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Portrait of Christine in a black top sitting alongside cement steps and grass.
Assistant Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering
“I grew up in Renton, Washington, near Puget Sound, which is a beautiful part of the Pacific Northwest…”
Portrait of Thomas Colburn in a gray suit, standing outside on a sunny day in the engineering quad.
PhD candidate
Materials Science and Engineering
“I was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, near the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. We were surrounded by nature, so my siblings and friends and I spent a lot of time exploring the wilderness and getting lost in the woods…”