User:Md199

• Name: Michael Daou

• Expected Graduation Year: 2017

• Major of Interest: Electrical and Computer Engineering + a minor in Economics

• Extra Info:

I'm an international student from Lebanon (the country in the Mediterranean, not the city in Ohio.)

You can contact me at michael.daou@duke.edu.

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Grand Challenges for Engineering - Making Solar Energy Economical:

This particular challenge is one that has eluded researchers and the energy industry for years, leaving solar power to be stuck, seemingly perpetually, in the position of "the energy source of the future." Researchers are always finding new methods to lower the cost of solar technology while maintaining efficiency. Here's an interesting article about one particular innovation that might help make solar power cheaper:

[1], Kristopher Settle, TheEnergyCollective.com, created 30 January 2013, accessed 15 September 2013 (Making Solar Energy Economical)