If I could let everyone enjoy filling their home with one series it would be the Bojack Horseman series. In school, I inherited my mom's taste in dark but humourous series that she inherited from my grandfather who loved the Simpsons. I felt like the smartest person reading the story. It felt like the show was giving me advice on how to exceed my limits. For me to succeed in my community, I had to be accountable for my own development. This prompted me to join service organizations and martial arts schools. In the story the main character, an actor, has his himself and friends betrayed by their connection to him because their friend is terrified of becoming like his father and mother and giving into addiction. The show has popularity amongst people like me who struggle with depression and maintaining our health despite dependencies. His mission is to decrease the number of people he hurts and use his acting abilities to overcome his inability to protect his friends, family, and even himself all in a hollywood setting. I took this story to heart as an engineering student who was over 350 pounds and focused on training my mind and body in undergrad. It seems silly to model positive changes in your life after a book you enjoyed but I like to think of myself as a person who takes lessons from anyone and anything. Instagram showed me the story would be a benefit to the community due to its positive subtle messages. The author advocated for human ability despite physical disability. Just becuase you can't walk or struggle with alcohol nearby doesn't mean you can't be the greatest mind with focus and determination. Many characters suffer from anxiety, trauma, and addiction but the author pushes messages like our ability to use our mental or emotional damage as tools to protect ourselves and those around us. Following this example from the show I continued to serve my community all the way to graduate school. As a in the Nano Engineering PHD program of NCA&T I served as outreach chair for Divine Disability. An organization meant to create more opportunities for community members with disabilities in education, community service, and job placement. Together we created medical kits, delivered toys to kids with disabilities, and advocated for the challenges students with disabilities face. I would've never had the leadership skills without my Instagram member's advice in the comments. By embracing the lessons the show put the main character through I developed from an academically weak student to an honors student. By choosing to let a story have a positive impact on myself I had a positive impact on my community. By following the example of and owning the responsibility of my life I took leadership as a community member and earned a mechanical engineering degree.

If I could let everyone enjoy one seasonal drink it would be the Pumpkin Spice Latte. As a kid l, I inherited my mom's taste in caffeine as she would introduce me to coffee. We would read comic series at Barnes and Nobles together while sipping the drink with cookies. When the drink would go back into hibernation we would talk about our excitement for the next season when the drink would return when I was just a kid. I would continue the tradition with my taste growing for more pumpkin spice over the years. In college, I felt like the smartest person ordering two drinks rather than just one to avoid getting in line for seconds. While It seems silly to model positive changes in your life after a drink you enjoyed but I like to think of myself as a person who takes lessons from anyone and anything. While stuck inside during the covid pandemic in 2020 I began leaving the house and walking a few miles to go pick up a drink. this helped me start a weight loss journey as I approached my senior year in school. At the time that the drink is usually available, I experience seasonal depression as the summer is ending. In the drink, I feel a deep desire to never give up or give in to my change in mood. While in school I joined service organization with the mission is to help my community achieve their dreams by increasing the number of engineers comfortable with their skills and abilities. I rely on the pumpkin potion to overcome my inability to just go and visit family while in school, and my chronic depression. As an engineering student who was over 350 pounds, I relied on the drink to stay focused on training and weight loss in grad school. I needed the drink to maintain my mind in undergrad and used it to stay awake in class after tough morning workouts. I think the drink should be offered year-round as it was a benefit to me and helped me become a benefit to my community. By embracing nostalgia my mom passed on to me with the Pumpkin Spice Latte I developed from an academically weak student to an honors student. With the support of the Fall Favs: A Starbucks Stan Scholarship and not just the delicious drink I can continue to be a positive benefit to my community in graduate school.

If I could let everyone enjoy one K-pop band it would be Stray Kids. In school, I inherited my mom's taste in music as she would introudce me to anime openings and endings she recorded on cassette from a show called Inuyasha. We would the series on Adult swim together and sing when I was just a kid. I would continue the tradition with my taste growing with shows like vinland saga, baki the grappler, pyscho pass, tokyo ghoul, and even Blood+ and my refusal to skip the intros or outros. I felt like the smartest person learning the songs and singing with the opening when no one was around. It felt like the singers were giving me advice on how to exceed my limits. I would find my love for Stray Kids with their song TOP which played for the show Tower of God. It seems silly to model positive changes in your life after a song you enjoyed but I like to think of myself as a person who takes lessons from anyone and anything. While stuck inside during the covid pandemic in 2020 one of the singers revealed his involvement with a community service organization Save the Children. This would turn me from just a fan of the song, or a fan of the artist, but a fan of the people behind the music. In the song the main character is told to never give up. His mission is to help his friend achieve her dreams by increasing the number of skills and abilities he has to overcome his inability to protect his friends, family, and even himself all in a magical setting. I took this story to heart as an engineering student who was over 350 pounds and focused on training my mind and body in undergrad. I would take the example of Felix a singer and member of Stray Kids as motivation to join community service organizations. The song and story would be a benefit to the community due to their positive subtle messages. The song advocated for human ability despite physical disability. Just because you aren't the strongest doesn't mean you can't be the greatest mind with focus and determination. Many characters suffer from anxiety, trauma, and other disadvantages but the song pushes messages like our ability to use our mental or emotional damage as tools to protect ourselves and those around us. We can reach the top of our goals and dreams if we keep trying.

