My name is Michael Wilson and I am a graduate of Gilmour Academy in Gates Mills Ohio. I am also a member of the class of 2019 at The Ohio State University and a member of Environment and Natural Resources Scholars. In high school, I played basketball for one year, football for two years, was on the track and field team in the pole vaulting event for one year, and was a four year member of the lacrosse team. My other hobbies include mountain biking, rock climbing, hiking, camping, skateboarding, and snowboarding. One of my favorite outdoor experiences, and one of my favorite experiences all together, was when I went camping with friends at a camp site near Cleveland called Nelson Ledges Quarry Park. We went for two nights and jumped off of a cliff into an artificial lake created by an old quarry in the camp site. Another meaningful experience that I had while in high school was when drove across the country with my sister and uncle visiting family members. We went from Cleveland to Tennessee, then to Texas and Colorado and back to Cleveland, visiting family members in each state. I got to see more of the country than I ever have before, go hiking in the mountains in Colorado, and see family who I almost never do. Two of my other hobbies include playing the guitar and the piano. I chose to join the Environment and Natural resources Scholars program because I enjoy doing many things outdoors and hoped to meet others who share similar interests. I have also always been environmentally conscious and wanted to join a program where I could learn more about the environment and go on service trips where I can make a difference.
My major is electrical engineering, which I chose because I have always been interested in how electronics and computers function. I became especially interested in electronics when I took physics in high school and learned how circuits function, which is when I decided I wanted to be an electrical engineer. For my senior project I shadowed an electrical engineer at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland Ohio for a week, and it was then that I realized I wanted to work for NASA eventually. I had always been interested in space technology, so a career in electrical engineering at NASA seemed perfect.