Hi everyone! I'm Yehalah and I'm a '26 coming all the way from Colombo, Sri Lanka. My academic passions lie in Energy Engineering and Environmental Studies. I am a first-generation and low-income student, actively involved with the community. I love to paint and read during my free time. I'm excited that you're here, and I hope you enjoy this account of my life at Dartmouth!
The sequel to Drawing 1! Undoubtedly harder, but definitely a great class. I can now say, with confidence, that I am able to paint a mango successfully.
The Sacred Architecture of Asia is one of the most incredible courses I have taken at Dartmouth! The course is primarily discussion-based, with Professor Seher explaining and initiating conversation about the course material.
I'm sure you've heard that Dartmouth has countless resources for acquiring internships. If you haven't, I hope this post reiterates that!
I recently started an internship with the Engineering department at Dartmouth, through a program called FYREE. This is the First Year Research in Engineering Experience, which provides first-year students who are interested in engineering with the opportunity to work as a research assistant for a professor at Dartmouth Engineering. The professors post their projects online every year, after which students can apply for the position based on which project they are interested in working under. There is an interviewing process involved and depending on the project, the professor will pick one or more students to work on their project. The internship could either be for one or two terms, depending on the project.
I was accepted for a project under Professor Daniel Olson which involves research about the AdhE complementation in E. coli to enable protein engineering for biofuel applications. The internship requires around 8-10 hours a week, at a pay rate of $12 per hour.
The lab is located in the Engineering and Computer Science Centre, which is a beautiful place built newly last March. The place itself makes me feel more productive almost instantly.
Before I entered the lab, I had to complete lab training and safety as there is a lot of equipment involved that could cause harm if mishandled. The project I am working on does not deal with any hazardous biological component and has a relatively low risk level. I work directly under Shuen Hon, a research associate in the lab. I only started last week, but I am already starting to enjoy the time I spend in the lab.
There are many more research opportunities at Dartmouth, but this is one of them!
As I approach the halfway mark of my Dartmouth journey this spring, I find myself reflecting on the significance of distributive and world culture requirements in shaping my academic experience.
Witnessing an eclipse was one of the most exciting days in my life to date, and a solid reminder of our place in this universe. Read on to hear about it!
Coming back from Spring break usually means coming back to an entirely different campus than the one you left in the Winter – but that was not the case this year! Read on to hear more...
This is my final term before senior year, which is both exciting and terrifying at the same time. One thing I am excited about is the classes I am taking this term, so let me tell you more!
This is part two of me "nerding out" about my honors thesis! If you want to learn more about independent projects, theses, or the humanities at Dartmouth, check it out!
I spent the past three months in New Zealand and the Cook Islands as part of Dartmouth's Linguistics Foreign Study Program (FSP). Come see what I made of this experience!
