Welcome (back! for some people) to the University of Michigan, in this picturesque town of Ann Arbor, in this unique and wonderful state of Michigan. Another summer has flown by, and I am hoping that yours was as enjoyable as mine has been. My name is Darshan, and I am a fourth-year doctoral student studying combustion chemistry, air pollutant formation, and sustainability ethics in the Department of Aerospace Engineering.
It seems that Rackham Graduate School has chosen me, among others, to give you my viewpoint on on-goings on campus and communities. I take this responsibility seriously, and I am hoping that over the next few months, we are able to construct a meaningful dialogue together. While my thoughts on the multitude of issues you are probably interested in are still nascent, I am looking forward to hashing them out with you. But first, a little more about myself.
I come from the crazy, intense, beautiful, and jam-packed city of Mumbai, India. I came to the University of Michigan in 2003 to study aerospace engineering as an undergraduate, and along the way, became more and more interested in environmental and social justice issues. The decision to go to graduate school for me was an almost subconscious one; I knew that for what I want to do - be an advocate for social justice and our environment - I needed to be a little more well-versed in how society chooses to come to consensus (or not) through the Western scientific process. I am glad to say that in the past four years, I have learned a lot. I've had an awesome time here in Ann Arbor; I consider Michigan my home now.
I hope your experience here is as enriching to you as mine has been to me. See you around.
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