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I'm new[ish] to Wikipedia as a registered user. I've used the site for about 3 years now and have anonymously contributed to random articles for the first two years, but I finally decided to create an account last year and now I'm here!
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This user is self-educated to an advanced college level. |
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[edit] Mini Autobiography
My name is AK and I'm from the greater Philadelphia area. I graduated from Newark High School (Newark, Delaware) with career pathway courses in engineering design, CAD/CAM, architecture lab, environmental science, and basic web design. Currently I am a student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, New York) and am dual majoring in Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics with a concentration in Nuclear Fusion and with minors in Sustainable Development, Energy, and Environmental Design. To tie up several loose ends in the patchwork of a curriculum listed above, I've taken the initiative to include independent study projects in various areas with pertinent relevance in today's energy situation. These projects include research in: solar energy & technology, renewable energy, thermodynamic cycles & efficiencies, thermal & fluid flow, heat exchangers/heat recovery systems, water treatment & purification techniques, writing & communication, graphic design & visual communication, electronic [web-based] representation, economics & the environment, economic & environmental analysis of nuclear fuel cycles & systems, and breeder reactor systems analysis. I'm also involved with about a half dozen student organizations on campus, including the local chapters of Alpha Phi Omega (Epsilon Zeta chapter), the American Nuclear Society (ANS), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Intervarsity, and Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW). This translates to a busy schedule – a very, very busy schedule.
[edit] My Philosophy about Wikipedia and Contributions
To help meet Wikipedia's quality standards for becoming a top-notch multidisciplinary encyclopedia, I only contribute after I've obtained a working understand of and adequate research on the topics and articles I edit. I speak from grounded, verifiable research and my own personal experience. I am a strong proponent of NPOV and moderate in controversial areas with which I am familiar. I also fix a lot of spelling and grammatical errors while browsing out of personal habit.
I can speak on a wide variety of topics related to where I have lived and worked, such as those relating to Philadelphia, Wilmington, Newark, West Chester, and the surrounding Delaware Valley, as well as on the schools I have attended (Newark High, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) and the companies I have worked for (Clough, Harbour, & Associates, LLP (CHA), Inspection Management Relocation Services (IMRS)).
As for right now, I would like to contribute to articles in areas I'm familiar with, and then possibly more when I'm out of school and have more time. My primary area of expertise is in alternative energy, with a specific emphasis on nuclear energy, environmental implications of energy production, the economics of power plants and related fuel industries, and sustainable energy development.
[edit] My Contributions to Date
1) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Added the Institute's first and most current mission statement(s) since nothing of the sort was listed anywhere on the main article.
2) Nuclear Science & Engineering, Radiation, & Applied Physics; random contributions, additions, corrections
3) Sustainability, Environmentalism: random articles, talk pages
[edit] Questions or Comments?
Talk to me on my discussion page...I want to hear what you think! On that note, I hope to see you around the 'pedia! Happy wiking! (=>)
~AK
