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Robert

Bachelors, Chemical Engineering
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

About Me

I received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in April 2015. I pursued engineering because of my passion for science and mathematics, which I love to share with my students. During my undergraduate years, I assisted in research across various engineering and scientific disciplines: epidemiology, geology, robotics, and reaction engineering. My aim is to impart to my students the skills and abilities that helped me succeed academically. Chief among these is a love for learning, and that understanding base principles in any subject will make future work in that subject easier. I love to help my students to understand these core principles of math and science, because the ability to figure things out from just a few ideas is the most beautiful and elegant concept in the fields. In my spare time, I love to play music. I have played the cello for over 20 years, and I played it in a rock band, Kalon, for a decade. I also like to read a variety of fiction and nonfiction. Some of my favorite authors are Iain M. Banks, Cormac McCarthy, Hermann Hesse, Neil Gaiman, and Kurt Vonnegut. I also enjoy playing board games, like Settlers of Catan and Pandemic. I am an enormous hockey fan and also love to watch soccer.

Education & Certifications

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Bachelors, Chemical Engineering

Q&A with Robert

My philosophy is to provide students with an understanding of not just the how of a subject but the why. Deeper knowledge of the fundamentals of subjects ultimately improves comprehension as topics become more difficult. If a student has difficulty learning a skill or concept, what would you do? I like to explain skills and concepts in multiple ways. Examples are great at illustrating ideas, and I try to find examples that fit with a student's interests and experience, in order to put difficult tasks into a context they can better understand. How do you help students who are struggling with reading comprehension?

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