User:Cps22

Last Updated: Cps22 12:45, 30 August 2010 (EDT)

Who am I?

I'm Cliff!

My name: Cliff Shen

Pronunciation: (CLIFF SHEN -- the "Shen" rhymes with "hen") You can't really go wrong with the stress...

Favorite Song Quotes

"You could do it too
I mean hot like we do
It’s a lot like we do and make your own mark
It’s deeper than the song
Hope you live your life long
When you win, how you start, kid you gotta have heart"
-Like It Like That, by A Tribe Called Quest

"So much on my mind that I can't recline
Blastin' holes in the night til she bled sunshine"
-Respiration, by Mos Def

Favorite MATLAB Demo

My favorite MATLAB Demo is the demo called "Viewing a Penny," from the "Graphics" section.

This demo contains a .MAT file with the official NIST measurements of the mold used to mint the U.S. Penny. The demo's script then creates copper colored contour lines using that .MAT file, and then afterwards shades and colors in the penny with accurate respect to the height and depth of the different areas. Another lighting technique is used to make the image look like a photograph, and then the script produces a 3-D model.

I liked this demo because it was interesting to see the step-by-step process of going from measurements to a graphic. Also, the raw form of the model looks really cool, like something out of National Treasure.

Grand Challenge

Getting Solar Off the Ground, Lee Billings, SEED Magazine, created 28 July 2009, accessed 30 August 2010 (Make Solar Energy Economical)

Solar Energy Technology Challenge, Green Technology, updated March 2010, accessed 30 August 2010 (Make Solar Energy Economical)

Solar Power to Rule in 20 Years, Futurists Say, Robin Lloyd, LiveScience, created 19 February 2008, accessed 30 August 2010 (Make Solar Energy Economical)