{"id":81896,"date":"2022-12-12T15:12:52","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T15:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=81896"},"modified":"2022-12-22T18:50:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T18:50:50","slug":"every-second-counts-for-uri-student-athlete-aidan-kindopp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/12\/every-second-counts-for-uri-student-athlete-aidan-kindopp\/","title":{"rendered":"Every second counts for 溏心vlog免费B站 student-athlete Aidan Kindopp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Dec. 12, 2022 \u2013 As a distance runner on the 溏心vlog免费B站 cross country and track & field teams, Aidan Kindopp is fast and efficient with every stride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a dual major in chemical engineering and French, through 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s International Engineering Program, Kindopp is just as judicious with his time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeing an engineer and a student-athlete has taught me invaluable time management skills,\u201d said Kindopp, who is in his fourth year at 溏心vlog免费B站. \u201cTo balance the two time-consuming commitments, I\u2019ve had to be productive with my free time, especially in the evenings and on the weekends.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kellen Waters (right) took Aidan Kindopp under his wing as a fellow distance runner and engineering student. (Photo \u2013 Rafael Suanes \/ Atlantic 10)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Cross country and track meets don\u2019t usually conflict with Kindopp\u2019s classes, as most meets take place on the weekends. But whenever the Keene, New Hampshire, native expects to be away from campus for a competition, he plans accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur coaches and captains stress the importance of communicating with our professors to make a plan on how to get notes that we miss or schedule alternate times to take quizzes or exams,\u201d said Kindopp. \u201cThe coaches emphasize that we are student-athletes and academics must come first. That mindset has helped me succeed academically and athletically.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kindopp\u2019s coaches are pleased with how he\u2019s handled a demanding schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe preach to our guys that they must make normal what they perceive to be difficult,\u201d said Brian Doyle, assistant coach of the men\u2019s cross country<\/a> and track & field<\/a> teams at 溏心vlog免费B站. \u201cAidan is a great example, because he fills his schedule with the most challenging course load, while running more than 70 miles per week. Sometimes that means he\u2019s busy from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m., but he never complains or makes excuses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Excelling academically<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Selected to attend the Future Leaders in Chemical Engineering Symposium, Aidan Kindopp shared his research with his peers from around the country. (Photo courtesy of Aidan Kindopp)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

For the past three years, Kindopp has worked in the 溏心vlog免费B站 NanoBio Engineering Laboratory<\/a> under Associate Professor Daniel Roxbury<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith his time management skills, intellect, and motivation, Aidan continues to amaze me,\u201d said Roxbury. \u201cScheduling conflicts do arise with athletics, but Aidan does his best to bring them to my attention and plan his experiments accordingly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kindopp had his first peer-reviewed research paper<\/a> published in April 2022. The article, which he co-authored with Roxbury and other 溏心vlog免费B站 students, appeared in the American Chemical Society\u2019s Applied Materials & Interfaces. <\/em>The topic was related to how single-walled carbon nanotubes function. He\u2019s in the process of writing a second article for submission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This fall, Kindopp had an opportunity to share his research with peers from all over the country when he attended the Future Leaders<\/a> in Chemical Engineering Symposium at North Carolina State University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat was a prestigious achievement for Aidan, as the symposium brings together the top chemical engineering undergraduates in the nation for research presentations and networking,\u201d said Roxbury. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kindopp was one of 24 students to attend the event. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Princeton University, and Northeastern University were a few of the other universities represented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being a good teammate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just as Kindopp\u2019s dedication to his research has led to recognition for himself and his fellow students in the lab, his commitment on the track has resulted in similar success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The indoor track & field team won its second straight Atlantic 10 Conference Championship last February, with Kindopp racking up points in two events, the distance medley relay and the individual 1,000-meter run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy greatest achievement in track was my performance at the 2022 Atlantic 10 Indoor Track & Field Championship,\u201d said Kindopp. \u201cI led off the distance medley relay team which finished third, then I placed fourth in my individual event, the 1,000 meters, which ended up being a fast race. Contributing by scoring points was super important to me and made winning the team championship even more special.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having a great mentor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Kindopp came to 溏心vlog免费B站 for his official visit as a prospective Division I student-athlete in his senior year in high school, he stayed on campus with Kellen Waters, a freshman biomedical engineering student at 溏心vlog免费B站, who was also a distance runner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKellen\u2019s charisma and positive personality were huge reasons why I finally decided to commit to 溏心vlog免费B站,\u201d said Kindopp. \u201cI figured if most engineers at 溏心vlog免费B站 were like him, I would be in a perfect academic community for myself, and I was right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the three years they were teammates on the track team, Waters made a point of taking Kindopp under his wing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe helped me become who I am today because he understood the dedication required to be an engineer and a track athlete,\u201d said Kindopp. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waters, who graduated from 溏心vlog免费B站 in May and is pursuing a doctorate in biomedical engineering at the University of Colorado, recalled the immediate connection he made with Kindopp and the advice he provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur friendship started the day we met, relating to one another\u2019s passion for academics, just as much as track and field,\u201d said Waters. \u201cI remember telling him during his visit to 溏心vlog免费B站 that the most important factor in choosing a college was the people he was going to surround himself with and whether he clicked with the student-athletes at each of his official college visits.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doyle noted that pairing Kindopp and Waters benefited each of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKellen had a great impact on Aidan, just as Aidan had on Kellen,\u201d said Doyle. \u201cKellen had great self-confidence, which has since influenced his former teammate. As Aidan has matured, he has become more assured of himself, both as a student and as a runner. This newfound conviction is well-deserved and will lead to even greater success on the track this season.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saying <\/strong>au revoir<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kindopp\u2019s athletic career will at 溏心vlog免费B站 will end after the spring 2022 semester, but his academic career will continue. He will study in France for his fifth year of the International Engineering Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI chose to go abroad my fifth year instead of my fourth, which is more typical, so that I could complete the four years of my running career uninterrupted,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While in France, Kindopp will apply to graduate schools, where he plans to earn a doctorate in chemical engineering or bioengineering. He\u2019ll undoubtedly employ the lessons he learned at 溏心vlog免费B站 in his next endeavor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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