I was born on a brisk December morning in 1988 in the city of Norristown, PA. My parents, Richard and Victoria, were quite excited to finally have their first child. They nurtured me with love and supported my obsession of dinosaurs. After but only two years as an only child, Rick and Vicki celebrated yet another miracle: the birth of my little sister Breann. More life was to follow with Claire's birth in 1994 and James' in 1996.
My childhood was spent living in Gilbertsville, a quaint, little town about 45 minutes outside of Philadelphia. Everyday held a new game or adventure involving my siblings and a few neighborhood friends. These times flew faster than I would have ever imagined at the time. And it feels as though I did not truly appreciate them until they were gone. However, the end of this part of my life was the beginning of a new one.
At the age of 16, I began my high school career at Saint Pius X High School. It was around this time that I began to pursue and investigate many of the interests and hobbies that I am involved in today. That year I was given a guitar and bass guitar for Christmas and my birthday. Since then, I have taken up the cello and ukulele. I enjoy playing music with my friends and writing songs on my ukulele. In addition to music, I began drawing portraits of people and sketching.
The arts are most certainly a big part of my life, but it is science, especially physics and space, that really gets my mind buzzing. The beauty and mystery of the natural world and how human beings perceive it fascinates me to a greatly immense degree.
With these interests in mind, I decided to pursue mechanical engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. I want to do a lot of things: get involved in human expansion through space, maybe be an astronaut, be a teacher, make a movie, help people, live and teach in Africa, have a family, have kids, build a house, build a boat. I don't know if all of that could really happen, but I think engineering is the best major to take a shot at doing all of them. Engineering is a profession that will allow me to create, problem solve, and attempt to grasp the nature of the universe!Coordinator: Dave Torick
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering requires students to take a course in fluid mechanics (CEE 1402) with and accompanying lab. This course teaches principles that prepare engineers to basic design fluid mechanic design, such pumping systems, pipings systems, open channel flow, etc.
(Team 15: Fluids Lab): Development of laboratory experiments designed to improve student learning of basic fluids concepts. Project will involve design and construction of various experiments requiring the use of the machine shop. Additionally, the group will be required to assist in the completion of a rock crusher for villagers in Uganda.
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Related Links
1. Fluid Mechanics Website This site describes what fluid mechanics actually are. It provides some basic concepts and applications in society.
2. Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh Website This is Pitt's site for civil and environmental engineering.
3. Fluid Mechanics Laboratory Website This site explains two different types of fluids labs and provides pictures of them.