Basic Machine Shop Skills and Techniques
Seth Hall
Tue, Thu, Jan 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26, 31, 2, 06-08:00pm, W31-031 Hobby Shop
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 23-Dec-2005
Limited to 6 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: 50.00 for materials and Hobby Shop membership
In this class you will learn basic machine shop practice: layout, process planning, milling, drilling, turning, tool selection and grinding, measurement, and use of handtools (center punch, file, etc.). As time permits, we will also cover material properties, inspection techniques, and other pertinent issues.
Fee:$50 students, $80 staff includes Hobby Shop membership
Register in shop starting Nov.1
Contact: Ken Stone, W31-031, x3-4343, kenstone@mit.edu
Sponsor: Hobby Shop
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Bioinformatics and Proteomics Research Projects: An Engineering Perspective
Gil Alterovitz Fellow, MIT/Harvard HST Division
Fri Jan 27, 12-01:30pm, 32-155
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Are you an engineer/computer scientist interested in learning about bioinformatics and proteomics? Perhaps the best way of learning about this field is by actually engaging in a research project. In this IAP session, an approach is presented that combines independent readings with engagement in high-impact research projects. Prequisities: Quantitative background (e.g. engineering, computer science, and/or mathematics) and some programming experience (e.g., Matlab, Java, or other).
Web: http://www.chip.org/proteomics
Contact: Gil Alterovitz, (617) 225-6235, gil@mit.edu
Sponsor: Gil Alterovitz, NW10-319B, 617 225-6235, gil@mit.edu
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Building Underwater Robots for Dummies
MIT Project ORCA
Thu Feb 2, Fri Feb 3, 11am-05:00pm, E60-061
Sat Feb 4, 09:30am-02:00pm, E60-061
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none!
Ever want to build an underwater robot, but never get around to figuring out how? Join MIT Project ORCA (the student autonomous underwater vehicle team) and learn to build your own underwater remotely-operated vehicle. We provide the parts, you and your friends put the robot together. A competition at the end of the event will test your underwater engineering prowess and the mettle of your robot. Whose submarine reigns supreme!? Plus, you get to keep the robot.
Contact: Winnie Cheng, 32-G908, wwcheng@mit.edu
Sponsor: Edgerton Center
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Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Tour
George T. Schmidt
Wed Jan 18, 02-04:00pm, Lobby of 555 Tech Sq
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 13-Jan-2006
Limited to 35 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Must be a U.S. citizen.
We will begin with an introduction to the Draper Laboratory, its history, and major projects. We will then visit several areas of the Laboratory and see some of its project activities. Restricted to U.S. citizens. Will depart from the Draper Lab Reception Lobby, 555 Technology Square, Cambridge (next to NE43).
Contact: Marie Stuppard, 33-208, x3-2279, mas@mit.edu
Sponsor: Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Duct Tape Delusions
Amy Fitzgerald, Amy Smith, Amy Banzaert
Thu Feb 2, Fri Feb 3, 01-03:00pm, 4-402, FEB. 4 at MIT Museum, 12-3
Sat Feb 4, 01-03:00pm, MIT Museum
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Who can make the coolest stuff out of duct tape? Come to the Edgerton Center and make your duct tape dreams come true. We'll provide the duct tape, you provide everything else. The kickoff will be Thursday, at 1:00 p.m. in 4-409. Rolls of tape will be available on both Feb. 2nd and 3rd. Final entries will be due between 1:00 and 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The "Awards Ceremony" will be held at the MIT Museum at 2:45 on Saturday, but come ahead of time and we'll have extra duct tape to play with!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/edgerton/outreach/duct_tape/
Contact: Amy Fitzgerald, 4-406, x3-7931, amyfitz@mit.edu
Sponsor: Edgerton Center
Cosponsor: MIT Museum
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FloodSafe Honduras - Come Learn!
Elizabeth Basha, Kristen Bethke, Marta Fernandez Suarez
Fri Jan 13, 09:30am-12:30pm, 4-402
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 12-Jan-2006
Single session event
Prereq: None
Interested in using your engineering and science skills to help others? Curious about water purification or early warning systems after Katrina, tsunamis and other disasters this year? Join FloodSafe Honduras in a one-day seminar to learn about the technical and social details associated with these problems. Perform hands-on activities such as water testing and discover opportunities to travel to Honduras to work on these projects.
