MIT IAP

IAP 2001 Activities by Category

Engineering: Hands-on

Build a Solar Car
Jacinda Clemenzi
Mon, Wed, Fri, Jan 8, 10, 12, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 29, 31, 2, 12-05:00pm, 7 Emily St

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session

Come help build the next solar car for the American Solar Challenge in July 2001. Activities will include chassis construction, working with composites, working with electrical systems, and restoring Aztec. Join the team or simply get your hands dirty for a day. Everyone is welcome. Email or look at the webpage for directions to our lab.
Web: http://www.mit.edu/activities/solar-cars/home.html
Contact: Jacinda Clemenzi, 441-7963, jclemenz@mit.edu
Sponsor: Solar Electric Vehicle Team

CDIO Series of Visits to Aerospace Designers, Manufacturers, and Operators
See individual sessions
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: See individual sessions

As part of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics thrust in establishing the conceive-design-implementation-operation (CDIO) of complex (a.k.a. aerospace) systems and products as the engineering context of the students' education, here is your chance to visit different, company/institutions involved in some facet of the aerospace CDIO activities and get a "real world" view of some of the issues. This series encompasses research labs (C/D), manufacturers (I), and operators (O), providing a unique opportunity to see what different sectors of our high-tech industry is doing.
There are limited spots for each visit, and selection will be based on a "first-come first-served" basis. Please respond by e-mail to the contact person listed below. Due to the nature of their work, some of the places have restrictions regarding citizenship, so make sure you qualify for that. Transportation, when needed, will be provided.
Contact: See each session.
Sponsor: Aeronautics and Astronautics

Come See the Operational Control Center for the Chandra X-ray Observatory! (2 Visits)
Dr. Lorraine Fesq
IMPORTANT NOTICE ON THESE SESSIONS: EACH VISIT IS LIMITED TO 12 PARTICIPANTS. ADVANCE SIGN-UP REQUIRED BY 11 JANUARY FOR JANUARY 12 TOUR AND BY 17 JANUARY FOR JANUARY 19 TOUR (SEE CONTACT BELOW). Participants wishing to tour the Chandra Control Center should meet in the lobby of NE-80 a few minutes before the hour and wait for the tour guide, Bruce Roberts. Guests will be escorted into a secure area, so do not be late! Chandra is one of NASA's four great observatories, along with the Gamma Ray Observatory, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the soon-to-be-launched SIRTF. Since its launch in July 1999, Chandra has been re-writing the textbooks on X-ray astronomy. For more information on Chandra's recent discoveries, go to http://chandra.nasa.gov/. The daily science and mission operations for this great observatory are performed right here in Cambridge. Contact: Ms. Peggy Edwards, margaret@mit.edu
Fri Jan 12, 19, 10-11:00am, Chandra Observatory, Meet in Lobby of NE-80

Draper Laboratory Tour
Prof. Wally Vander Velde
IMPORTANT NOTICE ON THIS SESSION: LIMITED TO 35 PARTICIPANTS. ADVANCE SIGN-UP REQUIRED BY JAN. 10. MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN OR GREEN CARD HOLDER. This tour will begin with an introduction to the Draper Laboratory including its history and major projects. We will then visit several areas of the Laboratory and see some of its project activities. CONTACT MS. CAROLYN FIALKOWSKI, 9-469, 3-3511, CSKI@MIT.EDU.
Wed Jan 17, 02-04:00pm, 555 Tech Square,, Meet in Draper Visitor Lobby.

Logan Airport Tower (2 Visits)
Prof. Carlos E.S. Cesnik
IMPORTANT NOTICE ON THESE SESSIONS: MEET IN FRONT OF MIT ROOM 33-322 AT 9:00 AM TO ALLOW TRAVEL TIME BY "T" TO LOGAN. ENROLLMENT IS LIMITED AND ADVANCE SIGN UP IS REQUIRED FOR BOTH SESSIONS (SEE CONTACT BELOW). Take a trip to Logan Airport to talk to air traffic controllers, tour the tower, etc. Before visiting the operations rooms, a briefing will be provided by the FAA, describing their work and how the aircraft traffic operations are handled at Logan. Contact: Laurent Chambon, chambon@MIT.EDU
Fri Jan 19, Wed Jan 24, 10am-12:00pm, Logan Airport, Meet in Ft. of MIT Rm. 33-322.

