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==Nazim Duran== | ==Nazim Duran== | ||
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'''Malcolm Nazim Duran''', often called '''Nazim Duran''' is a freshman at [https://www.duke.edu Duke University] studying environmental engineering with a potential minor in economics. | '''Malcolm Nazim Duran''', often called '''Nazim Duran''' is a freshman at [https://www.duke.edu Duke University] studying environmental engineering with a potential minor in economics. | ||
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Nazim was born in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewisburg,_Pennsylvania Lewisburg, Pennsylvania] on October 21, 2000 to the son of a Turkish father and an American mother. Nazim Duran then lived in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryn_Mawr,_Pennsylvania Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania], where he would grow up. | Nazim was born in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewisburg,_Pennsylvania Lewisburg, Pennsylvania] on October 21, 2000 to the son of a Turkish father and an American mother. Nazim Duran then lived in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryn_Mawr,_Pennsylvania Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania], where he would grow up. | ||
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| + | ==Name Etymology & Pronunciation== | ||
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| + | The first name '''Malcolm''' was given by his mother after her grandfather, Malcolm Wilkinson. The name '''Nazim''' was given by his father after the Turkish poet [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nâzım_Hikmet Nazim Hikmet]. | ||
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| + | The pronunciation is Nah - zuhm Der - ahn. | ||
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
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* Track & Field | * Track & Field | ||
| − | Following high school, Nazim was accepted at [https://www.duke.edu Duke University] to the in the fall of 2018, to join the class of 2023. | + | Following high school, Nazim was accepted at [https://www.duke.edu Duke University] to the [https://pratt.duke.edu Pratt School of Engineering] in the fall of 2018, to join the class of 2023. |
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| + | ==Grand Challenges for Engineering== | ||
| − | + | [https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/12/can_britain_afford_fusion.html Can Britain Afford Fusion?], Rory Cellan Jones, BBC News, 29 December 2008, accessed 10 September 2019 (Provide Energy from Fusion) | |
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Latest revision as of 22:26, 10 September 2019
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Nazim Duran
Malcolm Nazim Duran, often called Nazim Duran is a freshman at Duke University studying environmental engineering with a potential minor in economics.
Early Life
Nazim was born in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania on October 21, 2000 to the son of a Turkish father and an American mother. Nazim Duran then lived in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, where he would grow up.
Name Etymology & Pronunciation
The first name Malcolm was given by his mother after her grandfather, Malcolm Wilkinson. The name Nazim was given by his father after the Turkish poet Nazim Hikmet.
The pronunciation is Nah - zuhm Der - ahn.
Education
Nazim attended Radnor High School, where he participated in various clubs, including:
- Marching Band
- Jazz Band
- Model UN
- Ethics Bowl
- Honor Council
- Track & Field
Following high school, Nazim was accepted at Duke University to the Pratt School of Engineering in the fall of 2018, to join the class of 2023.
Grand Challenges for Engineering
Can Britain Afford Fusion?, Rory Cellan Jones, BBC News, 29 December 2008, accessed 10 September 2019 (Provide Energy from Fusion)
