Joe Dawson ’12

Hi there, didn't see you come in. Have a seat, would you like a grilled cheese? Not the sandwich, just a cheese that's been grilled. I'm Joe, an Oberlin biology/engineering student. I'm a senior, heading off to engineering school next year to make something of myself. I hope to one day be an eccentric inventor. An eccentric billionaire inventor would be even cooler.

If you're wondering what that big 'B' word under the Interests heading is; 'biomimetics' is engineering inspired by designs and mechanisms in nature/biology, and I'm way into it. And as you can see from the Majors heading, it fits in well with what I'm studying. The Hometown heading betrays my state of origin, which is hopelessly Midwestern and never ever pronounced "Missourah". If I may direct your attention now to the Name heading, you will see that the letters in my name can also spell "Wood Jeans," an invention idea I once lost a lot of money on. If only I had thought of hinged knees before Levi's did!

I'm more than a little bit nerdy. I came to grips with this long ago, and it's paved the way for me to have nerdier and nerdier conversations as I progress through college. I would love to share more with you, but my cheese is burning. Thanks for coming!