Charles Keppler ’18 is majoring in aerospace engineering, physics and applied mathematics in the College of Engineering & Computer Science. He is from Bennington, Vermont.
Charles is the College Marshal for the Engineering class of 2018 and was a finalist in the James Dyson Award Competition and Impact Prize. He is involved with Ottotunes A Cappella, U100, the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics, Society of Physics Students, and Sigma Gamma Tau National Honor Society for Aerospace Engineers.
What is your favorite thing about Syracuse?
The sense of community and family you get here on campus. Everyone here bleeds orange and it’s through that commonality that people find a home.
If you could tell a new or incoming student just one thing about Syracuse, what would it be?
Be unapologetically yourself, and you will find a place and a family here at Syracuse.
Syracuse University is a top-tier research institution, and I have had the pleasure of assisting with a number of projects. Notably, I got to work in the High Energy Physics lab last summer. My job was helping to construct mechanical supports for sensors designed to detect beauty quarks (really really tiny and unique particles) in a new round of Large Hadron Collider (Big loop that smashes tiny things together)experiments. More recently, I've had the opportunity to get involved, minimal as it may be, with aircraft propulsion research being conducted by Professor Dang and PhD candidate Andrew Welles. They are exploring the enormous potential of distributed electric propulsion. The idea is that instead of having an engine mounted away from the wing, your propulsion system is PART of the wing. This helps to generate more lift (what makes a plane go up) and thrust (what makes a plane go forward), and makes for a significantly more efficient plane. It could also be implemented in the design electric vertical liftoff and landing (eVTOL) systems for futuristic vehicles like #airtaxis. At Syracuse, it's research like this that's pushing the boundaries of conventional science. Your challenge this evening is to think of the worst joke you can, and send it to your friends! Laughter is a great way to relieve stress and feel good, and it's contagious! I'd love to hear what you think up! – C.F.K. * * "Do not let your classes get in the way of your education." – Anonymous * * #Syracuse #SyracuseUniversity #SyracuseU #SU #Cuse #Studenttakeover #Orange #Studentlife #Research #STEM #Engineering
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Today, my partner Serena Omo-Lamai and I had the pleasure of competing in 2018 Raymond von Dran iPrize competition. We had the honor of winning prize money to support our endeavor and have been chosen to represent SU at the New York State Business Plane Competition next month! We are the inventors of FibreFree, which is a laundry ball that helps to mitigate that catastrophic effects of microfiber pollution by collecting them before they leave the washing machine. For those who are unfamiliar, microfibers are the tiny plastic fibers that break off of synthetic textiles (polyester, nylon, etc.). They are very small and difficult to notice but have already contaminated over 90% of tested US tap water sources. Serena and I developed FibreFree last summer during the Invent@SU program, and now we’re working to put a stop to that such that we may #livefibrefree. Furthermore, resources on campus like @launchpadsyr are critical in helping us to develop our product and make it a reality. With a huge entrepreneurial and innovative spirit here at SU, I am happy to know that my dreams are being supported. Your challenge this evening is to tune into your TV’s or streams and watch the SU vs. Duke game at 9:30 pm and get ready to #BeatDuke! – C.F.K. * * “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”- Ralph Waldo Emerson * * #Syracuse #SyracuseUniversity #SyracuseU #SU #Cuse #Orange #Studenttakeover #Studentlife #Entrepreneurship #Inventor #Microfiberpollution #Blackstone #launchpad #WeAreEntrepreneurs
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