尼克·施瓦茨 likes to describe himself as “a nerd with a heart.” Before finals period at the end of each fall semester, the mechanical engineering senior and nuclear fusion enthusiast dons a Santa Claus costume and hands out candy to students, staff, and faculty passing through the lobby of Building 7.
“我想要做的工程类是可以改变人们的生活变得更好的那种，”bt365手机高级尼克施瓦茨说。图片：伊恩麦克利伦“这让很多人笑了，”他骄傲。他每年的传统，这是由美国bt365手机资助的说shass为主 德弗洛雷斯基金幽默。施瓦茨往往使很多人对他的工作的微笑 - 内部和bt365手机之外。
有意义的工程
当施瓦茨刚到学院，他并没有致力于工程，直到他把2.001（力学与材料I），与罗汉·阿伯尔亚拉娜，力学昆汀伯格教授，他的新生春季学期。
“It was fascinating because we were learning these very complicated theories, and then every single class we were applying them to real problems,” Schwartz says. “What I love about mechanical engineering is that you create things that you can hold and build yourself, if you have the tools to do so.”
As his studies have progressed, he has focused on two specific areas: engineering for the developing world, and nuclear fusion. During his sophomore year, Schwartz worked on prosthetic devices in the MIT D-Lab and field-tested in Kenya and Ethiopia a pediatric transtibial prosthetic liner he designed.
施瓦茨还制作的 bt365手机超回路列车队 在他大二和大三年，帮助设计SpaceX的超回路列车荚竞争概念吊舱。
虽然施瓦茨喜欢参加了球队，他开始更广泛的思考，并想知道，“什么东西在工程方面令人难以置信的吸引力和有能力改变世界，如果它成功的可能性？”
他的回答？核聚变。 “我真的相信它翻转能源产业在它的头完全的能力，”他说。
改变生活变得更好
To get started with research, Schwartz reached out to nuclear fusion companies and asked to work with them. One of those companies responded: Tri Alpha 能源. Schwartz worked as a mechanical design intern at the company the summer before his senior year.
“我有亲身体验了很多非常复杂的技术挑战有，”施瓦茨说。 “还有，大家在公司这么关心什么[核聚变]可以做的结果。我认为这是真棒。”
弹性和前瞻性的思维
施瓦茨的信心去追求自己的目标的一部分来自bt365手机的教授和工作人员的鼓励下，从2.001开始abeyaratne。
施瓦茨还称赞金佰利贝纳尔，杰出奖学金院长助理：“她一直在帮助我实现什么我真正的希望和愿望，即使是这样的工具。她是另一个人谁真正相信我。”
But, Schwartz’s biggest source of inspiration is the children who gather each summer to attend Camp Kesem, a camp for children whose parents have been affected by cancer. Since his freshman year, Schwartz has worked at the camp each summer as a counselor, along with other MIT students.
“毫无疑问，它是我生命中最有意义的经历和我做过的，我是最值得骄傲的一两件事，”施瓦茨说。 “这是这个令人难以置信的机会，退给谁最需要它的人。”
“我见过最强的人是我的5,6和7岁的营员，”他继续说。 “这是非常令人钦佩，他们不得不面对和如何弹性它们是什么。”
施瓦茨在2017年11月讲述了自己的经历在营地kesem TEDx的谈话 名为“爱给弹性。”在谈话，施瓦茨还记得，全场洋溢着营营员kesem，家长和工作人员：“这是鼓舞人心的。”
他营员们亲切地他的阵营的名字，TAZ参考施瓦茨。另一个特点已经引起他们的注意：他的胡子。
Schwartz grew the beard for fun but decided to keep it for good after a conversation with one of his campers. “I asked one of them, ‘What would you do if I came back to camp next year and I shaved?’ And he started bawling.” Schwartz realized then that the beard was here to stay.
