User:Aruni1994

About Me
I am a Duke Class of 2015 Pratt student from Tampa, FL. I am interested in studying Biomedical Engineering and I am also pre-med. I was born in Tampa, but I lived went to school in Sri Lanka for one year when I was in Kindergarten. I really enjoy doing community service, I love watching T.V., and I have been to over 25 different countries.

Grand Challenges for Engineering
Solar Manufacturing: Not So Sunny, Kate Galbraith, The New York Times, updated 14 January 2009, accessed 19 September 2011 (Make Solar Energy Comical)

This article talks about how solar manufacturing is now losing its appeal, even thought it was once very popular and fast-growing. It is a serious problem as many workers in this field are losing their jobs.

Name Pronunciation
My first name, Aruni, is pronounced "uh-ROO-nee." And my last name, Gunaratne, is pronounced "Goo-nuh-RAAT-nee."

Favorite Demo
My favorite Demo was the 3D Surface Plots demo because I am currently doing 3D surface graphs in my multivariable calculus class. This demonstration makes it a lot easier for me to visualize the graphs that I have to draw in math class. Thus, from now on, I can use Matlab to create 3D surface plots to help me get a clearer picture of what these graphs look like.