Lincoln Laboratory Tour (Lexington, MA)
See individual sessions
IMPORTANT INFO. ABOUT THIS SESSION: No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below). Must be a U.S. Citizen to participate. This an opportunity for students to come out to a state-of-the-art research facility to tour some of our laboratories, meet some of our staff members, and experience first-hand what it means to be on the cutting edge of technology. Lincoln Lab is located on Hanscom Air Force Base in Lexington, MA. Round-trip transportation will be provided. Lunch will be served. To register, contact Linda Hampson, hampson@ll.mit.edu. Pick up at MIT will be at 9 A.M. at Vassar Street, Bldg 34, EG&G Educational Center, between buildings 38 and 36. There will be a bus with an IAP sign in the window. Contact: Linda Hampson, (781) 981-7058, hampson@ll.mit.edu
Fri Jan 26, 10am-04:00pm, Lincoln Lab

Celestial Navigation at Sea
Douglas De Couto
Tue Jan 23, Thu Jan 25, 01-04:00pm, 2-136

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Trigonometry

This will be two seminars during which we will cover the basics of celestial navigation using the sun. The topic will be presented using trigonometry rather than the table method, and we will derive the necessary formulas. The second seminar will be hands-on.
Web: http://www.pdos.lcs.mit.edu/~decouto/iap-nav
Contact: Douglas De Couto, ne43-521b, x3-5378, decouto@lcs.mit.edu
Sponsor: Electrical Eng & Computer Sci

Characterization of Materials in a High-Resolution Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
Mike Frongillo
Tue Jan 16 thru Fri Jan 19, 09am-01:00pm, 13-1025

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 08-Jan-2001
Limited to 6 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)

A high-resolution SEM will be used to characterize a variety of materials. A brief lecture will be given on the basics of scanning electron microscopy, with primary emphasis on the hands-on operation of the instrument. You may bring your own samples, or samples will be provided for you.
Contact: Mike Frongillo, 13-1034, x3-5092, frong@mit.edu
Sponsor: Center for Materials Science and Engineering

Designing with Altera MAX+PLUS II
Grant Smith , Professor Donald E. Troxel
Fri Jan 26, 09am-04:00pm, 38-600

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 08-Jan-2001
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: You must have a valid Athena account.

While details remain to be finalized, this is very much a "hands on" course. We will learn how to use the MAX+PLUS II software and how to program a device on the UP board. Presentations will be alternated with computer-based exercises culminating in the actual programming and testing of a complex digital integrated circuit. (Desirable background : Familiarity with digital system design and/or familiarity with VHDL.)
Free Goodies: Altera MAX+PLUS II software for personal and educational use (non-commercial). plus (1) UP 1 Board to each attendee. Details of each explained at the IAP course.
Contact: Professor Donald E. Troxel, 36-287, x3-2570, troxel@mit.edu
Sponsor: Electrical Eng & Computer Sci

For Tobacco Use Only: Topics in Advanced Water Filtration
MIT Hemp Coalition
Tue Jan 16, Wed Jan 24, Thu Feb 1, 03-04:00pm, Talbot Lounge

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: relevant experience

"For Tobacco Use Only" is an IAP design competition. Small groups will participate in brainstorming and information sessions, with the course culminating in a group judging session. Last year we were featured in High Times magazine, and the products of this seminar will likely grace their pages once again.
Web: http://fourtwenty.mit.edu/norml/
Contact: MITHC, 225-0343, mithc-admin@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Hemp Coalition

Glass Blowing
Peter Houk , Brendon Edwards, Helen Lee, Jodi Salerno
Schedule: TBD
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 01-Jan-2001
Limited to 16 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Freshmen and Course 3 majors favored.
Fee: 80.00 for costs of materials such as glass & color.

Experience the interface between materials science, technology, design and art! This studio will familiarize students with hot glass working techniques to make hand-blown vessels, providing a unique interactive experience with glass and refractory materials. Students will obtain hands-on experience with glass working equipment including melting furnace, reheating furnace, and glass working tools. There will be a lottery for this class. For info and to sign up for the lottery, contact phouk@aol.com SEE SCHEDULE AND SIGN-UP LIST ON DOOR OF GLASS LAB 4-003.
Contact: Peter Houk, 4-003, x3-5309, pbhouk@aol.com
Sponsor: Materials Science and Eng

Hack a "Home of the Future" Computer Interface
Stephen Intille
Mon Jan 8, 04-05:00pm, N51-227 House_n lab, Introduction
Thu Jan 11, 10-11:00am, N51-227 House_n lab, Introduction

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 08-Jan-2001
Limited to 6 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Prereq: Programming skills (pref. Java, but C++ ok); min. 15hrs/wk

In the MIT Home of the Future interactive environment under construction in N51, we have software tools that:
- track people using computer vision,
- identify and track objects on our "digital table",
- play directional sounds,
- control moveable cameras,
- transmit video and audio via the net, and
- control X10 appliances and sensors.
Your challenge? Use these tools, your programming skills, and your creativity to create a next-generation user interface prototype that does something fun, innovative, surprising, entertaining, and/or educational. House_n researchers working on computational sensing and new user interfaces will offer guidance and technical help.
Web: http://architecture.mit.edu/~intille/iap01/index.html
Contact: Stephen Intille, N51-340, 452-2346, intille@mit.edu
Sponsor: Stephen S Intille, N51-340, 617 452-2346, intille@mit.edu

