This interview is part of a series of short interviews from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS). Each spotlight features a student answering their choice of questions about themselves and life at MIT. Isabel Duran, a junior majoring in Course 6-5 (Electrical Engineering With Computing), keeps a packed schedule: You may spot her giving tours around campus for MIT Admissions, but she's also co-lead for Engineers Without Borders Farm and Irrigation, treasurer for the MIT chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, secretary for MIT LUChA (La Union Chicana por Aztlan), and an active member of Alpha Chi Omega. A: My high school chemistry teacher, Dr. Sharp, changed my life. She was funny and freakishly all-knowing ' both about school gossip and complex science ' and her class was one of my first introductions to what I would consider serious science. Beyond being my role model, she encouraged me to get involved in STEM competitions and...
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