User:Cap39
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About Me
My name is Ciera Price and I am a freshman in the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University. I'm from Sacramento, CA and I decided to come to Duke for the BME program and the millions of other opportunities available to Duke students.
Name Pronunciation
In my family, "Ciera Price" is pronounced like "Sea-air-uh Price." You can think of it like Ciera as in the Sierra Mountains and Price as in The Price is Right.
Academic & Career Goals
I plan on majoring in biomedical engineering and completing the 4 + 1 BSE/MS program here at Duke. I am not sure whether or not I want to continue to medical school after this, but I know that eventually, I want to work with artificial limbs. For a career I am currently considering designing prostheses, implanting them, or working as a researcher to find better materials for them.
Interests
- Sports
- Soccer
- Squash
- Quidditch
- Study Abroad
- Volunteer Organizations
- Crazies Who Care
- Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Professional Organizations
- SWE
- NSBE
- Other
- Reading
- DDR
Grand Challenges for Engineering
I have posted the following articles because they relate to the grand challenges:
- Pharmacogenomics: When medicine gets personal, MayoClinic, 16 July 2010, 20 Sept. 2010 (Engineering better medicines)
- Senate passes global clean water bill, UPI.com, 20 Sept. 2010, 20 Sept. 2010 (Provide access to clean water)
Matlab Demonstration
My favorite matlab demonstration is the minesweeper demonstration. I like this one because I used to play the game a lot when I was younger. Minesweeper reminds me of the good ol' days when I was carefree.
