User:Shreyasingh

About Me

I am a freshman at Duke. I am from India but have lived in China from the last 9 years. I speak three languages: Hindi, English, and Mandarin.

Current Courses

The courses that I am currently taking are: FOCUS-Powers that be, FOCUS: Advocacy for Change, EGR103, and Chem 101

NAE Grand Challenges

The National Academy of Engineers (NAE) through their Grand Challenges have identified very crucial goals that must be fulfilled. Out of the 14 goals, I feel that providing access to clean water is extremely important because in we are facing a major water crisis. The article below from Peace Corps sheds light about the clean water crisis. [http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2015/jul/01/global-access-clean-water-sanitation-mapped, Katherine Purvis, The Guardian, updated 1 July 2015, accessed 13 September 2015 (Access to Clean Water)