Major: Physics and Chemistry Department
As an associate professor in MSOE's Physics and Chemistry Department, faculty representative for the Athletic Department, wife, and mother of two small boys, Dr. Anne-Marie Nickel has her hands full. We caught up with her to learn more about her life outside of the classroom.
Favorite subject to teach:
Intermolecular forces (chemistry), because intermolecular forces can explain many interesting phenomena, including why geckos can crawl up a wall, how we distill crude oil and how soaps clean.
Best vacation:
Any ocean beach, preferably with big waves and warm water, like Hapuna Beach, Hawaii or the outer banks of North Carolina.
Favorite book:
Most recently, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks or The Help.
Favorite thing about MSOE:
The people--students, staff and faculty.
Favorite element in the periodic table:
Nickel, of course!
Best advice:
Make a decision and then make it work.
Favorite sport team:
Milwaukee Sport Club U-7 soccer team, which my son plays on, or the MSOE Raiders.
Best distraction:
Playing board games, reading novels, chatting with friends, watching The Big Bang Theory.
Best place to hang out on campus:
The Kern Center
Favorite musical instrument you never learned how to play:
Acoustic guitar
Better chemist, Marie Curie or Emil Fisher:
Marie Curie.