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Dan Brunner
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2008 Graduate |
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Hartford, Wisconsin |
| Major: |
Engineering Physics |
| Minor: |
Math |
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Advanced Physics Lab |
| Why?: |
We got to play with liquid nitrogen.
That's always fun. |
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Information
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Activities:
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Being Ex-Presidential, Intramurals, Varsity Football Retiree, RHA, Career Fair Team
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Interests:
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Anything in the SRC except for the pool and elliptical machines, cooking (anyone want some lasagna?), biking, tinkering on stuff in my garage, filling out applications
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Favorite Music:
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Whatever is playing on Pandora: Audioslave, Billy Joel, Cake, Collective Soul, Dire Straights, Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass, Zepplin, Metallica, Pink Floyd, Stones…
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Favorite TV Shows:
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Nothing is better than scrambled eggs and VH1 Classic in the morning
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Favorite Movies:
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Cool Hand Luke, Die Hards, Bridge on the River Kwai, The Big Lebowski, Great Escape
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Favorite Books:
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Anything by Griffiths
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Favorite Quote:
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“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.”
- Philip K. Dick
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Favorite Engineering Quote:
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A man was crossing a road one day when a frog called out to him and said: "If you kiss me, I'll turn into a beautiful princess".
He bent over, picked up the frog and put it in his pocket. The frog spoke up again and said: "If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will stay with you for one week."
The man took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it and returned it to the pocket. The frog then cried out: "If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess, I'll stay with you and do ANYTHING you want". Again the man
took the frog out, smiled at it and put it back into his pocket.
Finally, the frog asked: "What is the matter? I've told you I'm a beautiful princess. I'll stay with you for a week and do anything you want. Why won't you kiss me?"
The man said, "Look I'm an engineer. I don't have time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog is cool."
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Work Experience
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Company:
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University of California - San Diego Nonneutral Plasma Group
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Position:
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Undergraduate Researcher
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Dates:
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Summer 2007
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Description:
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I smoothed out my farmer’s tan on the beach. In my free time I created a “Rotating Wall Asymmetry Generator” control box for one of the group’s plasma traps, and conducted preliminary research on
asymmetry induced transport.
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Liked it?
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I enjoyed the constant challenges presented by the project, and the beach wasn’t so bad either.
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Company:
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Northwestern University Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
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Position:
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Undergraduate Researcher
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Dates:
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Summer 2006
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Description:
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I worked on a process to create ohmic contacts to p-type silicon nanowires and showed conclusively that oxygen plasma cleaning minimized contact resistance and variation. Semiconductor nanowires promise
to be the next ‘small-step’ in the electronic industry, allowing for even smaller, faster computers.
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Liked it?
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I liked the process of research, and learned that graduate school would be a good fit for me. I also learned that I do not like looking through a microscope all day long. |
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The Future
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Company:
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MIT - Nuclear Science and Engineering Department |
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Position:
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Graduate Student
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Dates:
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Starting Fall 2008
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The Wall
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“He is a hard-working and creative person who has a good understanding on what project goals are and how to achieve them.”
Professor Sergio Granieri, Rose-Hulman professor |
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“It is a testament to his work ethic, personality and willingness to learn new things quickly that my graduate students were willing and able to bring Dan
to the point of being able to make a contribution in a very short time.”
Lincoln J. Lauhon, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwester University |
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