Maxwell J Kahn
UW Honors Graduates
Maxwell J Kahn

Geography - Geographic Information Systems
Informatics
Designation: Departmental Honors
Honors Grads 2019/2020
Proudest Moment: Earning a Mary Gates Scholarship for my research!
Thesis: A New Metric for Evaluating Pro Sports Expansion Franchises
maxkahn@comcast.netI moved out of the Chicagoland area to come to Seattle without a specific study area in mind. I dabbled in computer science, business, and philosophy at UW before deciding on Geography! I'm very thankful that the Geography Department was able to support my interest in sports and pursue sports research, culminating in a year-long thesis project studying the themes of relocation and expansion in professional sports. I like to think that my earlier classes in computer science and business helped provide a basis for my research project that wouldn't have been possible otherwise, so in a sense, I'm grateful that I came to UW as an undecided student and wouldn't have wanted it any other way.
Seattle, thanks for being the best home I could have asked for over the last four years, and GO DAWGS!