About Me
About Me
My name is Nicolas Tilmans, I'm a 23 year old entering PhD student in the Biochemistry Department. I was born and raised in the Washington, DC area, but my parents are Belgian so I go back there to visit family fairly often. I attended the University of Maryland, College Park where I received a BS in Biochemistry and a BS in Computer Science.
When I'm free and even when I'm not, I'm hooked on the news. I procrastinate by reading the New York Times and I listen to NPR constantly. I'm very interested in biochemistry of course but also art history. I have done a little bit of bronze sculpture and I used to paint, but I'm out of practice. As for other hobbies I used to swim competitively before college though since then I've gotten out of shape. I'm trying to get into biking in order to change that (also I can listen to NPR on the bike). I enjoy tennis despite not being very good at it, and anytime there's snow on the ground, I'm itching to go skiing. Being your standard CS major I also occasionally over indulge in mindless computer games.
I love to travel. Pretty much anywhere and any way, whether it's hotels or mud brick huts, pickup trucks or airplanes, suitcases or one-day backpacks for a whole week. This summer I worked with the Maryland chapter of a group called Engineers Without Borders building latrines in a tiny village called Uduzhapa (pronounced Oodoochahpa) in Ecuador. In keeping with the general travelling theme, this fall I will be driving my beloved Subaru across the country with all my worldly belongings to reach Stanford in 4 days or bust.
When I get there move in, start work, graduate in 5.5 years (hopefully), then who knows? Academia, private sector, other, we'll see.
My beautiful girlfriend Jullet
My brother Sebastien
My mother among the wreckage of the living room
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