Noted: While perfecting her violin skills and earning scholarships, Stanke also grew up watching her father work, inspiring her to want to work in engineering. But what field of engineering was up for debate. She said she heard of nuclear engineering while on a campus tour as a high school junior, and it stuck with her. It sounded fun, she said. As she reached graduation, her scope narrowed to aerospace engineering or nuclear engineering. The University of Wisconsin-Madison happens to only offer nuclear, so she started on that path.
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