Wonderful Wednesday
Posted by Kris on July 31st, 2007
I had an amazing Wednesday last week, and it is these days that make the trip up here worthwhile so much more than simply the project that I am working on. Like a waterfall of information lapping down into a vast blue sea, the opportunities light a bright and exhilarating path.
I visited a smoke detector laboratory where they perform detector activation experiments:
I got a chance to meet with the Executive Director of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers:
And my co-advisor accompanied me along the way and was extremely insightful as he shared some tips that will make my future ride in life sure to be a must-read story. It’s exceptionally nice to have people who are in a great position recognize the potential in you and to assure you of their confidence. It makes my brain spill happy juice to be told that I “get it” with respect to the bigger picture of things; and that is what will cause a single person to alter the world as we see it and make it a better place. Feynman comes to mind. And then goes.
Why get worked up with the small annoyances in life when there’s… this.
Sure, I am working on stage 2 of a cable failure model using fire dynamics simulator (FDS) research, and the best part:
- I get to act out the day-to-day life of a NIST FDS worker
- I wholly appreciate the resources here, such as the macronormous computer cluster and teeming fire literature
- I meet and immerse myself into the brainy and non-stop academic world of fire ‘people’
- My wisdom takes in the important and cutting-edge topics and gets familiar what doesn’t matter, which is usually more important than what does
Now, let us just hope that I can effectively take all of this back with me to Houston in 1.5 weeks!
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