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Though Granger could have pursued a full-time, well-paying career with his undergraduate degree, he wasn鈥檛 ready to stop learning. He felt like he had just scratched the surface of some very interesting topics in undergrad and wanted to understand them more deeply. He was also encouraged by his professors to continue with school given his interest in teaching at the college level and a natural curiosity for research.

鈥淢y best learning happened when I was driven by curiosity. That desire to deeply understand your field can be a powerful motivator,鈥� says Granger.

As a power systems engineer at NASA Glenn Research Center, Granger contributes on a technical level with engineering veterans who have considerably more work experience than him. He attributes this to what he learned in graduate school. He also believes the degree was a way to redefine himself. The work and opportunities he found after getting his graduate degree were in areas directly applicable to his research area, allowing him to focus on that instead of the hands-on applications typically associated with an electrical engineering degree.

When asked what the best part of the graduate program was, Granger didn鈥檛 hesitate.

鈥淭he friendliness and collaborative nature of the people in the program at 暗黑爆料,鈥� he says. 鈥淓veryone was there to help 鈥� the faculty, the staff, and even the other grad students. It was a culture that encouraged collaboration and friendship.鈥�

To engineers who are considering going back to school but haven鈥檛 committed yet, Granger says,鈥� 鈥淵ou are ready for it. By the time you鈥檙e done, you鈥檙e at the top of your game in your discipline.鈥�

Granger鈥檚 biggest career lesson to date, given to him by a 暗黑爆料 professor was 鈥淒on鈥檛 become a dinosaur.鈥� By letting his curiosity drive him to further his education, we think it is highly unlikely that will ever happen.

Congratulations, Matt, on all your success!