User:Kne3
About Me
My name is Kimberly Eddleman, I'm from Nashville and live in Jarvis Dorm. I love to travel and learn about different cultures. I hope to study Spanish and Biomedical Engineering. I'd also like to spend a semester abroad. It'll be great to get to know everyone in EGR 103!
Grand Challenge Article
One of the Grand Challenges involves reverse engineering the brain, including understanding neural activity to translate thoughts into actions via articial limbs [1]. Dr. Miguel Nicolelis has done extensive work in this area with the Walk Again project and will present at the NAE Grand Challenge Scholars Seminar Series in November [2]. His work is detailed in Mind-controlled prostheses offer hope for disabled, Devin Powell, Washington Post, updated 6 May 2013, accessed 25 August 2014 (Reverse-engineer the brain)
Favorite MATLAB Demonstration
My favorite MATLAB Demonstration was probably the 3D drawing. It was really interesting to see how the revolution of different lines a drew created different "vases." In Calculus we had to revolve simple shapes, but the ability of MATLAB to render insanely complex shapes into 3D objects was astounding. I feel like this type of drawing would also have implications in manufacturing which adds to the interest of the demonstration.
