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==About Me==
 
==About Me==
  
My name is Ashley Curwin and am from New York City. I am currently a student at Duke University, studying in the Pratt School of Engineering. I plan on majoring in Biomedical Engineering, but that might change.
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My name is Ashley Curwin and I am from New York City. I have two older sisters and attended the Lycée Francais de New York, a french international school. There, a large percentage of my classes were taught in french, and we took the French Baccalaureat at the end of our junior and senior years. I am currently a student at Duke University, studying in the Pratt School of Engineering. I plan on majoring in Biomedical Engineering, but that might change.
  
 
==Name Pronunciation==
 
==Name Pronunciation==
  
My name is pronounced "ASH-lee KER-win".  
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My name is pronounced "ASH-lee KER-win". (The phonetic spelling is kind of unnecessary, it is said the way it is spelled)
  
 
==Courses==
 
==Courses==
  
For the Fall 2022 semester, I am taking the following courses :  
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For the Fall 2022 semester, I am taking the following courses: <br />
- Chem 101  
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* Chem 101 <br />
- Math 111  
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* Math 111 <br />
- EGR 103  
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* EGR 103 <br />
- EGR 101
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* EGR 101
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==Projects==
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For my EGR 101 class, I am working with a team of freshmen to design a device that warms IV bottles in Uganda, where the IV bottles are kept too cold and cause hypothermia. I am also currently working on an individual design project for this class; I am designing, printing, and molding an acrylic phone stand. 
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==Grand Challenges External Link==
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[https://www.technologyreview.com/2005/06/01/230897/how-mit-decides/], Baron Singh, MIT Technology Review, 1 June 2005, accessed 18 January 2009 (Reverse-engineer the brain)

Latest revision as of 18:24, 28 September 2022

About Me

My name is Ashley Curwin and I am from New York City. I have two older sisters and attended the Lycée Francais de New York, a french international school. There, a large percentage of my classes were taught in french, and we took the French Baccalaureat at the end of our junior and senior years. I am currently a student at Duke University, studying in the Pratt School of Engineering. I plan on majoring in Biomedical Engineering, but that might change.

Name Pronunciation

My name is pronounced "ASH-lee KER-win". (The phonetic spelling is kind of unnecessary, it is said the way it is spelled)

Courses

For the Fall 2022 semester, I am taking the following courses:

  • Chem 101
  • Math 111
  • EGR 103
  • EGR 101

Projects

For my EGR 101 class, I am working with a team of freshmen to design a device that warms IV bottles in Uganda, where the IV bottles are kept too cold and cause hypothermia. I am also currently working on an individual design project for this class; I am designing, printing, and molding an acrylic phone stand.

Grand Challenges External Link

[1], Baron Singh, MIT Technology Review, 1 June 2005, accessed 18 January 2009 (Reverse-engineer the brain)