The dream version of myself is a professor who creates more socially responsible engineers, and fixes the shortage of teachers in edcuation.

If I could let everyone enjoy one book it would be DUNE by Frank Hubert. In school, I inherited my mom's copy of the book series that she inherited from my grandfather. I felt like the smartest person reading the story. It felt like the author was giving me advice on how to exceed my limits. For me to succeed in my community, I had to be accountable for my own development. This prompted me to join service organizations and martial arts schools. In the story the main character Paul Atredies, a prince, has his family betrayed by their king because their king is terrified of his father's popularity amongst the people. His mission is to increase the number of skills and abilities he has to overcome his inability to protect his friends, family, and even himself all in a sci-fi setting. I took this story to heart as an engineering student who was over 350 pounds and focused on training my mind and body in undergrad. It seems silly to model positive changes in your life after a book you enjoyed but I like to think of myself as a person who takes lessons from anyone and anything. The story would be a benefit to the community due to its positive subtle messages. The author advocated for human ability despite physical disability. Just becuase you can't walk doesn't mean you can't be the greatest mind with focus and determination. Many characters suffer from anxiety, trauma, and addiction but the author pushes messages like our ability to use our mental or emotional damage as tools to protect ourselves and those around us. By embracing the lessons the author put the main character through I developed from an academically weak student to an honors student. By choosing to let a story have a positive impact on myself I had a positive impact on my community. By following the example of Paul Atreidies and owning the responsibility of my life I took leadership as a community member and earned a mechanical engineering degree.

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In my first two years of school, I was almost expelled for a GPA of 1.7. In 2016 I would meet Vashti Green, the smartest black woman I’ve ever met. Her advice, for me to succeed in my community, I had to be accountable for my community. This prompted me to join the National Society of Black Engineers in order to make a difference. My mission became to increase the number of culturally responsible black engineers who succeed academically, succeed professionally, and positively impact communities. I will describe the student and future Nano engineer the scholarship committee of Richard P. Mullen Memorial Scholarship would be supporting.  After transferring to a community college in 2017 with a 2.7 GPA, getting married to Vashti after embarrassingly declaring my love, and transferring up to my HBCU North Carolina A&T in 2018, my GPA would be reset to zero.I met a student named Jonathan Reddix who like my wife took me under his wing and taught me how I could serve my community. He was president of a Maker Space and would tutor. Volunteering at the Makerspace, I tutored freshmen in 3D modeling Jonathan taught me and 3D printing using SOLIDworks. For the Freshmen Innovation Challenge, I assisted over 12 teams in creating projects and business ideas to combat child deaths resulting from being neglected in hot cars. My aim was to increase the number of engineers whose impact on their communities would lead to leadership opportunities As a 3.1 transfer student, I would become the President of Makerspace in 2019 and lead fundraising and tutoring. As a faculty member, I raised $50k to buy twelve 3D printers, collaborated with researchers to teach elementary students 3D printing, and supported over a dozen student-led manufacturing classes. It was my duty as president to ensure that students never had to pay for 3D printing but would always provide copies of their research to the community. A year of engineering experience would result from increasing the number of culturally responsible engineers. As a 3.5 student in 2020 my organization was forced to spend significant time away from our labs. However, this allowed me to combat covid using the design skills I honed as a volunteer in 2018. We developed 3D printable face mask supports through a Maker space design challenge. Chinese companies bought the vast majority of protective masks in the first six months of the pandemic, forcing nurses to make their own. To solve this problem our design allowed any cloth mask or fabric to be placed comfortably around the nose and mouth. This allowed my team and I to positively impact the community and embody NSBE’s mission. I continued to serve my community all the way to graduate school. As a 3.55 student in the Nano Engineering PHD program of NCA&T. I serve as outreach chair for Divine Disability. An organization meant to create more opportunities for community members with disabilities in education, community service, and job placement. Together we created medical kits, delivered toys to kids with disabilities, and advocated for the challenges students with disabilities face. I would've never had the leadership skills without Vashti or Jonathan Reddix. By embracing the National Society of Black Engineers mission I developed from an academically weak student to an honors student. By choosing to have a positive impact on my community I had a positive impact on myself. By owning the responsibility and leadership of being a NSBE member I earned a Bachoelors in Mechanical engineering. With the support of the Richard P. Mullen Memorial Scholarship I will continue to positively impact the community.

