User:D gorman42

David Gorman

About Me

I'm David Gorman, a first-year mechanical engineering student in the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University. I am from from Edina, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis, and I firmly believe Minnesota is the greatest state in the union.

Name Pronunciation/Pronouns

My name is pronounced exactly like it is spelled: "DAY-vid GORE-man". I go by he/him pronouns.

Current Courses:

I am currently taking the following courses:

• EGR 101L: Engineering Design and Communication
• EGR 103L: Computational Methods in Engineering
• ECON 101D: Economic Principles
• MATH 122L: Intro Calculus II with Applications

Interests

• Automotive Engineering
  • Duke Motorsports Club
  • Broader motorsport, particularly Formula 1
• Soccer
  • Duke Club Soccer
  • Premier League Soccer, especially Manchester United F.C.
• Playing/Watching other Sports
  • VERY excited for Duke Basketball
• Reading fiction novels
• Analytical Writing
• Space Exploration
  • Aerospace engineering from NASA and SpaceX

Grand Challenges for Engineering

Article:

• The Quest for Clean Water, Alissa Mallinson, MIT Mechanical Engineering, Written Jul. 16, 2016, Accessed Sep. 28, 2021 (Provide Access to Clean Water)