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== About Me ==
 
== About Me ==
 
My name is Brian Benesch and I am currently a student at Duke University in the Pratt School of Engineering who is majoring in Biomedical Engineering! At Duke I am a member of the Men's Varsity Track and Field team and I am seeking involvement in Duke Student Government. I graduated from Oceanside High School in Oceanside, New York in June 2013.
 
My name is Brian Benesch and I am currently a student at Duke University in the Pratt School of Engineering who is majoring in Biomedical Engineering! At Duke I am a member of the Men's Varsity Track and Field team and I am seeking involvement in Duke Student Government. I graduated from Oceanside High School in Oceanside, New York in June 2013.
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== Grand Challenges ==
 
== Grand Challenges ==
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[http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=mit-neuroscientist-discusses-quest-reserve-engineer-human-brain A Neuroscientist's Quest to Reverse Engineer the Human Brain], Gareth Cook, Scientific American, posted 20 March 2012, accessed 15 September 2013 (Reverse Engineer the Brain)
[http://http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/ethics/reverse-engineering-the-brain Reverse Engineering the Brain: David Adler dreams of a Google map for the human brain], Sally Adee, IEEE, posted 1 June 2008, accessed 15 September 2013 (Reverse Engineer the Brain)
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--[[User:Bjb46|Bjb46]] ([[User talk:Bjb46|talk]]) 17:01, 15 September 2013 (EDT)
  
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== MATLAB Demonstrations ==
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My favorite demonstration from Homework 2 was the 3-D Surface Plots demo because I am currently taking Multivariable calculus this semester, and this demo could help me visualize some of the more complex surfaces and shapes that I will explore in that class. It is cool to see how a tool in one class can help your understanding in another class. --[[User:Bjb46|Bjb46]] ([[User talk:Bjb46|talk]]) 18:16, 15 September 2013 (EDT)

Latest revision as of 22:27, 15 September 2013

About Me

My name is Brian Benesch and I am currently a student at Duke University in the Pratt School of Engineering who is majoring in Biomedical Engineering! At Duke I am a member of the Men's Varsity Track and Field team and I am seeking involvement in Duke Student Government. I graduated from Oceanside High School in Oceanside, New York in June 2013.


Name Pronunciation

Formally, my last name is pronounced "Ben-ish" but most people say it incorrectly as "Buh-nesh" and I actually have no preference, so please choose whichever floats your boat.


Interests & Hobbies

-Running

-Beach Volleyball

-Game of Thrones (Television Series and Book Series)

-The Walking Dead (TV Show)

-Plot intensive video games (Skyrim, Bioshock, The Last of Us, etc.)

-Travelling

-Eating (anything)


Grand Challenges

A Neuroscientist's Quest to Reverse Engineer the Human Brain, Gareth Cook, Scientific American, posted 20 March 2012, accessed 15 September 2013 (Reverse Engineer the Brain)

--Bjb46 (talk) 17:01, 15 September 2013 (EDT)


MATLAB Demonstrations

My favorite demonstration from Homework 2 was the 3-D Surface Plots demo because I am currently taking Multivariable calculus this semester, and this demo could help me visualize some of the more complex surfaces and shapes that I will explore in that class. It is cool to see how a tool in one class can help your understanding in another class. --Bjb46 (talk) 18:16, 15 September 2013 (EDT)