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== About Me == | == About Me == | ||
| − | I am a freshman undergraduate of the [http://www.pratt.duke.edu Pratt School of Engineering] at [http://www.duke.edu Duke University]. I plan to major in Mechanical Engineering with the Aerospace Certificate. | + | I am a freshman undergraduate of the [http://www.pratt.duke.edu Pratt School of Engineering] at [http://www.duke.edu Duke University]. I plan to major in [http://www.mems.duke.edu/ Mechanical Engineering] with the [http://www.mems.duke.edu/aerospace-engineering-certificate Aerospace Certificate]. |
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| + | My name, Russell Buescher, is pronounced: "Ruhs-uhl Bush-er" with stress on the first syllable of both first and last names. My family name was originally spelled: "Büscher" but the "ü" was changed to "ue" upon immigration to America, causing confusion in pronunciation. | ||
== Grand Challenges for Engineering Articles == | == Grand Challenges for Engineering Articles == | ||
[http://discovermagazine.com/2008/oct/06-can-engineers-achieve-the-holy-grail-of-energy Can Engineers Achieve the Holy Grail of Energy: Infinite and Clean?], Charles Seife, Discover, updated 6 October 2008, accessed 21 September 2010 (Grand Challenge) | [http://discovermagazine.com/2008/oct/06-can-engineers-achieve-the-holy-grail-of-energy Can Engineers Achieve the Holy Grail of Energy: Infinite and Clean?], Charles Seife, Discover, updated 6 October 2008, accessed 21 September 2010 (Grand Challenge) | ||
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| + | == Favorite MATLAB Demo == | ||
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| + | My favorite demonstration was the 3D Volume Visualization because I might need to use that feature of MATLAB in a future fluid mechanics class to model wind data; plus, it looked really cool. | ||
Latest revision as of 02:13, 22 September 2010
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About Me
I am a freshman undergraduate of the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University. I plan to major in Mechanical Engineering with the Aerospace Certificate.
Name Pronunciation
My name, Russell Buescher, is pronounced: "Ruhs-uhl Bush-er" with stress on the first syllable of both first and last names. My family name was originally spelled: "Büscher" but the "ü" was changed to "ue" upon immigration to America, causing confusion in pronunciation.
Grand Challenges for Engineering Articles
Can Engineers Achieve the Holy Grail of Energy: Infinite and Clean?, Charles Seife, Discover, updated 6 October 2008, accessed 21 September 2010 (Grand Challenge)
Favorite MATLAB Demo
My favorite demonstration was the 3D Volume Visualization because I might need to use that feature of MATLAB in a future fluid mechanics class to model wind data; plus, it looked really cool.
