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IAP 2002 Activities by Category

Physical Sciences: Hands-on

A User's Guide for the Earth: Playing with Rocks, Water, and Mud - Laboratory Demonstrations
EAPS Faculty and Staff
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

A series of hand-on activities and lab demonstrations that exemplify many of the ways for investigating the world around us.  Please see the on-line listing for specific topics and dates.
Contact: Vicki McKenna, 54-910, x3-3380, vsm@mit.edu
Sponsor: Earth, Atmos & Planetary Sci

Electron Microprobe Analysis on JEOL JXA-733 Superprobe
Nilanjan Chatterjee
Fri Jan 11, 01-05:00pm, 54-1221

DMSE Graduate Medallion Casting
Toby Bashaw
Fri Jan 25, Mon Jan 28, Tue Jan 29, Wed Jan 30, Fri Feb 1, 09:30-11:45am, 8-014

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

We will continue the medallion project begun last May 2001. Since we already have silicone rubber molds, this activity will consist of forming wax patterns, building ceramic shells and casting silicon bronze medallions. DMSE graduate students especially are encouraged to participate, other interested people are welcome.
Contact: Toby Bashaw, 8-004, x3-5946, trbashaw@mit.edu
Sponsor: Materials Science and Eng

Electron Microprobe Analysis on JEOL JXA-733 Superprobe
Dr. Nilanjan Chatterjee
Fri Jan 11, 01-05:00pm, 54-1221

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

In this single session you will have hands-on experience on our newly upgraded Electron Microprobe with enhanced imaging capabilities. You'll learn about wavelength and energy dispersive spectrometry, backscattered and secondary electron imaging, and elemental X-ray mapping.
Contact: Dr. Nilanjan Chatterjee, 54-1216, x3-1995, nchat@MIT.EDU
Sponsor: Earth, Atmos & Planetary Sci

From Creation to Destruction of Sediment Ripples
David Mohrig
Thu Jan 24, 01-04:00pm, N9, (LEES, 68 Albany St)

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: None

This hands-on workshop will introduce you to the mechanics of fluid flow over an erodible bed that produces ripples and dunes commonly observed on sandy beaches and river bottoms. A laboratory flume will be used to directly observe the sediment transport and to establish the stability fields for the bedforms as a function of flow parameters.
Contact: David Mohrig, 54-814, 235-9429, mohrig@mit.edu
Sponsor: Earth, Atmos & Planetary Sci

Holography Hands-On! An Introduction to Holography
Stephanie Hunt
Thu Jan 10, 17, 24, 31, 01-04:00pm, MIT Museum

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 08-Jan-2002
Limited to 6 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Fee: 10.00 for Materials Fee

Learn how to make a hologram! This event in the Museum's holography laboratory will introduce the exciting process of making a reflection or transmission hologram. Bring along a solid, small (egg-sized) object to use as a holographic subject. The Museum's newest holography exhibition "Light Fantastic" will be a meeting point for discussion and exploration of this 3D medium.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/museum
Contact: MIT Museum Visitor Services, N-52, 253-5927, museum-programs@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Museum

Introduction to Beilstein CrossFire
Erja Kajosalo, Angie Locknar
Fri Jan 18, 11am-12:00pm, 14S-0645

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 12 participants.
Single session event

This hands-on workshop will introduce you to the basics of finding information on organic compounds and their properties using "Beilstein CrossFire." Chemical structure and reaction searching will be highlighted.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/cheatsheets/beilstein/documentation.html
Contact: Erja Kajosalo, 14S-134, x3-9795, kajosalo@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries

Introduction to Lost Wax Casting
Toby R. Bashaw
Mon Jan 7 thru Fri Jan 11, 09:30-11:45am, 8-015

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 21-Dec-2001
Limited to 8 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none