In my first two years of school, I was almost expelled for a GPA of 1.7. In 2016 I would meet Vashti Green, the smartest black woman I’ve ever met. Her advice, for me to succeed in my community, I had to be accountable for my community. This prompted me to join the National Society of Black Engineers in order to make a difference. My mission became to increase the number of culturally responsible black engineers who succeed academically, succeed professionally, and positively impact communities. I will describe the student and future Nano engineering professor the  scholarship committee of William A. Lewis Scholarship would be supporting.  After transferring to a community college in 2017 with a 2.7 GPA, getting married to Vashti after embarrassingly declaring my love, and transferring up to my HBCU North Carolina A&T in 2018, my GPA would be reset to zero.I met a student named Jonathan Reddix who like my wife took me under his wing and taught me how I could serve my community. He was president of a Maker Space and would tutor. Volunteering at the Makerspace, I tutored freshmen in 3D modeling Jonathan taught me and 3D printing using SOLIDworks. For the Freshmen Innovation Challenge, I assisted over 12 teams in creating projects and business ideas to combat child deaths resulting from being neglected in hot cars. My aim was to increase the number of engineers whose impact on their communities would lead to leadership opportunities As a 3.1 transfer student, I would become the President of Makerspace in 2019 and lead fundraising and tutoring. As a faculty member, I raised $50k to buy twelve 3D printers, collaborated with researchers to teach elementary students 3D printing, and supported over a dozen student-led manufacturing classes. It was my duty as president to ensure that students never had to pay for 3D printing but would always provide copies of their research to the community. A year of engineering experience would result from increasing the number of culturally responsible engineers. As a 3.5 student in 2020 my organization was forced to spend significant time away from our labs. However, this allowed me to combat covid using the design skills I honed as a volunteer in 2018. We developed 3D printable face mask supports through a Maker space design challenge. Chinese companies bought the vast majority of protective masks in the first six months of the pandemic, forcing nurses to make their own. To solve this problem our design allowed any cloth mask or fabric to be placed comfortably around the nose and mouth. This allowed my team and I to positively impact the community and embody NSBE’s mission. I continued to serve my community all the way to graduate school. As a 3.55 student in the Nano Engineering PHD program of NCA&T. I serve as outreach chair for Divine Disability. An organization meant to create more opportunities for community members with disabilities in education, community service, and job placement. Together we created medical kits, delivered toys to kids with disabilities, and advocated for the challenges students with disabilities face. I would've never had the leadership skills without Vashti or Jonathan Reddix. By embracing the National Society of Black Engineers mission I developed from an academically weak student to an honors student. By choosing to have a positive impact on my community I had a positive impact on myself. By owning the responsibility and leadership of being a NSBE member I earned engineering experience. With the support of the William A. Lewis Scholarship I can continue to embody my mission to increase positively impact the community.

My career goal is to support the fifty million people who suffer from nerve and joint disease as a Mechanical engineer with a strong background in material science. I'm an MMA fighter on top of being an engineer but I experience constant pain in each of my joints due to Arthritis and Osgood -Schlatter. I want to design 3d printable materials that respond to lower temperatures reducing the time and energy needed to create solutions. To describe a community supported by my research and a Masters in Mechanical Engineering I'll describe the impact I've made as an Undergraduate student in the College of Engineering so far. I joined NASA the summer of 2021and worked on a Neuropathy study. Sometimes when astronauts come back they experience nerve damage that require prosthetics to live on earth. My role was to process and prepare material, and collect test data. I realized that the material needed to be developed to replace what the limb used to do rather than support what it can do. This lead to me processing the material such that it would form artificial calluses. I reduced pain for my test subjects by replacing how the nerves in our bodies respond to shock with tough skin. I continued working with NASA in the fall 2021 focusing on the development of regenerative materials or materials that return to their factory shape after high loads. My vision is that in the future 3d printing will become a more prevalent means of design, prototyping, and testing I will use the experiences from the past to pursue a masters in materials that can support or reduce joint pain for not just mma fighters like myself but for all fifty million people who suffer from joint disease.

