Here are some of my recent clips:
Major Derek Barbee ’19 leads defense innovation
Engineering a more sustainable chemical industry
Throughline: Spotlight on Data Science
WelchX Pilot Grant Profile: Anna Konovalova & Tian Qin
Haotian Wang Awarded 2025 Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research
Writing samples from my JHU coursework are posted below. You can also read other articles in Rice Engineering and Travel Africa.
Heartleaf Philodendron – The Sweetheart Vine
Theme: Plant Reproduction What would you do if you were surrounded by clones? If that sounds like your worst nightmare, being a heartleaf philodendron is not for you. These romantically named vines look sweet with their heart-shaped leaves. But they don’t wait around for a soulmate to start propagating. Heartleaf philodendrons are legion. Heartleaf philodendrons…
“A More Perfect Heaven” by Dava Sobel: Intro to Class Discussion
To put it all in context: “At the same time Copernicus listed these financial concerns, the priest and theology professor Martin Luther in Wittenberg also drew up a list.” As an amateur astronomer, member of the Planetary Society, astronomy columnist, and self-professed chaser of solar eclipses, Dava Sobel has written several books on individuals who…
Sunshine Deficiency
Surely I can just let my daughter’s chubby little baby legs stick out in the sunshine once in a while? It’s not that simple. As the mother of a young infant, I visit the pediatrician too often. Every visit the nurses and doctor repeat the same questions: “How is she eating? How are her bowel…
Veronica E. Tremblay 