Hi everyone! My name is Aaron Harris and I can’t wait to be learning with everyone in SC200 this semester. I’m from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where I lived for my entire life before starting my collegiate career here at Penn State. I’ve grown up a Nittany Lion fan, both my parents were graduates in the 80’s and my older sister currently goes to school here, so getting to be in University Park for the best four years of my life is definitely a lifelong dream come true for me.

I’m currently enrolled in the Division of Undergraduate Studies but I’m leaning toward going into Marketing (far from any science related courses!). Despite this, I’ve always had a strong interest in many fields of science, especially Forensic Science. If you were to ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up about 10 years ago, I would’ve gleefully responded, “I want to be scientist that blows stuff up!”. For many years I had my sights set on a science career but then 10th grade Honors Chemistry and 11th grade AP Physics happened. In these courses, I discovered I didn’t quite have the knack for the hard sciences like I thought I did. This led me to change my future career path and steer myself away from the difficult course load of a science major that I would no doubt struggle with. Therefore, when I discovered Andrew’s SC200 course, I knew it was perfect for me. It was the science I was interested in without the difficult parts.I’m extremely excited to be a student in this course and learn everything that I can from Andrew, the TA’s, and my classmates.

Being a Pittsburgher is a proud part of my identity, so here’s a picture of the beautiful city I call home.