Experience the foundry! Carve a wax model of a small item you would like to cast. We will build a ceramic shell around the wax model, and the wax will be burned out. We will pour silicon bronze into the ceramic shell and the sculpture is formed. SIGN UP BY EMAIL ONLY AT: trbashaw@mit.edu
Contact: Toby R. Bashaw, 8-004, x3-5946, trbashaw@mit.edu
Sponsor: Materials Science and Eng

Introduction to SciFinder Scholar
Erja Kajosalo, Angie Locknar
Fri Jan 11, 11am-12:00pm, 14S-0645

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 12 participants.
Single session event

This hands-on workshop will introduce you to the basics of finding chemical information from "SciFinder Scholar", the most comprehensive chemical database. Chemical structure and reaction searching will be highlighted in addition to the author and subject searches.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/cheatsheets/sci-finder/links.html
Contact: Erja Kajosalo, 14S-134, x3-9795, kajosalo@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries

Introductory Blacksmithing
Toby Bashaw
Mon-Fri, Jan 7-11, 25, 28-30, 07-09:00am, 4-003, Mandatory Mtg. 1/7/02 7-9am

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 21-Dec-2001
Limited to 16 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none

Using forges, hammers, and anvils, you'll have a hands-on opportunity to safely shape red-hot steel into useful, beautiful items. FIRST MEETING IS MANDATORY for all participants (Monday, Jan 7, 7-9am, Rm. 4-003). There will be two 2-hour sessions (7-9am); signup for these sessions will take place at the first meeting. SIGN UP BY EMAIL ONLY AT trbashaw@mit.edu.
Contact: Toby Bashaw, 8-004, x3-5946, trbashaw@mit.edu
Sponsor: Materials Science and Eng

Kitchen Chemistry
Dr. Patti Christie
Wed Jan 23, 01:30-03:30pm, 24-612

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

Cooking may be the oldest and most widespread application of chemistry, and recipes may be the oldest practical result of chemical research. We shall do some cooking experiments to illustrate chemical principles, including extraction, denaturation, and phase changes. This is a preview of a for-credit seminar which will be offered this coming spring.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/esg/www/IAP
Contact: Dr. Patti Christie, 24-611, x3-2872, patti@mit.edu
Sponsor: Experimental Study Group

Special Topics in Small Molecule Crystallography
William M. Davis
Mon Jan 14, Wed Jan 16, Fri Jan 18, 11-12:00am, 2-325

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: 5.068, or equivalent

Advanced strategies for the solution and refinement of small molecule diffraction problems will be discussed.
Contact: William M. Davis, 2-325, x3-1884, wmdavis@mit.edu
Sponsor: Chemistry

Trace Element Measurement by Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA), or How Much Titanium Is in that Twinkie?
K. Czerwinski
Mon Jan 14, Tue Jan 15, 11am-12:30pm, NW12-222

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

NAA is a simple, sensitive, nuclear-based method for elemental analyses of a wide variety of materials, especially environmental samples. There will be a lecture on 1/14, and an analysis session on 1/15 of foods supplied by participants.
Contact: K. Czerwinski, nw13-219, x3-3843, kczer@mit.edu
Sponsor: Nuclear Reactor Lab

X-ray Diffraction Demonstrations
Joseph A. Adario
Mon Jan 7, 01-04:00pm, 13-4027

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 02-Jan-2002
Single session event

X-ray diffraction is a nondestructive analytical method used by materials scientists in the physical and biological sciences to characterize the structure of materials at the atomic level. A collimated beam of x-rays is directed to the material to be analyzed. The x-rays diffract into an x-ray detector forming a diffraction pattern. This pattern contains information about the types of atoms present and their locations within the crystalline lattice. The technique is empoyed with both single crystals and polycrystalline materials. Both techniques will be demonstrated. Call to reserve a demo time.
Contact: Joe Adario or Peter Kloumann, 13-4009, 36887,33691, jadario@mit.edu, phbk@mit.edu
Sponsor: Center for Materials Science and Engineering


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