My goal in life is to enter the world as a Mechanical engineer who supports the fifty million people who suffer from joint disease. In my free time I'm an MMA fighter. However, my family suffers from Arthritis and Osgood -Schlatter disease in all joints and only by designing to reduce the impact of competition will save me as I succumb to the condition. To describe a future supported by the Future of STEM scholarship I'll describe the journey I've taken. My first goal was to learn how to work as a member and leader of a startup. I joined an independent club called Maker Space on North Carolina Agricultural and technical university. In my first 3 months I was responsible for teaching 3d design and 3d printing to students. I was elevated to leader of this organization. From this position, I raised sixty thousand dollars to buy 3d printers, maintained 3d printers to produce parts for senior projects, managed students programs that introduced engineering to middle schoolers, and watched senior students I supported graduate. My second goal was to become familiar with test engineering and product design. My first CO-OP in 2019 I worked in test engineering at John Deere with sprayers. I pursued experience with product validation to understand the final step in any product design. I worked with a team testing and validating new jet engines. I learned how to research, develop, and test engines. With this experience I could test and release any product designed. My third goal in 2020 was to learn more powerful 3d design software to master manufacturing and design. Relying on my projects using SolidWorks I qualified for a design role at Toyota's research and development headquarters. I joined a design team to learn a software called Catia that is used for all their design and assembly. I designed vehicles in 2D, 3D, and collaborated with Toyota’s sourcing team to learn how materials are chosen. This experience would allow to successfully hire and train my own design team when I graduated. My fourth goal was to learn how reduce production waste in factories. I pursued and earned an internship with John Deere where I Joined a quality team that researched and improved factory processes If farmers reported parts were lost while in long operations it was my responsibility to bring that issue directly to the factory. I was responsible for handling hydraulic research and updated processes for identifying issues BEFORE they were released to the public. This could be used to partner or manage my own factories. My fifth goal was to work as a material researcher. To fulfill my ambition. I chose to pursue a role with the same company that tests and validates SpaceX’s rockets. I chose to pursue NASA. Using my experience and friendships in John Deere I was introduced to NASA events where I could speak directly to Managers. Absorbing all the advice these managers gave I qualified for an interview and three nervous weeks later was given a role starting the first of June researching regenerative materials. This would give me the final education I needed to create effective materials that could reduce joint damage while competing as a martial artist. I will use these experiences in the future to design support accessories that will reduce joint point for not just athletes but all fifty million people who suffer from joint disease. With the Future of STEM scholarship I will graduate in 2022 as a capable engineers who designs materials and products for Joint diseases.

My greatest inspiration in life is to embody the National Society of black engineers mission. I am driven by the oath and promise I have made to the organization since 2016. My mission is to increase the number of culturally responsible black engineers who succeed academically, succeed professionally, and positively impact the community. To prove this I will explain the movements I've joined and even led. In 2016 I was a 1.7 gpa student, but the NSBE president had begun tutoring and advising me. I was given advice that helped me join Big MINDS led by an Apple engineer named Hector Terroro and Lambda Sigma Upsilon Latino Fraternity, INC. dedicated to decreasing HIV and AIDS in minority communities. I collaborated with this group to create a phone application that identified testing services to identify HIV earlier. I embodied positively impacting my community. In 2017 as a 2.3 gpa student I became a mentor for the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program. I embodied increasing the number of engineers by organizing and taking these students to networking events to connect with professionals such as Dale Hall in GE aviation and volunteering off-campus. I would embody increasing the number of culturally responsible engineers. I would transfer in 2017 to a community college with a 2.7gpa, get married, and transfer to North Carolina A&T state university in 2018 where my gpa would be reset to 0. I joined the Makerspace as a volunteer. I tutored freshmen on the use of SOLIDworks a 3d modeling software and 3d printing. I led student projects for the Freshmen innovation challenge where I helped over 12 teams create projects and business ideas to solve child fatality due to be neglected in hot cars. I embodied increasing the number of engineers who were positively impacting their community. As a 3.1 transfer student I would become the president of Makerspace in 2019 where I would lead the fundraising, and additional tutoring of students. I worked with faculty to raise a minimum of fifty thousand dollars to purchase a dozen 3d printers, collaborated with researchers to bring elementary students and teach them 3d printing, and supported over a dozen student led manufacturing courses. As president I oversaw that students would never be charged for 3d printing, but would always give back to the community by providing copies of their research. I embodied increasing the number of culturally responsible engineers who excel academically. For 2019 and 2020 as a 3.5 gpa Engineering intern and Co-op I would work with Ge aviation, Toyota, and John Deere to protect the environment, send scholarships, help recruit, and even protest police brutality. I embodied the National Society of Black Engineers. These experiences would bless me with NASA employment starting in June and with the support of the Juju Foundation Scholarship I will continue to embody my inspiration and mission to increase the number of culturally responsible black engineers who succeed academically, succeed professionally, and positively impact the community.