User:Bjb46

About Me

My name is Brian Benesch and I am currently a student at Duke University in the Pratt School of Engineering who is majoring in Biomedical Engineering! At Duke I am a member of the Men's Varsity Track and Field team and I am seeking involvement in Duke Student Government. I graduated from Oceanside High School in Oceanside, New York in June 2013.

Name Pronunciation

Formally, my last name is pronounced "Ben-ish" but most people say it incorrectly as "Buh-nesh" and I actually have no preference, so please choose whichever floats your boat.

Interests & Hobbies

-Running

-Beach Volleyball

-Game of Thrones (Television Series and Book Series)

-The Walking Dead (TV Show)

-Plot intensive video games (Skyrim, Bioshock, The Last of Us, etc.)

-Travelling

-Eating (anything)

Grand Challenges

o Reverse Engineering the Brain: David Adler dreams of a Google map for the human brain, Sally Adee, IEEE, posted 1 June 2008, accessed 15 September 2013 (Reverse Engineer the Brain)

--Bjb46 (talk) 17:01, 15 September 2013 (EDT)

MATLAB Demonstrations

My favorite demonstration from Homework 2 was the 3-D Surface Plots demo because I am currently taking Multivariable calculus this semester, and this demo could help me visualize some of the more complex surfaces and shapes that I will explore in that class. It is cool to see how a tool in one class can help your understanding in another class.