Introduction to Machine Tools
Fred Cote
Tue Jan 9 thru Fri Jan 12, 09-12:00am, 44-023

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 17-Dec-2000
Limited to 8 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none

This short 12 hour course introduces the milling machine, metal lathe, and related processes by constructing two simple projects.
Contact: Fred Cote, 44-023, 258-7728, fpcote@mit.edu
Sponsor: Edgerton Center

Introduction to Surface Analysis
Elisabeth Shaw
Thu Jan 18, 25, 02-05:00pm, 13-2137

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 12-Jan-2001
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)

A general introduction to several useful techniques for looking at the structure and chemical composition of solid surfaces with a sampling depth of a few atomic layers. We will summarize how each technique works, its strengths and limitations, and some of the research questions these methods help to answer. Methods discussed: Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM).
Contact: Elisabeth Shaw, 13-4149, x3-5045, elshaw@mit.edu
Sponsor: Center for Materials Science and Engineering

Introduction to Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)
Mike Frongillo
Mon-Fri, Jan 8-12, 23, 09am-01:00pm, 13-1024

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 01-Jan-2001
Limited to 4 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)

The first session consists of a lecture on the basics of transmission electron microscopy and how to align and operate the instrument. The class will be assigned time slots so that each individual will be able to learn how to operate the microscope. You may bring your own samples, or samples will be provided for you. This class is intended for new users of the TEM.
Contact: Mike Frongillo, 13-1034, x3-5092, frong@mit.edu
Sponsor: Center for Materials Science and Engineering

Inventors, It's Your Idea - Can You Make It Work?
Doug Carmichael
Thu Jan 11, 02-04:00pm, 4-402

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 08-Jan-2001
Limited to 24 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: None

Are you interested in pursuing an idea of your own? This activity will help get you started. You will learn what support is available at the Edgerton Center, including the Spring seminar SP.704 "Turning Ideas into Inventions." You will learn how to apply for UROP funding intended to help students who wish to work on their own inventions and innovations. You will also learn about Lemelson Program support for inventors.
Contact: Doug Carmichael, 5-207D, 253-4316, adcarmic@mit.edu
Sponsor: Edgerton Center

Magnetism and Magnetic Property Measurement: Operation of SQUID Magnetometer
Dr.Fangcheng Chou
Fri Jan 26, 10am-12:00pm, 13-2137

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 24-Jan-2001
Single session event

Basics of magnetism of materials and principles of SQUID magnetometer operation will be discussed. The main theme will be how to use the SQUID magnetometer to investigate the magnetism of a wide variety of materials. Will include a demonstration.
Contact: Dr.Fangcheng Chou, 13-3134, x3-0054, fcchou@mit.edu
Sponsor: Center for Materials Science and Engineering

Make a Motor
Prof. Steven B. Leeb
Schedule: TBD
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 14 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Permission of instructor, enrollment in the Adv. Mech. Proj.

Ever wonder what makes an electric motor turn? In this three day seminar you will design and construct your own DC motor. You'll learn how to use machine tools like the lathe, bandsaw, and milling machine. Enrollment strictly limited to students taking the Advanced Mechatronics Project Laboratory in the spring. Students may receive 3 units of credit for this subject by signing up for 6.911.
Contact: Steven B. Leeb, 10-069, sbleeb@mit.edu
Sponsor: Electrical Eng & Computer Sci

Mars Analog Rover Research And Development
Philip Liang , Richard Reifsnyder
Thu Feb 1, 06-08:00pm, 4-237

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: None

The Mars Rover Research Group is designed to create and improve upon existing technologies for Mars Rovers. The project is long term although short participation is welcome. A Mars rover will eventually be built here on campus at MIT. If you would like to help get one built, please join us. This will be the first of many meetings to come and the only one during IAP, the project will continue for the long term.
Contact: Philip Liang, 9-422, (617) 794-0691, phliang@mit.edu
Sponsor: Aeronautics and Astronautics

Print a Working Bicycle
Saul Griffith
Thu Jan 25, Fri Jan 26, Sat Jan 27, 10am-06:00pm, E15-015

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 01-Jan-2001
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Desire, love, infatuation, perhaps adoration, for biycles.
Fee: 25.00 for Defray materials cost

You will be using advanced CAD/CAM tools to print a working bicycle. Crash course in CAD design of your bike. Crash course in structural finite element analysis of your design. Water jet / laser cutting of the frame components. We will be building in plywood, polycarbonate, PET, and aluminium. Wheels, bearings, and cranks will need to be purchased by individuals (group discount may apply). Apply early. Include a convincing argument for why the bicycle you build will be cooler than everyone else's.
Look at the "ICYCLE" at the attached web address.
Web: http://www.media.mit.edu/~saul/iap
Contact: Saul Griffith, E15-429, 253-5554, saul@media.mit.edu
Sponsor: Saul T Griffith, E15-429, 617 253-5554, saul@mit.edu

