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About Me
I am a member of Duke's class of 2016. My plan as of the last few weeks has been to study "the Physics of Flying." To elaborate, I'd like to graduate with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, with a certificate in Aerospace. My dream is to eventually work for NASA to contribute to space exploration. The second layer of this plan involves flight through dancing. I've been a ballet dancer for twelve years, a jazz dancer for two, and am continuing both at Duke. If time permits, I'm also hoping to get a minor in Statistics. I'm taking up rock climbing at Wilson Gym, as well as ballroom dance through Duke Ballroom. I recently became a member of the AIAA, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Dorm: GA
Home town: Flagstaff, Arizona - a smallish city at 7,000 ft with beautiful snow and stars
2 hours north of Phoenix and 45 minutes away from Sedona, home of the best swimming/blackberry-picking/hangout creek ever
Favorite place to eat on campus: Bell Tower kitchen, where my friends and I cook Chinese food every weekend
Favorite place to study: Bell Tower study room at the end of the third floor, with the best acoustics I've ever heard - makes my mediocre singing sound AMAZING
Bostock Library is a close second
Favorite movie: Lord of the Rings
Favorite author: Tamora Pierce
Name Pronunciation
Wanyi Ng
Pronounced "WAH-nee ING"
Current Courses
Egr103
Math122
Chem101
Writing101: The Science of Food Choice
Dance280
Egr90
Grand Challenges for Engineering Articles
[1], "Duke's virtual reality chamber helps with teaching, research," Whitney L.J. Howell, newsobserver.com, published 13 December 2010, accessed 9 September 2012
MatLab Demo
"Viewing a Penny" was my favorite demo - it was interesting to see the different possibilities for obtaining each pixel, all of which were able to produce a recognizable image of a penny. It takes some creativity to come up with things like darkening a pixel based on how much its depth varies from its surrounding.
