===Grand Challenges for Engineering Link===
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I selected the following article because the brain has always interested me.  If I do end up a BME major, I'd like to focus on the neuroscience end of biomedical engineering. 
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[http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/ethics/reverse-engineering-the-brain Reverse Engineering the Brain], Sally Adee, Ieee Spectrum, updated June 2008, accessed 20 September 2011 (Reverse-Engineer the Brain)
 
[http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/ethics/reverse-engineering-the-brain Reverse Engineering the Brain], Sally Adee, Ieee Spectrum, updated June 2008, accessed 20 September 2011 (Reverse-Engineer the Brain)

Latest revision as of 15:15, 21 September 2011

About Me

Full Name

My full name is Elissa Jaclyn Levine.

Birthday

I was born on March 22nd, 1993.

Interests

I've been dancing for years. My favorite styles are tap and hip hop.

Miscellaneous Information

My favorite color is pink. I grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut. I currently reside in Gilbert-Addoms, 3rd floor.

Possible Major

Biomedical Engineering

Name Pronunciation

uh-LISS-uh le-VEEN. Like Alyssa. I'm not 100% sure how to pronounce my middle name since I don't know whether it has one syllable or two. It might be pronounced JACK-lin and it might be pronounced JACK-que-lin. I tend to say it with three syllables even though it appears to be spelled with two.

Favorite MATLAB Demo

3-D Drawing. Outlining a three-dimensional solid with just few points and using MATLAB to model what the solid would look like is a fascinating tool with many real-life applications. It serves as another example of a situation where a computer significantly lessens the amount of time necessary to complete a task. Plus, 3-D modeling looks cool.

Grand Challenges for Engineering Link

I selected the following article because the brain has always interested me. If I do end up a BME major, I'd like to focus on the neuroscience end of biomedical engineering.

Reverse Engineering the Brain, Sally Adee, Ieee Spectrum, updated June 2008, accessed 20 September 2011 (Reverse-Engineer the Brain)