User:Emw52

About Me

Hi. I'm Eli Weinreb. I am currently a freshmen at Duke. I am from Durham, NC. I've lived here for my whole life. I graduated from Durham School of the Arts last year. I was senior class president, and I was head of the debate team at my school. I am currently 19 years old. I don't really know what I want to study. I may end up updating this throughout the year, but at the moment I'm probably rambling.

My interests

My favorite thing to do with my free time is to play videogames. I like first-person shooters and a few other genres. I like adventure games. My personal favorite is Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. Ocarina of Time is great, but I prefer Majora. I hate racing games and sports games. I like a few strategy games, including the Civilization series and Supreme Commander Forged Alliance. Also, I hate Call of Duty. Just putting it out there.

I really enjoy reading. I've played guitar for about 6 years. I mostly play classical. I think its pretty fun.

Grand Challenges for Engineering

When I took AP Environmental Science last year, my teacher showed me an article regarding solar roads. Solar panels made of textured glass with heating elements and possibly LED lights to create images. They would be supported by the remains of asphalt and garbage. The following article explains more about the project. The end result could be a highway system that produces most of the power used by the nation.

[1], Geranios, Nicholas K, The Seattle Times, June 22 2014, accessed September 9 2014