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2 graduations and a weekend in DC

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On May 18, 2022, I graduated from Columbia University with a MS in Electrical Engineering and a specialization in research.

Lowe Library at Columbia graduation. That's Patti Smith on the right
116th St. Columbia University
At campus entrance
Mudd plaza
Lauren and me on the street?

My mom and Lauren came to visit and celebrate.

Lauren

Lauren wore my hat on the walk to lunch and she got way more people saying congratulations on the street than I did.

My mom in the courtyard
Lined up in Lerner

I got two awards. One was a Columbia Data Science Institute (DSI) scholarship, and the other was the MS Research Award for my "superb contribution" to the smart city intersection research group.

I made it into the pamphlet
Tents because it rained

We went to the statue of liberty and Ellis Island.

Manhattan
Liberty Enlightening the World
Lauren needs to start an instagram where she walks on her hands at in front of famous stuff
From Ellis Island

And we went for walks in central park.

Spring in Central Park
The Pomeranian convention
Artechouse
The original torch
Hilary Clinton
LIfe of a Neuron
Columbia Graduation

After hours of roasting in the sun during commencement, we took a bunch of pictures.

Levain cookies and an engineering degree
Stand Up NY
At Saiguette for Vietnamese food

What's next? I got a job at Qualcomm in San Diego as a GPU research engineer. I'll be working on the Adreno GPU in high end Android phones. GPUs (graphics processing units) are traditionally for rendering graphics, but in the last decade they have become the workhorse of AI and machine learning computation.

I'll be driving across the country in late July to San Diego. I start working in August.

Have fun sliding

Davidson Class of 2020 Graduation - May 22, 2022

Then, immediately following the Columbia graduation, I flew to Davidson for class of 2020 graduation that got postponed for two years. This felt more like a reunion, and it was a lot of fun.

Family in front of Chambers

Grandma Ginny is a legend among my friends because she hosted us for 5 days in St. Croix. See this post.

Crossan, Marshall, Will, Holden, Zack, Chris, Zach, Andrew
Me, John Dale, Mike, Willem, Grandma Ginny, Walter, Adam, Griffen, Walt
Family in front of the 2020

Graeme was actually lighting up the dance floor so much on Saturday night that he wore holes through his shoes.

Graeme and me
Will at Brickhouse
Gravity racers with the Physics department

Casey at Big Bite'z

It's so nice to visit familiar places with the same people who brought those places to life.

Chris, Walter, and Holden at Lake Campus
In front of Chambers
Holden stuck behind megabed
Me and Willem
Marc, Andrew, Adam, Will, Zack, Willem, Marshall
Griffen, Chris, Walt, Mike, Me, Bobby, John Dale, Crossan
In front of Chambers again

Washington DC

The following weekend I went to DC to catch up with these guys (and Hannah and Jaysa not pictured):

The White House
Noah, Nathan, and the Washington memorial
Jaysa and Taylor

Lots of scootering, lots of museums, good times.

The Lincoln memorial

Every time we hang out there's a foot race. Jack wins pretty much every time, but will never say it. There's a video this time to prove it.

Footrace