施瓦茨将不会被任何时间很快让了他的营员，他的导师，或者其他人在他的社区，他计划通过他的研究和活动，他从bt365手机毕业后继续服务的一生。
尼克·施瓦茨 likes to describe himself as “a nerd with a heart.” Before finals period at the end of each fall semester, the mechanical engineering senior and nuclear fusion enthusiast dons a Santa Claus costume and hands out candy to students, staff, and faculty passing through the lobby of Building 7.
“我想要做的工程类是可以改变人们的生活变得更好的那种，”bt365手机高级尼克施瓦茨说。图片：伊恩麦克利伦“这让很多人笑了，”他骄傲。他每年的传统，这是由美国bt365手机资助的说shass为主 德弗洛雷斯基金幽默。施瓦茨往往使很多人对他的工作的微笑 - 内部和bt365手机之外。
有意义的工程
当施瓦茨刚到学院，他并没有致力于工程，直到他把2.001（力学与材料I），与罗汉·阿伯尔亚拉娜，力学昆汀伯格教授，他的新生春季学期。
“It was fascinating because we were learning these very complicated theories, and then every single class we were applying them to real problems,” Schwartz says. “What I love about mechanical engineering is that you create things that you can hold and build yourself, if you have the tools to do so.”
As his studies have progressed, he has focused on two specific areas: engineering for the developing world, and nuclear fusion. During his sophomore year, Schwartz worked on prosthetic devices in the MIT D-Lab and field-tested in Kenya and Ethiopia a pediatric transtibial prosthetic liner he designed.
施瓦茨还制作的 bt365手机超回路列车队 在他大二和大三年，帮助设计SpaceX的超回路列车荚竞争概念吊舱。
虽然施瓦茨喜欢参加了球队，他开始更广泛的思考，并想知道，“什么东西在工程方面令人难以置信的吸引力和有能力改变世界，如果它成功的可能性？”
他的回答？核聚变。 “我真的相信它翻转能源产业在它的头完全的能力，”他说。
改变生活变得更好
To get started with research, Schwartz reached out to nuclear fusion companies and asked to work with them. One of those companies responded: Tri Alpha 能源. Schwartz worked as a mechanical design intern at the company the summer before his senior year.
“我有亲身体验了很多非常复杂的技术挑战有，”施瓦茨说。 “还有，大家在公司这么关心什么[核聚变]可以做的结果。我认为这是真棒。”
弹性和前瞻性的思维
施瓦茨的信心去追求自己的目标的一部分来自bt365手机的教授和工作人员的鼓励下，从2.001开始abeyaratne。
施瓦茨还称赞金佰利贝纳尔，杰出奖学金院长助理：“她一直在帮助我实现什么我真正的希望和愿望，即使是这样的工具。她是另一个人谁真正相信我。”
But, Schwartz’s biggest source of inspiration is the children who gather each summer to attend Camp Kesem, a camp for children whose parents have been affected by cancer. Since his freshman year, Schwartz has worked at the camp each summer as a counselor, along with other MIT students.
“毫无疑问，它是我生命中最有意义的经历和我做过的，我是最值得骄傲的一两件事，”施瓦茨说。 “这是这个令人难以置信的机会，退给谁最需要它的人。”
“我见过最强的人是我的5,6和7岁的营员，”他继续说。 “这是非常令人钦佩，他们不得不面对和如何弹性它们是什么。”
施瓦茨在2017年11月讲述了自己的经历在营地kesem TEDx的谈话 名为“爱给弹性。”在谈话，施瓦茨还记得，全场洋溢着营营员kesem，家长和工作人员：“这是鼓舞人心的。”
他营员们亲切地他的阵营的名字，TAZ参考施瓦茨。另一个特点已经引起他们的注意：他的胡子。
Schwartz grew the beard for fun but decided to keep it for good after a conversation with one of his campers. “I asked one of them, ‘What would you do if I came back to camp next year and I shaved?’ And he started bawling.” Schwartz realized then that the beard was here to stay.
施瓦茨将不会被任何时间很快让了他的营员，他的导师，或者其他人在他的社区，他计划通过他的研究和活动，他从bt365手机毕业后继续服务的一生。