Raman and FTIR Spectroscopy and Microspectroscopy at CMSE
Tim McClure
Wed Jan 31, 10am-03:00pm, 13-2137

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 05-Jan-2001
Single session event

The Center for Materials Science and Engineering's Analysis Shared Experimental Facility has Raman and FTIR spectrometers and microscopes available for the use of MIT researchers. There will be presentations on the applications of Raman and FTIR analysis and the various measurement techniques available. As time permits, attendees will be allowed to analyze their own samples with the assistance of an instructor. Advance signup via e-mail.
Contact: Tim McClure, 13-4149, x8-6470, mtim@mit.edu
Sponsor: Center for Materials Science and Engineering

Scanning Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis: Theory
Anthony J. Garratt-Reed
Wed Jan 24, Fri Jan 26, Wed Jan 31, Fri Feb 2, 03-04:30pm, 13-2137

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)

In parallel with M. Frongillo's hands-on class, "Operation of the Scanning Electron Microscope," this offering will present the essential background knowledge users require to make choices about operating conditions of the SEM, to interpret the results they obtain from the experiments, and to identify any possible artifacts or other spurious details. It will cover operating modes of the SEM; environmental SEM; X-ray analysis in the SEM; characteristics of SEM images; taking advantage of digital imaging techniques; beam damage in the SEM; image resolution; etc. Class is intended for SEM users or potential users, and assumes a basic understanding of an SEM and how it is operated.
Contact: Anthony J. Garratt-Reed, 13-1027, x3-4622, tonygr@mit.edu
Sponsor: Center for Materials Science and Engineering

Solar Car Restoration Project: Aztec
Andrew Gregg
Mon, Wed, Fri-Sat, Jan 8, 10, 12-13, 17, 19-20, 10am-05:00pm, 7 Emily St. Lab

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session

In 1992 the MIT Solar Car Team constructed "Aztec," a solar-powered, two-seater commuter car. Since then, this car has sat dismantled in the lab while the main focus has been on our competition car, Manta GTX. Recently the push has been made to restore Aztec to running condition to be used at public shows and for exciting events at local schools.
Team-workers are now needed for areas including electrical and mechanical work, as well as public outreach and fundraising. This will be a great introductory project for those new to the Team and no prior experience is necessary.
Scheduling of work time is flexible.


Directions to 7 Emily St. Lab
Web: http://web.mit.edu/solar-cars/www/vehicles/aztec.html
Contact: Jacinda Clemenzi, x5-8391, jclemenz@mit.edu
Sponsor: Solar Electric Vehicle Team

Talking to Computers
Jim Glass
Wed Jan 24, 10am-12:00pm, 1-115

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: None

Learn about spoken dialogue systems being created for information access at the MIT Lab for Computer Science, and try using a web-based utility to build your own. No experience necessary, but bring an idea for an application you'd like to design.
Web: http://www.sls.lcs.mit.edu/IAP01.html
Contact: Jim Glass, NE43-603, x3-1640, glass@mit.edu
Sponsor: Electrical Eng & Computer Sci

Thermal Analysis Capability at CMSE
Tim McClure
Wed Jan 24, 01-03:00pm, 13-2137

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 05-Jan-2001
Single session event

The Center for Materials Science and Engineering's Analysis Shared Experimental Facility has an assortment of thermal analysis equipment available for use by MIT researchers. There will be presentations on the applications and various techniques associated with thermal analysis. Advance signup via e-mail.
Contact: Tim McClure, 13-4149, x8-6470, mtim@mit.edu
Sponsor: Center for Materials Science and Engineering

Transmission Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis: Theory
Anthony J. Garratt-Reed
Wed Jan 10, Fri Jan 12, Wed Jan 17, Fri Jan 19, 03-04:30pm, 13-2137

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)

In parallel with M. Frongillo's hands-on class, "Operation of the Transmission Electron Microscope," this offering will present the essential background knowledge TEM users require to make choices about operating conditions, to interpret experimental results, and to identify any possible artifacts or other spurious details. It will cover operating modes of the TEM; differences between a TEM, STEM and SEM; imaging and contrast mechanisms; X-ray analysis in the TEM; taking advantage of digital imaging techniques; beam damage in the TEM; high-resolution imaging, etc. Class is intended for TEM and STEM users or potential users, and assumes a basic understanding of the TEM and how it is operated.
Contact: Anthony J. Garratt-Reed, 13-1027, x3-4622, tonygr@mit.edu
Sponsor: Center for Materials Science and Engineering


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