User:Mike72115
Hello, my name is Michael Di Nunzio. I am currently attending Duke University and pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering, and perhaps a double major or minor in economics.
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Hobbies
Some of my favorite hobbies include swimming, soccer, and working in Photoshop.
Hometown
I am originally from Middletown, New York. This city is consistently ranked among the least glamorous places in existence.
Grand Challenges for Engineering
The following article concerns reverse-engineering the brain, one of today's fourteen most important goals according to the National Academy of Engineering:
Reverse Engineering the Brain: David Adler Dreams of a Google Map for the Human Brain, Sally Adee, IEEE Spectrum, updated June 2008, accessed 23 September 2010 (Reverse-Engineering the Brain)
Name Information
Name: Michael Di Nunzio
Phonetic Pronunciation: MY-kuhl dee-nun-Z-oh
Preferred Name: Mike
Favorite MATLAB Demonstration
My favorite MATLAB Help demonstration is the Lorenz Attractor Animation found in the Graphics folder of the Demo tab. This program models the orbit around the Lorenz chaotic attractor, a path that is bounded yet neither periodic nor convergent. The animation itself is interesting because it is aesthetically pleasing and bears great similarity to a screen saver. The actual concept behind the animation is also very mysterious to me, and it's intriguing to see the potential of MATLAB in handling this model.
