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WBM may 2012
Nasser enjoys helping others. For
two consecutive summers, she spent
a month working in Guatemala at a
maternal clinic where she observed
infrastructure challenges faced by
other countries. Her thoughts are now
occupied with electricity and other
basic necessities.
“The idea that you can make a difference
no matter what career you’re
in is amazing,” she says. “It really
struck me that biomedical engineering
is not just about designing really hightech
buildings, but also about designing
things that are most sustainable
and friendly to the locations they’re
in.”
Her solid determination is grounded
in a long family history of overcoming
adversity. Nasser’s grandmother was a
bank teller in Afghanistan — a major
accomplishment in a society in which
many women did not hold professional
positions. Her father escaped
from Afghanistan to come to America
to earn a college degree and now owns
business interests in Wilmington.
“I have the most amazing family
in the world,” she says. “My parents
are great about teaching my younger
brother and me the importance of
finances, and being well-rounded
individuals.”
These values also help Nasser in
her schoolwork. Philosophy, ethics
and history are a few of her favorite
courses. Active in Science Olympiad,
for which she created a hand-cranked
helicopter, she advances to the state
final competition this year. She is a
member of her school’s yearbook staff
and president of the National Honor
Society chapter, which allows her to
participate in many community activities
to help others, including a food
drive for Students Against Hunger.
“I’m passionate about people
— meeting people, the conversations
you can share and the things that you
can learn,” she says. “Whether it’s
engaging in a conversation with a peer
or a professor, or someone you meet
on the shuttle bus, it’s really phenomenal
what you can learn and gain from
other people.”
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