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Atlanta, GA | Posted: December 10, 2018
Institute Communications
Summary Sentence:
Meet Jordan Dobson – Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, Class of 2021
Full Summary:
With over 15,000 undergraduate students, six colleges, and more than 30 majors, the Georgia Tech community is a large and unique group. Meet Jordan Dobson – Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, Class of 2021
Jordan DobsonWith over 15,000 undergraduate students, six colleges, and more than 30 majors, the Georgia Tech community is a large and unique group.
Meet Jordan Dobson – Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, Class of 2021
Hometown – Conyers, Georgia
I'm a Georgia native, and Tech has one of the best environmental engineering programs in the world, so it was a perfect choice. I've stayed here for my graduate degree because I am interested in continuing the research I started as an undergraduate.
During my first year, there was a light snowfall that barely dusted the ground. Since any amount of snow is rare in Atlanta, my friends and I decided to walk across campus in the middle of the night. We had a snowball fight with the little snow we could gather. It was definitely a Hallmark moment.
Atlanta is subtly the best at a lot of things. It's the Goldilocks city — not too cold, not unbearably hot, not overly expensive, but still offers a lot to do. Atlanta is diverse in every aspect, which means that there is always something going on.
It sounds nerdy, but I like to make things in my free time. I've made fire pits that float in swimming pools, clocks that tell the location of family members, and even a method of making a glowing message on jewelry like in Lord of the Rings.
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