When I was 13 years old, my goal was to become a PGA Tour player. I basically lived at the local golf course throughout the summer, playing and practicing almost every day. Over the following years, I realized that my passion for golf was not for the game itself, but for the opportunity to analyze and improve a process (the golf swing). I often taught other golfers, because I was fascinated with how unique golf swings are and I wanted to help others improve. At the time, I had no formal idea of design of experiments, process optimization, or data analysis, but after my first Industrial Engineering (IE) class, I realized that what I enjoyed so much about analyzing the golf swing was the opportunity to apply IE principles. Since starting in IE, I have realized …show more content…
The infrared camera does not measure the true temperature during the fabrication process, thus the calibration was not trivial. To calibrate the infrared camera, I used a pyrometer, which measures the temperature within the chamber in Celsius. Due to the positioning of infrared camera and pyrometer, I could capture the lengths of melt pools in both sensors, after adjusting for the different frequencies, aspect ratios, and resolutions. By finding the sizes of melt pools that are above a certain temperature threshold and repeating for various temperatures, I found the relationship between the pyrometer and infrared camera. I served as first author on a journal paper based on this work; the paper is currently being reviewed and will be submitted by November 15 to a special issue of International Journal of Rapid Manufacturing. This project has prepared me for continued success in graduate school, because it was the first time I was responsible for all parts of the research task (i.e., collecting data, analyzing data, and writing the journal
Golf is more than just a game to me it connects me to my family, teaches me something new every time I play, and be part of a team. I haven’t been playing the game long but it is now a part of me.
...g many things that I never thought about before doing this paper was also a benefit. For example, I found out how much Nikki Haley has done for the governor. I also benefited by this research because when I’m out of school I want to move to South Carolina. I have learned much from this paper, and I know it will help me later on in my life.
I have had a lot of interests and hobbies throughout my lifetime but no interest has stuck with me like my passion for hockey has. Hockey has transformed me into the person I am today and has shown me characteristics such as how to be successful, how to take responsibility for my mistakes, and always giving my best effort at anything I attempt.
This projects has helped me to learn about the digestive system and some of the different diseases that affect it. This information will help me as a medical billing and coding professional by allowing me to distinguish between the different body parts. For example, if I know someone has Achalasia and I am doing the billing, but I see that they are being billed for a procedure that has nothing to do with the digestive system, obviously a mistake has been made. Because I was able to catch the mistake before they were billed, I will have saved months of working to straighten the bill out with the patient and insurance companies. Understanding body systems and diseases will enable me to be a more efficient coder. I will be able to catch mistakes and know where to look for information. It ...
History has always been one of my passions. Entering high school, my goal was to get a 5 on one of the AP tests for history. When the opportunity came, I took my first AP class, AP European History, and I studied away.
There are three characteristics I believe are imperative in order to become successful. Those qualities are passion, patience, and a good attitude. I believe I exhibit these characteristics because I work every day to grow my character through these qualities. My passion for attending college is to attain a degree in Professional Golf Management.
“Class,” I announced, “today I will teach you a simpler method to find the greatest common factor and the least common multiple of a set of numbers.” In fifth grade, my teacher asked if anyone had any other methods to find the greatest common factor of two numbers. I volunteered, and soon the entire class, and teacher, was using my method to solve problems. Teaching my class as a fifth grader inspired me to teach others how important math and science is. These days, I enjoy helping my friends with their math homework, knowing that I am helping them understand the concept and improve their grades.
My passion for the fascinating wolrd of science literally can not be put into words. Since receiving my first home science kit at five years of age the way things work and why has always been at the forefront of my mind. During my early years I would find great delight in examining anything I could fit under the lens of my telescope. I will never forget my first look at the intricate detail of a human hair.
Baseball! After playing baseball, at a very high level, for over fifteen years and acting as the head coach for my son and daughter (baseball / softball) I have developed a deep passion for this sport. Growing up in Wichita, which has a rich history of baseball, I spent many hours on the diamond and watching games at Wichita State University and Lawrence Dumont Stadium. Lawrence Dumont Stadium has been the home for several to single, double and triple – A teams and annually hosts summer baseball tournaments for college and professional players. The Wichita State University Baseball Team, under the coaching of Gene Stephenson (1978 – 2013), has consistently been one of the top rated teams in the NCAA. Playing at a higher level, I was fortunate
Ever since I was a small child juggling has been one of my passions. Growing up I was able to fulfill my passions by maintaining good grades throughout school. If I did so, I was able to attend the weekly juggling club sessions. However, at first school was a means to an end, as I continued on throughout my education, schooling was no longer a means to an end; it has developed into an even stronger passion of mine. I started to enjoy school, enjoy my classes and developed a desire and motivation to gain as much knowledge as I am capable.
I was given the ability to help the researchers in several aspects of the project. The physicians guided me in the analysis of pre-experimental data and the interpretation of past literature on topics similar to our project. With this knowledge in hand, I was given the ability to find the proper tools which would be needed to carry out the project and then help in the
The process of completeing my research task taught me many valuable lessons. In compiling the literature review I learnt how to filter information, as well as how to use citations. The method and results section showed me how to transfer information from labels into suitable graphs and tables, in order to make comparisons and analysises. I learnt how to critically examine graphs and tables, and draw accurate and educated conclusions when completing the discussion section. Through this project, I also realised the importance of reflecting back on any limitations encountered inorder to learn from your mistakes, and find improvements for further research. In addition, I learnt how to reference sources correctly.
Humor is an essential part of my daily life. Causing someone to laugh and feel amused varies from person to person. What I find funny may not be funny to others. My sense of humor may vary, from watching comedy movies, to late night comedy talk shows. What I find mostly funny are Internet memes or funny Internet videos, because they have both been modified into distinct funny phrases or modified into funny videos that cause humor and they are always new ones being created, you can also share them to give someone else laughter. My sense of humor comes from my dad, growing up we would watch Spanish comedy on television together, though not all humor can be funny, because I believe there is a line that should not be crossed when using humor.
People travel miles in search of their true passion; some find them early in their life and I consider myself lucky enough to be one among them. I found my true calling at the age of 12 on a field trip to a milk factory. It seemed like the Disneyland of science with huge machineries, conveyer belts running all around, and instruments working about in their own rhythm with sheer intricacies and perfection. As a kid, I was eager to understand the mechanics behind this magical rhythm. The desire of gaining in-depth knowledge about Control System and Automation eventually led me to choose Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering as my undergraduate study.
Anybody that knows me knows that my passion and goals in life have to deal with fashion. If I could be anything in this world I would love to be a designer of some sort or at least be in the industry. When it comes to clothing and style it just comes easy one of the easiest things I’m good at. Fashion is an art form it allows you to express your view on style anyway you choose. And to me I feel like nobody has the right to judge that. Style hasn’t always come easy to be though just like everything else it takes time and practice it’s still a work in progress. When I look back to my middle school and early high school years I wonder deeply about my choices, middle school had to have been the worst. I was going through a colored jeans faze, I would wear bright yellow, honey mustard yellow, sky blue, purple, and pink. If somebody were to name a color I probably had jeans that color. It gets worse though because I would have the worst possible combination choice of shoes to go along with a matching bead necklace and bracelet set, followed by a grey or navy blue uniform shirt. It’s clear I had no idea what I was doing the best part is I was being myself and that’s all that matters. No matter how much I think my style has grown I’m only human and will look back and probably wonder why I wore the outfit I’m wearing sitting here writing this essay.