Nolan’s Notes

Hello again everyone! It’s been a few <cough>months</cough> since I’ve last made an entry on my blog here, but I’m glad to have a little bit of time now to make a quick update. I’m nearing the end of my sophomore fall semester at CMU, and it’s been a totally rocking ride. This summer I had the good pleasure of doing some research on simulating stochastic nano-wire growth with Pfr. Christof Teuscher at his lab at Portland State. I learned a lot about graph traversal algorithms and how to best implement them in MATLAB, as well as a bunch of information on cellular automata and genetic algorithms. If you’re interested, you can read my abbreviated Powerpoint, but I would recommend checking out Complexity: A Guided Tour if you’d like to learn more.

After the summer, the whirlwind of school started again, and I’ve been non-stop busy with staying on top of my classes, Kiltie Band, Merritt visiting over Mid-Semester Break, and the college ministry that I’m attending (Agape). For anyone debating whether they will have time in college to attend a Christian student ministry, I would unabashedly say that the main reason that I get through weeks of studying and working is because of my relationship with my real Father, and his wondrous choice of me as someone to bless! Getting continually refreshed every few days in a solid ministry like Agape has helped tremendously, and I will cherish it long after I graduate from school. Anyways, as finals roll around and start next week I’ll keep trusting in Him for strength, as it’s worked pretty well so far. For everyone else wish me luck, and I look forward to meeting  you again!

//I had a little break over Thanksgiving, so I created a Lissajous Machine with some parts that I scrounged together. Enjoy!