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Steven Fazio

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Hello world! My name is Steven (with the n at the the end, my dad already claimed Steve). I have always had a passion for science and mathematics, and was constantly looking deeper into things than what shows at the surface level. I am most intrigued by asking "why and how" things work as opposed to just taking them for what they are. I am the first person in my family to pursue a bachelors degree, and wow has it been a ride! Due to my financial situation growing up I had to take the long route and complete my AA to bridge into my bachelors program at the University of South Florida. I have been bartending and serving since I was eighteen while juggling classes at part time or even full time at certain moments. It is a long road but a very gratifying one. Science is amazing!!! I am always so happy to share my new knowledge from each class that I take with my close friends and loved ones (I am not so sure that they are as thrilled as I am at times, but they put up with me nonetheless). Chemistry is mesmerizing. Mechanics/kinetics is all around us and can be viewed by everyone. Social psychology showed me how to view and observe others while also focusing on the self. There is no end to the things that science can teach us and for that reason I am very proud to be a scientist/engineer in the making! My goal is to be a project/materials engineer for the construction of roads and bridges in the state of Florida just like my late great grand father Jimmy Lairscey, who was once the head of the Florida Department of Transportation. Civil E is all around us!

Education

University of South Florida-Main Campus

Bachelor's degree program
2021 - 2025
  • Majors:
    • Materials Engineering
    • Civil Engineering

St. Petersburg College

Associate's degree program
2014 - 2016
  • Majors:
    • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Master's degree program

  • Graduate schools of interest:

  • Transfer schools of interest:

  • Majors of interest:

  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Civil Engineering

    • Dream career goals:

    • Bartender/Server

      Rusty Bellies Waterfront Grille
      2018 – Present6 years

    Sports

    Baseball

    Junior Varsity
    2005 – 20138 years

    Awards

    • Most Valuable Player

    Public services

    • Volunteering

      Animal Rescue of Clearwater — Animal caretaker.
      2012 – 2014

    Future Interests

    Volunteering

    Philanthropy

    Entrepreneurship

    John Alfred Smythe Memorial Scholarship
    The beauty and fun behind Materials Engineering is being able to create, manipulate, process and utilize recourses that are ready at your current disposal. All with the goal in mind of creating a new product with your desired structural, mechanical and physical properties. In a mythical, perfect world there is only one super power that would trump all others as a materials engineer and it is known as Omnificence! The power to create and decompose matter from nothing at all. Possessing this power would have more benefits than imagined for not only myself, but for the entire world! Planet Earth is abundant in resources but there is still a fixed amount of materials that mankind has to work with, and within the last two hundred years we have exponentially accelerated our use of these natural tools. Having the power of omnificence would totally eliminate the fear of running out of precious material that we tend to worry about as a society in the modern world, such as natural energy sources, food, water and if it is 2020... toilet paper. While this would certainly help mankind as a whole, lets get to the fun (and a little more selfish) part of this deal. That new Playstation 5 that is constantly unattainable? No problem. Met a beautiful gal/gentleman who deserves a token of fine jewelry to express you interest? Quite literally put your mind to it and there they have it. Not only the world but even the stars and beyond would be at your fingertips. Forgot your pen before that final that you have been studying for weeks for? Who cares! Have two more at your desk waiting for you. The laws of conservation of mass and energy both mean nothing at the hands of someone that beholds this amazing gift. Besides the humanitarian benefits of omnificence, at some point I have to be honest and get a little selfish here and have fun with this power. There are currently 118 elements on the periodic table, but why not have 118,000? Why not conjure my own state of the art and never before seen rocket ship and go on a vacation to where ever the stars take me? Or even bring back my childhood pet cat that I have missed dearly. The limit does not exist with this seemingly unspoken super power yet in my opinion in can not be trumped. In engineering with are taught how to manipulate formulas by balancing our starting points and results through laws of conservation, but how amazing would it be to completely neglect being told where to start when the world(s) are at your fingertips.