7/14/2021 As told to Lizzie Roehrs
Manuel Lopez joins the DHS Summer Research Team from Northern Arizona University.
Written by As told to Lizzie Roehrs
Advisor’s name:
- Dr. Chun-Hsing Ho
Where are you from?
- Nazlini, Arizona
What university do you attend?
- Northern Arizona University
What is your major and why are you interested studying/working in your field of study?
- Civil Engineering, because I believe infrastructure development is one of the key areas I felt I could contribute to my home, the Navajo Nation.
What kind of work would you like to do in the future?
- I want to be working on helping tribal nations who have the means to develop their infrastructure to do so and at some point I would like to teach part-time in engineering design.
What other plans do you have for the future?
- I would like to visit somewhere outside the county as I have never been outside the US. Maybe somewhere in Europe or even Mexico.
Do you have any hidden talents you would like to tell us about?
- After giving much thought, I don’t think I have any hidden talents. I had kids at a young age, so my life has been devoted to work, school and spending time with my kids and all their talents like doing ballet with my daughter.