Pratt Blueprint: June/July 2024
All stories in this issue of the Pratt Blueprint are from the 2024 DukEngineer Magazine. Take a look at what Duke Engineering has been up to the past year through the eyes of our students!
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Duke researchers are gearing up to take advantage of the new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to explore the history (and present) of our galaxy.
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Take a behind-the-science look at how an interdisciplinary Duke team is harnessing the destructive powers of bacteria to break down plastics in the environment.
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Take a tour of the plans for the New York Climate Exchange, a $700 million living-learning facility for environmental solutions, and Duke's plans to leverage its participation in the project.
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Take an inside look into the new Design Climate program, a joint elective offered by the Nicholas School of the Environment and the Pratt School of Engineering to design and implement solutions to the climate crisis.
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| Take a ride with a group of dedicated Duke Engineering undergraduates as they completely rebuild a racecar from the ground up after the pandemic stalled their club.
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Learn how new faculty member Sonia Bansal is bringing a whole-student approach to her classes in the biomedical engineering department through ethical, communicative teaching.
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Find out how Duke is offering an accessible entry into quantum computing through a House Course designed for undergraduate students that is also conducted by the Duke Undergraduate Quantum Information Society (DuQIS).
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celebrating Duke's centennial
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Discover how Robert Calderbank continues to rewrite the wireless communications playbook decades after developing the space-time coding essential to today's wireless standards and cellular operations.
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Jimmie Lenz embraced the transformative potential of blockchain technology and digital assets early on. Find out how his vision ultimately reshaped his career trajectory and brought him to Duke University.
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From 8:30-9:30 am at the Wilson Gym Courts on West Campus.
We play to have fun! All levels welcome. Space is limited to 12. Please RSVP.
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From 9:30-12 pm on Harrington Quad. A morning of "field day" fun and games followed by awards and lunch on the quad. E-mail Grace at prattevents@duke.edu to participate in the games or lunch.
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An interactive symposium on the frontiers of soft matter, Duke Soft Matter Day is a collaboration between Duke University and the International Program Committee of ISMC 2024.
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From 9-11 am at the Devil’s Krafthouse. Spend your morning sipping coffee and enjoying croissants and other brunch delights with friends and colleagues while watching the Olympic games live from Paris. RSVP details to come.
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The Duke Engineers for International Development (DEID) teams are at it again this summer! Here's one group in Uganda working to construct the second level of a secondary school that was begun by a DEID team last summer. Keep tabs on Duke Engineering's summer activities across all our social platforms!
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“We can all be very proud of Duke Engineering’s impressive rise in program rankings—credit goes to the creativity, ingenuity and passion of the amazing community of scholars that call Pratt home.”
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