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From a Little STEM Grows an Exciting Future
On junho 9, 2014 in All by Caroline Storm Westenhover
Caroline Storm Westenhover

    I got to the end of my RF blog and found myself so excited about the possibilities of Radio-Frequency Identification that I could not help but sit down and do some thermal engineering to satiate my desire for some math and physics, the foundations of engineering.

    Even as I write this I am getting so excited thinking about the possibilities, and what I am doing in my little corner to contribute. I feel like I want to physically reach out to you, my dear reader, and dance across the floor while explaining the engineering concepts I am currently tackling.

    No matter your starting level, there is some aspect of the physical world that can be explained in a way as to bring almost anyone into my corner of the world. It is a corner filled with an unending curiosity to understand numbers and their relation to the physical universe we inhabit.

    Maybe I am just lucky, but I believe the world is a beautiful place, and science engages the mind to reveal its beauty in a way that fails even the vast breadth of the English language.

    I wish more people could see the world in this way. People talk about how there should be more women in Science, Technology, Engineering & Math because there is so much potential there for our society and it could help our economy. I am saddened by the lack of women in STEM because I am sure there is some girl out there who is where I almost ended up. She probably is taking some major that is interesting -- a major she thought she was good at -- but one that fails to truly excite her.

    Instead she could be where I am, taking 5½ years to graduate, stumbling along with an imperfect GPA, hours spent at my desk or in office hours trying to figure out the most recent homework, but happier than I ever thought I would be. STEM is not easy. Math takes hours to understand, but that is as true for most of my male classmates as it is for me. Yes, there are those who have a knack for it, but they are few and far between. They are not the backbone of our STEM workforce. Just because one does not get it right off the bat does not mean you should give up on it, male or female. If you do spend those hours in your dorm room pouring over difficult formulas, going to office hours and reviewing the solutions manual it will, without fail, reveal to you a beautiful and complex world. You will have your favorite formulas and constants, but each one will fascinate and delight you in some way. What else will so richly reward your time?



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My name is Caroline Storm Westenhover. I am a Senior Electrical Engineering student at the University of Texas at Arlington. I am the third of seven children. I enjoy collecting ideas and theories and most enjoy when they come together to present a bigger picture as a whole. Perhaps that is why I like physics and engineering.  My biggest dream is to become an astronaut.


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