User:Kns26

About Me

Hometown: Winter Springs, FL

Current City: Winston-Salem, NC

I moved to North Carolina three years ago from Coral Springs, FL and have been desperately trying to avoid getting into the habit of saying ya'll and aquiring a southern accent. Alas, many have told me that I have been unsuccessful in this endeavor. I am very excited to be a member of Duke's class of 2017 and a Blue Devil. I am also very excited to be a part of Duke's Pratt School of Engineering.

Favorites

To Do: Read, Dance, Watch TV

TV Shows: SYTYCD (So You Think You Can Dance), Castle, Modern Family, The Middle, The West Wing

Eat: Butterscotch Pudding, Popcorn, Chocolate Chip Cookies

Movies: Harry Potter 1-8, Argo, Pitch Perfect

Name Pronunciation

Kristen (Kris-10) said lik kris plus the number ten. Slappey(Slap-E) Slap like you are going to slap someone and the letter E.

Major

Currently: Undeclared Engineering

Favorite Grand Challenge Article

Challenge:Engineer the tools of scientific discovery

Interesting article about integrating Biology and Engineering

[Engineers Use Brain Cells to Power Grid, National Science Foundation, 17 April 2013, accessed 4 September (Engineer the tools of scientific discovery)]

Favorite Matlab Demo

The Bending Truss Demo

This Demo shows how Matlab can be used to demonstrate real life situations such as tension and suspension on a bridge. I liked how this demo showed that Matlab is not only for creating matrices and surface maps but also for simulating how something such as a bridge would act if people,wind,construction etc. were to jump on it or shake it with different forces as they do everyday.