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== '''About Me''' ==
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My name is '''Alex Buben''' (''AL-ex BOO-ben'').  In 2010, I graduated from [http://www.holyghostprep.org Holy Ghost Preparatory School] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornwells_Heights-Eddington,_Pennsylvania Cornwells Heights, PA].  I am currently an undergraduate student at [http://www.duke.edu Duke University] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durham,_nc Durham, NC], seeking a BSE in biomedical engineering from the [http://www.pratt.duke.edu/ Pratt School of Engineering].
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== '''Interests''' ==
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Since the age of five, I have been involved in some form of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_racing auto racing].  From 1998 to 2005, I raced [http://www.quartermidgets.com/ quarter midgets], a division which served as the training ground for professional drivers like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Gordon Jeff Gordon] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Logano Joey Logano], winning over 100 races, setting six time trial records, and earning a top-10 national ranking five times.  I have participated at tracks in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgeport,_NJ Bridgeport, NJ] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brickerville,_PA Brickerville, PA] in micro-sprint racing since 2006.  I also play guitar, bass, and piano; my skills in all three instruments are self-taught.
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== '''Future Goals''' ==
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After earning a BSE, I aim to work towards a Ph.D. in cancer cell biology in order to perform oncology research before returning to a major university as a professor in either biology or biomedical engineering.
  
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== Favorite MATLAB Demo ==
In 2010, I graduated from [http://www.holyghostprep.org Holy Ghost Preparatory School] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornwells_Heights-Eddington,_Pennsylvania Cornwells Heights, PA].  I am currently an undergraduate student at [http://www.duke.edu Duke University] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durham,_nc Durham, NC], seeking a BSE in biomedical engineering from the [http://www.pratt.duke.edu/ Pratt School of Engineering].
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The "Viewing a Penny" on MATLAB shows how the program can utilize level curves and 3D plotting tactics to virtually render an object. Basically, it puts topics that torture me in Math 103 to a practical use, which makes those struggles seem worthwhile.
  
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== '''Grand Challenges for Engineering''' ==
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Among the 14 [[Grand Challenges for Engineering]], I follow the development of better medicines most closely as it relates to my intended major.  For a more specific look at the future of medicinal engineering as it applies to genetic diseases, please read the following article:
  
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*[http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_100038.html Gene Mutations Offer Clues to Autoimmune Disorders], Randy Dotinga, Medicine Plus, posted 16 June 2010, accessed 31 August 2010 (Engineering Better Medicines)
Since the age of five, I have been involved in some form of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_racing auto racing].  From 1998 to 2005, I raced [http://www.quartermidgets.com/ quarter midgets], a division which served as the training ground for professional drivers like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Gordon Jeff Gordon] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Logano Joey Logano].  I have participated in micro-sprint racing since 2006.  I also play guitar, bass, and piano; my skills in all three instruments are self-taught.
 

Latest revision as of 19:36, 23 September 2010

About Me

My name is Alex Buben (AL-ex BOO-ben). In 2010, I graduated from Holy Ghost Preparatory School in Cornwells Heights, PA. I am currently an undergraduate student at Duke University in Durham, NC, seeking a BSE in biomedical engineering from the Pratt School of Engineering.

Interests

Since the age of five, I have been involved in some form of auto racing. From 1998 to 2005, I raced quarter midgets, a division which served as the training ground for professional drivers like Jeff Gordon and Joey Logano, winning over 100 races, setting six time trial records, and earning a top-10 national ranking five times. I have participated at tracks in Bridgeport, NJ and Brickerville, PA in micro-sprint racing since 2006. I also play guitar, bass, and piano; my skills in all three instruments are self-taught.

Future Goals

After earning a BSE, I aim to work towards a Ph.D. in cancer cell biology in order to perform oncology research before returning to a major university as a professor in either biology or biomedical engineering.

Favorite MATLAB Demo

The "Viewing a Penny" on MATLAB shows how the program can utilize level curves and 3D plotting tactics to virtually render an object. Basically, it puts topics that torture me in Math 103 to a practical use, which makes those struggles seem worthwhile.

Grand Challenges for Engineering

Among the 14 Grand Challenges for Engineering, I follow the development of better medicines most closely as it relates to my intended major. For a more specific look at the future of medicinal engineering as it applies to genetic diseases, please read the following article: