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Email: dmp45@pitt.edu Phone: 610-731-5482 |
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Email: dmp45@pitt.edu Phone: 610-731-5482 |
Hi, my name is Danielle Pooler, and I am from Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. I live there with my parents, my younger brother, Ricky, and our beagle, Scout. We also live in Maryland in the summer in a small community called Hollywood Beach on the Chesapeake Bay.
I attended Radnor High School where I participated in many clubs and activities. I was the captain of our Colorguard team, after four years of participation. As the Yearbook Editor-in-Chief, I enjoyed creating page layouts and recording the years events for other students. My freshman year, I joined the International Exchange Club and hosted a girl from Thailand for our international weekend. After that, I participated in a two week Chinese Cultural Exchange trip sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania for Radnor students. This cultural experience opened my eyes to a world of travel, and I hope to study abroad sometime in the next four years. Last, but most definitely not least, my participation as Captain or Team Leader in the Annenberg Science Symposium, Physics Olympics, and Radnor's Delco Hi-Q team all helped me realize that science was where my career belonged. Some of my other accomplishments throughout high school include winning the Princeton Club Book Award for Service, the University of Pennsylvania Book Award for Interest in Medicine, the State Citizenship Award, Distinguished Honors Awards for all four years of High School, Champions of Caring Award for Service, All-Delco Hi-Q team member, Mock Trial Best Delegate Award, and finally AP Scholar with Distinction award for outstanding achievement on AP tests. For more information, a link to my resume is at the bottom of the page.
Currently, I am attending the University of Pittsburgh, and I am looking at Chemical Engineering as a potential major and either physics or mathematics as a double major. I am also on a pre-med track, and plan to eventually become a doctor or medical researcher. There were several factors in my decision to major in chemical engineering. Although I know that I eventually want to become a doctor, while attending the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for Health Care (which happened to be at the University of Pittsburgh), I realized that I could major in anything and still go to medical school, as long as I complete the pre-med coursework. My favorite subjects in high school were chemistry, physics, math, and biology, so I am hoping that chemical engineering will incorporate chemistry, physics, and math and the pre-medicine coursework will incorporate biology. So far, my courses have lived up to my expectations, and I have found new interests in computer programming through Engineering 0711.
My Experience with Watersheds
In seventh grade, I participated in a unique integrated program, called Watershed, where we learned all of our seventh grade subjects (excepting gym and math) through the study of the Darby Creek Watershed. The year was full of fun and exciting experiences, including field studies of local creeks, fun projects (including ones on the watershed's natural and cultural history), and field trips. Field studies included searching for benthic macro invertebrates (BMI's), testing the dissolved oxygen, pH, phosphate and nitrate levels of the creeks, and comparing studies throughout the year to see how sites changed (for a full list of the tests we performed, check the watershed website). The class also provided me with a wide variety of skills and knowledge in regards to teamwork and public speaking which I will use for the rest of my life.
Our team project will involve analyzing orthophotographs (or orthophotos), topographical maps, water samples, creek cross sections, and local soil in order to determine how the soil is traveling through the watershed. To read more about our team project and other Engr 0715 projects, visit the course website (we are team 9).
~ First Trip to PPC Pictures: On January 24, 2008, we made our first escapade to PPC in order to explore the Panther Hollow Watershed.
~ Orthographic Photographs: An orthographic photograph is a photograph where the scale of the photo has been corrected so that the photo can be used as a map.
~ Panther Hollow Watershed: The Panther Hollow watershed is part of the Schenley Park, which is the largest city park in Pittsburgh.
~ Erosion: Erosion is a process where the earth's surface is shaped and worn by erosive agents, including water, wind, glaciers, and more.
Our community partner is the Pittsburgh Parks Conservatory. The Pittsburgh Parks Conservatory, according to their website "is working to restore, renew, revitalize and preserve the four great parks of Pittsburgh - Frick, Highland, Riverview and Schenley." Their website is: www.pittsburghparks.org.