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
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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-2002
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
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In Vino Veritas
Prof. Linn W. Hobbs
Tue Jan 22, Thu Jan 24, Mon Jan 28, Wed Jan 30, Fri Feb 1, 08-11:00pm, 8-314
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 68 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Participants must be age 21 or older on 1/21/02. ID required
Fee: 140.00 for wines, crackers and extensive tasting notes
Harvard cannot lay claim to all verities! This introductory class in wine appreciation--long an IAP classic now comes of age in its 21st year, with over 1500 enthusiastic alumni/ae--will acquaint participants with the truth about wines from around the world through comparative tastings of over 50 fine wines. The offering is perennially oversubscribed, so immediate registration is advised. Payment of fee with registration.
Contact: Gabrielle Joseph, 13-4062, 253-6970, gaj@mit.edu
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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
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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
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Magnetic Materials for Data Storage
Prof. Caroline A. Ross
Wed Jan 30, 02-04:00pm, 8-119
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: Freshmen especially invited!
Information in hard disks, tapes and magneto-optical disks is stored as magnetization patterns in a thin magnetic layer. We will discuss how information is written and read back from these storage devices, and what magnetic properties are needed to give the optimum performance. We will also compare magnetic storage with other formats such as CD-ROMs and DVDs.
Contact: Prof. Caroline A. Ross, 13-4005, x8-0223, caross@mit.edu
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Thin Film Deposition
Caroline A. Ross
Thu Jan 31, 02-04:00pm, 8-119
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 15 participants.
Single session event
Thin films have a wide range of uses, including microelectronic circuits, hard disks, solar cells and many other applications. In this session we will discuss how thin films are made by sputtering, evaporation, electroplating, laser ablation, and other methods, and how the film properties can be controlled by the choice of deposition method. Then we will see some of this equipment in action in the Thin Films Lab in 8-140.
Contact: Caroline A. Ross, 13-4005, x8-0223, caross@mit.edu
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