The transition from tourist to conservationist can happen in a matter of seconds. My trigger was in the Masai Mara, a world famous wildlife haven in Kenya, when I witnessed conservationists harness their technical expertise to save a lioness' life. One afternoon, my family and I saw a lioness getting gored by a buffalo. Not willing to watch her die, we persuaded our guide to send out an SOS by radio. It seemed unlikely that anybody would respond for a...

My academic aspiration is driven by the fact that humanity is facing a huge paradigm shift from existent technology to the yet unknown. With dwindling reserves of crude oil and the unsustainability to the environment of using fossil fuels, my goal is to be at the forefront of humanity’s evolution to other, sustainable sources of energy. A B.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering, from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, will be instrumental in helping me achieve my goal...