My name is Blynn Shideler, more commonly known as local Twitter celebrity @blynnythepooh (follow me), and I am a senior at Washington & Jefferson College. I completed my 2016 Magellan Project as a Visiting Student of Research in the Biomedical Engineering Department at Hangzhou Dianzi University in Hangzhou, China. Additionally, I completed a Magellan Project in Summer 2015 as a Biomedical Engineering Intern at the University of Paris Descartes in Paris, France.I am a biomedical engineering (3-2 Engineering Program) and French student. At Washington & Jefferson, I take pride in my role as the third-string 149 lb. wrestler on our NCAA Division-III wrestling team, but I enjoy being a part of many other groups. I am involved in W&J Greek Life (ΒΘΠ), Washington Fellows Honors Program, French Club, Society of Physics Students, and I am even a bass in the W&J choir (since when do wrestlers sing?). Aside from my position as a Residence Assistant, I work as a physics research assistant in the Swanson Science Labs and also work for Washington & Jefferson Admissions and PAL tutoring. In my free time, I like to appreciate the fact that I have free time.
The Magellan Project is an organization, exclusive to Washington & Jefferson, that funds summer research projects and internships. The Magellan Project is an opportunity for any student at W&J to follow their dreams (literally). Through Magellan, students have the opportunity to design their own project and receive funding to go anywhere in the world to study anything that they desire.
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