BIOGRPAHY
Who Am I?
I was born in Edina, Minnesota to Siri and Dave Smith on January 8, 1992. When I was five, my family moved to the suburbs of Dallas, where I lived until coming to Texas A&M in 2010. During my childhood, I spent the majority my time playing on various basketball and baseball teams, participating in speech meets and spelling bees, and regularly attending our local church. I have always been an active person, eager to compete and achieve and understand, and those principles continue to guide me in my academic and professional career.
Why Chemical Engineering?
Author David Allen famously says, "You can do anything, but not everything." Chemical engineers take pride in challenging that statement, if not disproving it. Because chemical engineers are equipped with a unique skill set of scientific, engineering, and communicative skills, the potential for what a chemical engineer "can do" is certainly as high as it is broad. My favorite aspect of chemical engineering is the innovation. Society relies on the expertise of chemical engineers to implement processes to manufacture many of the world's most vital products, from food to fuel to household products. I have begun my career as a chemical engineer in multiple manufacturing industries because I believe that through those industries, I can help make the world more prosperous, more safe, and more enjoyable. The products that we make define us as a civilization, and as a chemical engineer I know I will have the opportunity to directly push us forward.
Why Environmental Engineering?
Though my experience thus far is in process and project engineering, I have realized that my passion is for the environment. The products we make in this world will be of no value if they cause more harm than good. However, manufacturing does not always need to be at odds with nature, and I believe our generation will be defined by how well we find solutions that promote both growth and conservation. As I mentioned, I was born in Minnesota, and I still visit my grandparents' cabin, which they personally built in the 1960s, and I see the value of the beautiful nature that surrounds the spring-fed lake as well as the boat and its engine that allows us to make the most that lake. We do not need to give up either the boat or the lake, but we do need to understand the problems and find solutions sooner rather than later.
I was born in Edina, Minnesota to Siri and Dave Smith on January 8, 1992. When I was five, my family moved to the suburbs of Dallas, where I lived until coming to Texas A&M in 2010. During my childhood, I spent the majority my time playing on various basketball and baseball teams, participating in speech meets and spelling bees, and regularly attending our local church. I have always been an active person, eager to compete and achieve and understand, and those principles continue to guide me in my academic and professional career.
Why Chemical Engineering?
Author David Allen famously says, "You can do anything, but not everything." Chemical engineers take pride in challenging that statement, if not disproving it. Because chemical engineers are equipped with a unique skill set of scientific, engineering, and communicative skills, the potential for what a chemical engineer "can do" is certainly as high as it is broad. My favorite aspect of chemical engineering is the innovation. Society relies on the expertise of chemical engineers to implement processes to manufacture many of the world's most vital products, from food to fuel to household products. I have begun my career as a chemical engineer in multiple manufacturing industries because I believe that through those industries, I can help make the world more prosperous, more safe, and more enjoyable. The products that we make define us as a civilization, and as a chemical engineer I know I will have the opportunity to directly push us forward.
Why Environmental Engineering?
Though my experience thus far is in process and project engineering, I have realized that my passion is for the environment. The products we make in this world will be of no value if they cause more harm than good. However, manufacturing does not always need to be at odds with nature, and I believe our generation will be defined by how well we find solutions that promote both growth and conservation. As I mentioned, I was born in Minnesota, and I still visit my grandparents' cabin, which they personally built in the 1960s, and I see the value of the beautiful nature that surrounds the spring-fed lake as well as the boat and its engine that allows us to make the most that lake. We do not need to give up either the boat or the lake, but we do need to understand the problems and find solutions sooner rather than later.