I have been so fortunate to be chosen by the NC State Women and Minority Engineering Program to receive funding, and incredibly grateful to Dr. Stephen Terry who welcomed me onto his research team with open arms. It has only been three weeks, but I have already learned so much about:

                            -the NC State Solar House and solar energy in general

                            -the Industrial Assessment Center (IAC)

                            -the practical applications of thermodynamics

My first visit with the Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) was a couple of weeks ago, and it was such a cool experience. I have had my doubts about jobs where time is spent in manufacturing plants, but doing energy assessments and helping companies become more energy efficient is exactly the kind of thing I am interested in!