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=Elder M. Yoshida= | =Elder M. Yoshida= | ||
==About me== | ==About me== | ||
| − | I am an international undergraduate | + | I am an international undergraduate at [http://www.duke.edu Duke University] and I intend to major in [http://www.bme.duke.edu/ Biomedical Engineering]. |
===My Name=== | ===My Name=== | ||
Elder Massahiro Yoshida. | Elder Massahiro Yoshida. | ||
| − | + | *Elder is pronounced the same 'elder' is pronounced: /'elder/ Redundant? | |
| − | + | *Massahiro is my Japanese first name: /masa'riɾo/ | |
| − | + | *Yoshida: As Yoshi, the dinosaur, plus /da/ | |
===My Origins=== | ===My Origins=== | ||
I am from Brazil, but I look like an Asian because my grandparents and my father immigrated to Brazil right after the end of the WWII. | I am from Brazil, but I look like an Asian because my grandparents and my father immigrated to Brazil right after the end of the WWII. | ||
| − | === | + | ===Extracurriculars=== |
| + | * Duke Motorsports | ||
| + | * Engineering Global Health | ||
| + | * Intramural Soccer - The World United | ||
| + | * Duke Chapel Choir | ||
| + | == Grand Challenges of Engineering== | ||
| + | The World needs a clean, cheap and accessible form of generating electrical energy. One of the potential grand challenges of Engineering is to provide energy from fusion. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Why using Nuclear Fusion? | ||
| + | # Abundant fuel | ||
| + | # No Greenhouse gases directly emitted | ||
| + | # Safety | ||
| + | # No long-lasting radioactive waste | ||
| + | |||
| + | Read the following article: [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/11/opinion/11Prager.html?ref=fusionnuclearreaction How Seawater Can Power the World] Stewart C. Prager, The New York Times, published: 10 July 2011, accessed 2 September 2011 (Providing Energy from Fusion) | ||
Revision as of 00:59, 23 September 2011
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Elder M. Yoshida
About me
I am an international undergraduate at Duke University and I intend to major in Biomedical Engineering.
My Name
Elder Massahiro Yoshida.
- Elder is pronounced the same 'elder' is pronounced: /'elder/ Redundant?
- Massahiro is my Japanese first name: /masa'riɾo/
- Yoshida: As Yoshi, the dinosaur, plus /da/
My Origins
I am from Brazil, but I look like an Asian because my grandparents and my father immigrated to Brazil right after the end of the WWII.
Extracurriculars
- Duke Motorsports
- Engineering Global Health
- Intramural Soccer - The World United
- Duke Chapel Choir
Grand Challenges of Engineering
The World needs a clean, cheap and accessible form of generating electrical energy. One of the potential grand challenges of Engineering is to provide energy from fusion.
Why using Nuclear Fusion?
- Abundant fuel
- No Greenhouse gases directly emitted
- Safety
- No long-lasting radioactive waste
Read the following article: How Seawater Can Power the World Stewart C. Prager, The New York Times, published: 10 July 2011, accessed 2 September 2011 (Providing Energy from Fusion)
