Why is Baratunde Aole Cola called 'The King'...?

Well...Baratunde Aole Cola...a name unpronounceable to most, and astonishing to others. His greatness extends as 1/0. From here on he shall be referred to as 'King' or 'The King'. His royalty derives from the meaning of his proper name, Baratunde, which means kingly, and his second and sir names, Aole Cola, which together mean son of King. The King is a scholar, athlete, and loved by all (ok, ok...most...ok, ok...some).

The King humbly bowing before the majesty of nature...preparing to walk the sun-drenched, salted plains west of Salt Lake City, UT.

the KIng's Affiliations
		The King presently attends Purdue University and is in the department of mechanical engineering. He began his PhD studies in January 2005 and is expected to finish in May 2008 (+/- a semeter). The King's areas are heat transfer and nanotechnology and his advisors are Dr. Timothy S. Fisher & Dr. Xianfan Xu.
		The King has an office in the Birck Nanotechnology Center in Discovery Park, located on the Purdue University West-Lafayette Campus. He performs CNT synthesis experiments in the Carbon Nanotube Lab where he is active in mentoring and training the users of the plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) system.
		Research lab directed by Dr. Tim Fisher. The King is a member.
		Research lab directed by Dr. Xianfan Xu. The King is a member.
		Nano-community for sharing information and tools. Watch and listen to The King's talk, "Highly Efficient Thermal Transport: The Application of Carbon Nanotube Array Interfaces," online!
		The King is an Intel Fellow (Aug. 2006 - Present).
		The King was a NASA INaC Fellow (Jan. 2005 - Dec. 2006).
		The King earned his BE and MS in mechanical engineering from Vandy. He was advised by Dr. Mark A. Stremler, and his master's work focused on numerical and experimental studies of mixing in Hele-Shaw flow. The King also played fullback for the football team (98, 00, and 02) and scored once... twice!