2023年5月18日
As an undergraduate student at 韦德体育app官网, 大卫斯特恩 discovered his passion for engineering when he entered Dr. Darrin Hanna’s classroom for the first time in the fall of 2014.
“Originally, my undergraduate degree was going to be in bioengineering,斯特恩说. “但在我来到俄勒冈州立大学的第一天. Hanna mentioned during class that he was coordinator for the bioengineering program, which made me investigate some of the research he was involved in. I decided during that first class that I wanted to work in his lab.”
从那时起, Stern has gone on to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, 嵌入式系统硕士学位, and is currently pursuing Doctor of Philosophy degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He also started his own business and employs several OU students, as well.
“看到大卫成功真是太棒了,汉娜说, a professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. “Whenever you see a student accomplish what they want — or even figure out what they want — I love it. We like to see happy students that are leading good lives doing something they’re passionate about, 这正是大卫正在做的. 他做得很好，人也很好.”
Hanna still recalls meeting Stern for the first time in his EGR 1400 class when Stern was a freshman.
“David was interested in artificial intelligence and he would come up and tell me about something he’d heard about and thought was interesting,汉娜说. “He would tell me it would be good information to have one day when he’s working in my lab. 他会这样做三四次, and sure enough the next semester I had an opening in my lab and I thought of him.”
在2015年夏天加入汉娜的实验室之后, Stern worked on software development projects for commercial products. 在获得硬件设计经验后, he was able to work on a research project involving implementing AI algorithms in hardware.
“This research led to my first publication and the experience of presenting at the International Conference of Artificial Intelligence in Las Vegas,斯特恩说.
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| 大卫斯特恩 with Kaitlin Johnstone, legislative assistant to Sen. Debbie Stabenow, and Elena Davis, staff assistant to Sen. Stabenow. |
最近, Stern joined deans and graduate students from across the country to participate in the Council of 研究生院’s (CGS) annual Advocacy Day event, 会议于4月26日至27日在华盛顿举行, D.C.
“The Advocacy Day event was an amazing experience for many reasons,斯特恩说. “在我们的第一天, I got to join 研究生院 Dean (Brandy) Randall and other members of the CGS in learning about current legislation relevant to the success and growth of graduate education nationwide. We talked about different issues in government and how we could advocate to our federal legislators and members of different committees on behalf of these pieces of legislation and the general ongoing support of graduate school programs.
“The following day we had a packed schedule of meetings with members from the House 教育 and Workforce Committee, 参议院, 健康, 教育, 劳动, 及退休金委员会, and staff from Senator Debbie Stabenow’s office,斯特恩补充道. “These meetings were our opportunity to express the importance of the legislation and programs our group talked about the previous day including the Pell Grant Program and the LOAN Act. I had the chance to talk about how I have been able to use the mentorship and funding I received at OU to pursue my graduate degrees and start my business in the OU Incubator.”
Stern started his company a few years ago doing software development for a handful of local companies. Starting last year, he began to hire other OU students and alumni to help with his growing business.
“Hiring students from OU has worked out great because I know they are equipped with the skills needed to help our team be successful,他说. “We are located at the OU Incubator on campus as well, which makes it convenient to work with students that also find themselves on campus frequently.”
Along the way, Stern has continued to receive advice and mentorship from Dr. Hanna, who described his former student as “bright and ambitious.”
“One of the things I love about 韦德体育app官网 is that no matter what you want to do, there are always people who will help you get there,汉娜说. “That’s why I’m faculty at OU, because that’s what we do. 我们帮助我们的学生找到他们的激情, 不管是什么, and point them in the right direction so they can be successful.”
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