Tag: engineering

All But Thesis

Posted on by Racheida Lewis
Grad school is hard. Especially being an engineer. You have classes, you have research, and at some point in time you have to write a thesis. But those last two can be very difficult if everyone isn't on the same page. That's what happened to me. And although through the long haul I will be able to graduate, there's some things I wish I had known that I'd like to share to potentially help those following in my footsteps. Your Advisor This person needs to be the yin to your yang. You may not always see eye to eye, but the...Read More

STEM Explosion

Posted on by Racheida Lewis
For the entire month of June I've been blessed with the opportunity to help my alma mater (VCU) make a difference within the Richmond community. The School of Engineering held the Discocvery Camp, a week long engineering camp for middle school children, where students came in and learned about different aspects of engineering. My role in this "explosion" was to prepare the materials the kids would be working with and then help the students understand the concepts of what they were creating. On Tuesday, we worked with solar cells. Who knew you could make solar cells with fruit?! Either way...Read More