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Michael Thuis is a first-generation college student currently within his first year of pursuing a Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. He hopes to carry his degree and experience into a career doing research and development, within the government or industry sectors, within the Biomedical Field. Creating a business based on a proprietary technology gained from his research would be of great interest to Michael.
On campus, Michael is currently an active contributor to many clubs and organizations. He is an active member of his school's [[Engineers_Without_BordersEngineers Without Borders|Engineers Without Borders]] [http://mineswithoutborders.wixsite.com/mineswithoutborders Water Team] where he works on the technical side of providing a clean water system to the Nicaraguan village of Los Gomez. Michael also has the distinction of being a [[Grand_Challenges_Scholars_ProgramGrand Challenges Scholars Program,_National_Academy_of_Engineers_National Academy of Engineers (NAE)|Grand Challenges of Engineering Scholar]]. Within this program, Michael holds a seat on the [http://grandchallenges.mines.edu/ Grand Challenges Grand Council] at his school where he serves as the Freshmen Ambassador and Education/Outreach chair. Within the professional community, Michael is a member of the [http://inside.mines.edu/MEP-SHPE Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers]. In the future, Michael hopes plans to increase his participation work as an Undergraduate Researcherin the Fall semester of 2018 where he will investigate the Thin Film Production of Graphene.
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