Barker Carlock

Bearing his family crest "Cur Non?" the Marquis de Lafayette left France at nineteen years old and sailed to America in 1777 to join the American Revolution and fight for the ideas of freedom and liberty. After becoming George Washington’s trusted right hand man and “adopted son,” he has been memorialized as le Héro de Deux Mondes. Today, the liberal arts engineering college that carries his name respects the idea of connecting two worlds—liberal arts and engineering—for the embetterment of humankind.

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My intentional choice of Lafayette was to complement my affinity for subjects within the humanities with science, technology, engineering, and math. Specifically, with a passion for energy and energy systems, I chose Chemical Engineering as my main course of study. Through this major, I have enjoyed developing an engineering mindset that has given me a newfound respect for technical nuance and the importance of data driven rationale.

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Awards

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Robert Beane ’58 Intern Scholar (2016) - $4000

Truman Scholar Nominee (2016)

Dr. E. L. McMillen-K. K. Malhotra '49 Prize (2015) - $1500

McKelvy House Scholar Resident (2014)

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Below are a list of some of the organizations, committees, and programs that I have had the privilege of being a part of through this experience:

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• Lafayette College Aviation Club, Founder and President

• Crew Club, Junior Varsity Member

• From Me to We: A Social Justice Experience, Participant

• TEDxLafayette Steering Committee Member

• University of St. Louis in Madrid, Engineering Study Abroad

• Metal ExOne Printer Laboratory, Printing Supervisor

• Additive Manufacturing Institute, Strategist

• Lafayette Initiative for Malagasy Education, Fellow

• Faculty Committee for Student Life, Student Representative

• Effect of Microemulsion Composition and Structure on Organic Phase Fate and Transport in Marine Environments, Thesis

• Student Government, Intercultural Affairs Chair

• American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Representative and Mentor

• Presidential Oversight Committee on Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment, Member

• Search Committee for Director of Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Member

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