Being involved with AABE has allowed to me to be connected to a community of people who actually care about black students who have a strong career interest. By providing information about energy issues, research and development it has allowed me to really see how I want to make my contribution to the field. In addition the AABE scholarship helped support me financially when paying for college. This allowed me to attend a highly ranked school and receive the best education possible.

1. What are your career interests in the energy sector and why?

I plan to major in engineering and obtain a degree in Chemical Engineering in order to work with these new fuel systems. This would allow me to experiment with the possibilities of unconventional energy sources as well as work to make them viable in engines for everyday use. The rising issues of global warming and depletion of fossil fuels pushes the world towards renewable energy, and towards new devices that can efficiently transform the alternative fuels into the energy we need.

2. How has your involvement with AABE prepared you for your future in the energy sector?

My involvement with AABE prepared me for a future in the energy sector by giving me a generous scholarship in order to begin paying my tuition to Stanford University in the heart of Silicon Valley. This school is rated by U.S News as the 2nd best Engineering School in the U.S. With a chemical engineering degree from Stanford, I can begin to work on the fuel systems to improve energy efficiency in everyday mechanics.