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NateTurk

261CastlesGateDrive
5October,2015
PineLakePreparatory

Dearreviewcommittee,

MynameisNateTurkoneoftheseniorsatPineLakePrep.IhaveattendedPineLakesince2009whenIwasa
fifthgrader.

IaminvolvedinmanyoftheoncampusorganizationsincludingSPORKroboticswhereIamcurrently
cocaptainoftheteam,NationalHonorsSociety,SpanishHonorsSociety,MuAlphaTheta(MathHonors
Society)andTriM(MusicHonorsSociety).AlongwiththeseIhavetakenpartintheMooresvilleYouth
Council,ahighschoolcommunityservicegroup,andhavetrainedTaekwondo,Akoreanmartialart,for10
years.ThroughthesecommitmentsandthroughpersonalinquiryIhaveworkingknowledgeoffabrication,
computeraideddesign,programmingin:C++,HTML,CSS,JavaScript,JQuery,LUA,andLabView,project
managementwiththeuseofGANTTcharts,circuitryand3Dprinting.Theseskillsaswellasmy
overwhelminglyanalyticalnaturealignedmyintereststowardsengineering.

Mychosenresearchtopicaswellascareerfocusisaerospaceengineering.Aerospaceengineeringisthefieldof
engineeringwithafocusonaircraftandspacecraft.Aerospaceengineeringisacareerwithalotoffuture
potentialandagrowingjobmarket.Spaceisthefinalfrontieranditismylifegoaltocontributetomans
explorationofspace.Ifeelliketheuniverseistoounpredictableandthatforhumanitytoendureformillennia
tocomeweneedtospreadourselvestootherplanets.ForthisreasonIwanttoworkontheinternationaleffort
tocolonizemars.IamtrulypassionateaboutthesubjectmatterandIamintentaboutfollowingthiscareerpath.

FormyprojectIintendonbuildingamockhydramissilepod.Thehydramissilepodisahelicoptermounted,
unguided,airtogroundmissilebattery.ToavoidtheuseofanyillegalexplosivesIamdesigningmymissile
batteryaroundtheuseoflegallypurchasedfireworks.Iamgoingtousea3Dprintertocreateacustomized
tubingdesign.Thedesignwillinvolve7tubeseachwithindividualfiringcapability.Theywillbelaunched
withelectricalmatchesandacircuitboardforindividualcontrol.ForthisprojectIwillneeda3Dprinter,
computeraideddesign(CAD)programs,fireworks,electricalmatches,circuitboardwith7availablePulse
widthmodulation(PWM)slotsandUSBconnection,programmingsoftwarecompatiblewiththecircuitboard,a
computercapableofrunningthesoftware,acontroller,wire,andwiringtools.Thisprojectincludingallofthe
research,designandconstructionshouldtakeabout20hoursofwork.Iamintentonhavingtheproductdone
bytheendofwinterbreak,duetothestartoftheroboticsseasonshortlythereafter.Sinceitisaterribleideato
bringfireworkstocampusandIhavedecidedonadifferentwaytodemonstratemyproduct.Iwillbringinthe
missilebatteryunloadedandshowtheCADdesignandprogrammingofthefiringmechanismalongwitha
shortvideoofthemissilesfiring.Ibeseechthiscommitteetotakethetimetotrulyanalyzetherisks,orlack
thereof,inthisprojectbeforedismissingitasdangerous.Withalllegalandcontrolledcomponentsitisless
harmfulthanazippolighterorasharppairofscissors.ThankyouandIhopeyouenjoytherestoftheletters
thatyouread.

BestRegards,

NathanielTurk

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