User:Cbp17

Welcome

Hello! My name is Charlie Pearlman. I'm a student in the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University. I'm looking to major in Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Interests

Sports

• I am a huge Chicago Cubs fan
• I ran cross country in high school
• I tried out for the Duke football team, but didn't make the cut
• I like to play most sports, competitively or just casually

Music

• I like most genres of music
• Twenty One Pilots are my favorite alternative group and currently my favorite music group in general

Other

• Find me and ask me what else I like

Grand Challenges

One of the Grand Challenges for Engineering is making solar power economical. Here is a link about solar power and Pacific Gas and Electric. This caught my eye because I watched the movie about Erin Brokovich and the case against PG&E.

• [articles.latimes.com/2008/aug/15/business/fi-solar15 PG&E to tap into solar projects], Los Angeles Times, created 15 August 2008, accessed 13 September 2015 (Grand Challenge)