Allan Interview

Name:

Allan.

What is your occupation?

Student.

Where do/did you go to school?

M.I.T.

Education: School(s) and Level of degree (BSc, MSc, PhD)?

BSc.

What is/was your major and field of study?

Mechanical Engineering.

What are you currently working on, researching, or creating?

A six-axis nanopositioner for nano-electro pen lithography... basically a fancy machine that makes tiny holes in metal.

What is the one piece of technology you can't live without?

Well... the three alarms that I need to surround myself with to make me get up in the morning (clock, watch, cell).

What is your favorite equation?

Navier-Stokes equation.

What is the last thing you built, took apart or did in lab?

Autonomous robot that was _supposed_ to sift through wreckage and debris and rescue casualties... it didn't work, but we got an A for effort.

What is/was your (least and most) favorite course?

Measurement and Instrumentation (Least) and Thermal-Fluids Engineering (Most).

If you could own a company, what would it be?

A non-profit organization to get kids interested in science and engineering.

What is your dream job?

A non-profit organization to get kids interested in science and engineering.

What did you want to be as a kid?

Toss-up between astronaut, an army grunt, and the kid at school with the most pogs... and left-handed.

What is the coolest thing you have every done?

Jumped out of 5 airplanes at the Basic Airborne Course in Ft. Benning, GA.

Why did you choose science, engineering, or life in research?

Dateable material. Or something with international relations and public policy.

Who is your favorite superhero?

Any of the G.I. Joes. They weren't technically superheroes, but they never got shot, which leads me to believe otherwise.

What is your favorite kind of music?

Any of the G.I. Joes. They weren't technically superheroes, but they never got shot, which leads me to believe otherwise.

What is your favorite car?

Ford Explorer.

What is your favorite movie?

Cool Hand Luke

What is your favorite video game?

Super Mario Bros. World.

What is your favorite toy?

Umm... probably Facebook.

How would you explain the color red to someone who never had sight?

Passion, anger, patriotism, evil, gorgeous, power, and love... all captured by one crayola crayon.

Who are the three people (dead/alive) you would invite to your last supper?

My parents and a good comedian.

What is your favorite item of clothing?

Running shoes (they have these awesome little breathing holes).

What is your favorite and last book read?

Catcher in the Rye(favorite).The Bible(least).

What is your favorite software?

AIM... it's like some kind of visual form of cocaine, I can't stop using.

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