DMSE Graduate Medallion Casting
Jorge Feuchtwanger, Marc Richard
Mon, Wed, Fri, Jan 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 27, 29, 31, 01-04:00pm, 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. Medallions are given to all graduates of DMSE, both undergraduate and graduate. 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 and undergraduate students especially are encouraged to participate. Other interested people are welcome.
Contact: Jorge Feuchtwanger, 4-051, x3-3495, feucht@mit.edu
Sponsor: Materials Science and Engineering
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Electron Microprobe Analysis on JEOL JXA-733 Superprobe
Nilanjan Chatterjee
Fri Jan 10, 01-05:00pm, 54-1221
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
In this session you will have hands-on experience on our newly upgraded Electron Microprobe with enhanced imaging capabilities and learn about wavelength and energy dispersive spectrometry, backscattered electron, secondary electron, cathodoluminescence, and elemental x-ray imaging.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/e-probe/www/iap.html
Contact: Nilanjan Chatterjee, 54-1216, x3-1995, nchat@mit.edu
Sponsor: Earth, Atmos & Planetary Sci
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Geode Guts: A Competition
Dr. Jim Bales
Schedule: TBD
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
I have two good-sized rocks that are allegedly geodes. You can use the non-destructive method of your choice to estimate the volume of the cavity supposedly inside these rocks. At the end of the term, we open them up, and whoever comes closest gets half of a geode! We will use a reasonable method to ensure entrants (individuals or teams) fair access to the specimen.
Final results announced at end of IAP
Contact: Dr. Jim Bales, 4-406, x3-6178, bales@mit.edu
Sponsor: Edgerton Center
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Holography Studio Series
Stephanie Hunt, Oliver Cossairt
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 8 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Fee: 5.00 for materials
Each session of this series will introduce you to a different holographic technique or application. Visit the web contact to learn specific information about each session.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/museum/holographyiap/
Contact: Stephanie Hunt, MIT Museum, x3-4405, museum-programs@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Museum
Session 1: Laser Transmission Holography
Stephanie Hunt, Oliver Cossairt
Tue Jan 7, 01-03:00pm, MIT Museum
Session 2: White Light Transmission (Rainbow) Holography
Stephanie Hunt, Oliver Cossairt
Wed Jan 8, 01-03:00pm, MIT Museum
Session 3: Single Beam Reflection Holography
Stephanie Hunt, Oliver Cossairt
Thu Jan 9, 01-03:00pm, MIT Museum
Session 4: Holographic Shadowgrams
Stephanie Hunt, Oliver Cossairt
Fri Jan 10, 01-03:00pm, MIT Museum
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Introduction to MDL CrossFire Beilstein
Erja Kajosalo, Angie Locknar
Wed Jan 15, 10-11:00am, 14N-132
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This workshop will introduce you to the basics of finding information on organic compounds and their properties using CrossFire Beilstein. Chemical structure and reaction searching will be highlighted.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/cheatsheets/crossfire/index.html
Contact: Erja Kajosalo, 14S-134, 253-9795, kajosalo@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Introduction to MDL CrossFire Gmelin
Erja Kajosalo, Angie Locknar
Fri Jan 17, 11am-12:00pm, 14N-132
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This workshop will introduce you to the basics of finding information on inorganic and organometallic compounds and their properties using CrossFire Gmelin. Chemical structure and reaction searching will be highlighted.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/cheatsheets/crossfire/index.html
Contact: Erja Kajosalo, 14S-134, 253-9795, kajosalo@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Introduction to SciFinder Scholar
Erja Kajosalo
Wed Jan 22, 11am-12:00pm, 14N-132
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This workshop will introduce you to the basics of finding chemical information using SciFinder Scholar, the most comprehensive chemical database. Chemical structure and reaction searching will be highlighted, in addition to author and subject searches. Led by Amy Christuk, New England representative for SciFinder Scholar.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/cheatsheets/sci-finder/links.html
Contact: Erja Kajosalo, 14S-134, 253-9795, kajosalo@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Magnetism and Magnetic Property Measurement: Operation of SQUID Magnetometer
Dr.Fangcheng Chou
Fri Jan 24, 10am-12:00pm, 13-2137
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 22-Jan-2003
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
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Night Tour and Observing at Wallace Astrophysical Observatory
Michael Person, Chelsea Logan
Sat Jan 11, Sun Jan 12, 05:30-11:00pm, Wallace Observatory
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 03-Jan-2003
Limited to 40 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: preference to freshmen
Come tour the heavens at MIT's Wallace Astrophysical Observatory located 45 minutes northwest of Boston in Westford MA. Use various telescopes from 14" to 24" for both visual observing and electronic imaging of Jupiter, Saturn, and other celestial bodies. Transportation will be provided for 15; up to 25 more may attend if they provide their own transportation. Tour is scheduled for the 11th, but will run on the 12th in case of poor weather. Participants will be notified by e-mail. Remember to dress warmly. Register by e-mail only.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/wallace/
Contact: Allison Cocuzzo, 54-410, cocuzzo@mit.edu
Sponsor: Wallace Astrophysical Observatory
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Piddler Physics: A Competition
Dr. Jim Bales
Schedule: TBD
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Up in Strobe Alley (4th floor of the Infinite Corridor in Building 4) you will find two of Doc Edgerton's "Double Piddler" demonstrations - where streams of green droplets fall (or rise) and collide in slow-motion thanks to the wonders of stroboscopy. If you examine them carefully, you will find many, many different physical phenomena demonstrated in these devices. So, sharpen your eyes, study the double piddlers, and submit a list of all of the physical processes and or phenomena you can observe. Our panel of experts will weed out the erroneous examples and declare the winners, who will receive gift certificates to cool geeky places in the area.
Final results announced at end of IAP
Contact: Dr. Jim Bales, 4-406, x3-6178, bales@mit.edu
Sponsor: Edgerton Center
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Special Topics in Small Molecule Crystallography
William M. Davis
Mon Jan 13, Wed Jan 15, Fri Jan 17, 11am-12:00pm, 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
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Trace Element Measurement by Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA), or How Much Titanium Is in that Twinkie?
Prof. Ken Czerwinski
Mon Jan 6, Wed Jan 8, 11am-12:30pm, NW12 1st floor desk, photo ID required
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 02-Jan-2003
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 1/6, and an analysis session on 1/8 of foods supplied by participants.
Contact: E. Lau, NW12, x3-4211, eslau@mit.edu
Sponsor: Nuclear Reactor Lab
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What's the Melting Point of H2O?: Finding Materials Properties Information
Angie Locknar, Deborah Helman
Tue Jan 14, 02-03:00pm, 14N-132
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
You probably know the melting point of H2O is 0 degrees C (or 32 degrees F or 273.15 degrees K). But what would you do if you didn't know? Come learn about the wide variety of resources you can use to locate property information.
Contact: Angie Locknar, 14S-134, x3-9320, locknar@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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X-ray Diffraction Demonstrations
Joseph A. Adario
Tue Jan 14, 01-04:00pm, 13-4027
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 03-Jan-2003
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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