Profession: Professor of the Practice, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
Education: Duke University (BSE & PhD)
Hometown: Grew up in Lewiston NY (near Niagara Falls) & have lived in Durham since 1996!
Last Great Book I Read: So many - I love to read! Most recently I have really enjoyed - Grant by Ron Chernow, Inside the Box by David Epstein, and How to Invest by David Rubenstein, and The Worlds I see by Fei-Fei Li
Favorite Movie: Lord of the Rings & Anne of Green Gables (both such great stories of friendship, perseverance, and resilience)
Family:
Hobbies: Reading, Running
Favorite Vacation Spot: Always the last spot I visited 🙂 (probably will be Ireland after our summer trip)
Person I admire: Jane Goodall, who wrote, "You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference. And you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make."