Scholarship Program for Engineering and Precision Machining Students

"This semester has been filled with a lot of preparation for my final semester at RPI and my future post-graduation plans. As of right now, I have been interviewing with companies of very high caliber--including NVIDIA, Apple, Western Digital, and IBM--all for possible full-time positions after graduating this upcoming Spring semester. I have also been proactive to apply for the M.S. co-terminal program hosted at RPI and am applying to M.S. and Ph.D. programs at different universities--including Stanford, MIT, Columbia, Harvard, and Penn. If selected for a full-time position, I plan to continue my education as a part-time student or work for a few years and gain a fellowship to attend graduate school.

"As for extracurriculars, I have maintained my positions as an undergraduate teaching assistant for two classes (Electrical Circuits and Embedded Control) and have maintained my position as a peer and private tutor for the learning center at RPI. I work a combined total of 11 hours a week from these two positions. Additionally, I recently took on a research position with faculty members that are developing an algorithm to help reconstruct corrupted synchronophasor data. I work a total of 9 hours a week in this position, bringing my total hours to a maximum of 20 per week. Each one of these experiences has blossomed my college experience because I have grown closer to the classes and professors that I care most about; and has allowed me to further interests in breakthrough technology for the future ahead. Along with paid extracurriculars, I am still an active brother of the Chi Phi Fraternity where I hold a position as the public relations chairman, and have been active in both Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honors Society) and Eta Kappa Nu (Electrical Engineering Honors Society).
"Over the summer I took part in an internship with Sensata Technologies where I performed ASIC verification on their sensor ASICs. It was fun to work with the new products and platforms they are trying to develop for faster production and verification of units. 
"I had a great time this year so far, and I am very appreciative of the Dearborn Foundation for their generosity with their scholarships. I would love to continue this relationship we have as it has helped me achieve so much without a larger financial burden on my college experience!"

"Thank you so much for your financial support these last couple years. I recognize that my past and future accomplishments are built on your trust in me. I'll do my best to continue performing science in service of society.

"Coursework wise, I've been working on a core chemical engineering graduate class, Transport Phenomena, supplemented by a data science class on machine learning in the context of physical science applications. This upcoming fall, I'm planning to enroll in a PhD program either continuing at WPI, or at Northeastern down the road in Boston. I was very fortunate to receive the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, which will support 3 years of doctoral work. I'm hoping to propose a project of my own to pursue as part of my PhD thesis. Thank you again for enabling all of this. Your work is appreciated!"

"I am very grateful for the opportunities that you have given me through the Dearborn Scholarship. The classes that I have taken so far have only strengthened my aspirations to become a mechanical engineer. As of right now, my favorite class is my Engineering Graphics and CAD class; having the ability to create 3D objects in a matter of minutes allows for my creativity to be free. I am also enrolled in the honor college at UMaine. I'm not sure what I was really thinking the honor classes would entail, but they all appear to be more for liberal arts-driven people. With that said, I am thoroughly enjoying the class. The class is forcing me to read more literature than I would ever do on my own. The analysis of the texts also makes me think in a way that I wouldn't normally think of in my engineering classes.
Outside of classes, I am trying my best to engage in on-campus activities. I have been playing intramural soccer, football, and frisbee. I have also joined the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity; seventy percent of the guys are mechanical engineers, and we are a dry house. The one club I would really like to do is SAE. I aspire to work in the automotive industry, and I think this would aid in refining what I exactly like to do in the industry and also give me meaningful connections. I have physics during the time that I would be meeting. I'm hoping next semester will work better for me. Looking into next year, I am also hoping to study abroad in Valencia, Spain for my fall semester. All of this would be a lot harder if it wasn't for your contribution to my education. I cannot thank you enough. Thank you."