Contact: Elizabeth Basha, e_basha@mit.edu
Sponsor: Edgerton Center
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Glass Blowing
Peter Houk, Brendon Edwards, Marty Demaine, Chris Laughman
Schedule: TBD
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 06-Jan-2006
Limited to 16 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Preference for Freshmen
Fee: 120.00 for Costs of materials such as glass & color.
Experience the interface between materials science, technology, design and art! This studio will introduce students to hot glassworking techniques. Students will obtain hands-on experience making solid sculptures and hand-blown vessels. Enrollment via lottery. The time and place of the lottery will be announced on the glass lab webpage. To get in four full weeks, we tend to start really early in January, so those planning to take the IAP class should be able to be on campus shortly after the new year. Attendance is mandatory. Absolutely no proxies allowed. Designed for freshmen during IAP!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/glasslab
Contact: Peter Houk, 4-003, x3-5309, pbhouk@aol.com
Sponsor: Materials Science and Engineering
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Greenhouse Design Project
Anna Jaffe
Mon, Wed, Fri, Jan 18, 20, 23, 25, 27, 30, 1, 3, 02-04:00pm, 24-619
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 18-Jan-2006
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
We seek to create a teaching and learning community to foster ecological thought
at MIT. Driven to spark a new mode of collaboration grounded in sustainability,
this class is designed to serve as a platform to foster research, contemplation
and inspiration to serve as a jumping-off point for student leaders to change
the world.
Participants will form design teams with an end goal of a prototyped system to
treat waste streams, generate energy, build an intellectual and financial base
for the Greenhouse Project, design ecosystems to promote ecological
restoration, or design the physical greenhouse space that will house the afore
mentioned components.
Contact: Anna Jaffe, ajaffe@mit.edu
Sponsor: Edgerton Center
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Intro to PCB Layout
Tony Caloggero
Tue Jan 31, 01-04:00pm, 4-402
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 24-Jan-2006
Limited to 10 participants.
Single session event
There are free software packages for laying out printed circuit boards (PCBs), and this activity offers a quick introduction to one such package. We will walk you through some simple design examples, and will submit designs of your choosing to a production house so you will get a set of small PCBs bearing your circuit layout. We presume you will be able to get to a PC on the web. If not we will help you work out alternative arrangements.
Contact: Tony Caloggero, 4-409, x3-9782, acalogge@mit.edu
Sponsor: Edgerton Center
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Introduction to ANSYS and Finite Element Analysis
Mary Kathryn Thompson
Mon Jan 9 thru Fri Jan 13, 09am-04:00pm, 3-462
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 01-Jan-2006
Limited to 15 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: 2.001, 2.003, and 2.005 or equivalent
Participants will learn the fundamentals of the ANSYS Finite Element software. Create and import solid models, write and run input files, setup and solve problems in multiple physical domains and post process the results. Software and course materials will be provided. No previous experience with finite element analysis is required, however a strong background in the engineering fundamentals is necessary to take full advantage of the course.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mkt/www/ansys
Contact: Mary Kathryn Thompson, 3-470, 253-1953, mkt@mit.edu
Sponsor: Mechanical Engineering
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Introduction to Machine Tools
Mark Belanger
Tue Jan 10 thru Fri Jan 13, 09am-12:00pm, 44-023
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 18-Dec-2005
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; participants will learn by constructing two simple projects.
Selection is by lottery. To enter lottery, you must contact Mark Belanger before the signup deadline of Dec. 18.
Contact: Mark Belanger, 44-023, x8-7728, mdbelang@mit.edu
Sponsor: Edgerton Center
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Introduction to Surface Analysis
Elisabeth Shaw
Wed Jan 18, 25, 02-05:00pm, 13-2137
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 16-Jan-2006
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
CMSE's Shared Experimental Facilities include several useful tools for looking at the structure and chemical composition of solid surfaces with a sampling depth of a few atomic layers. This course is a general introduction to three of these techniques: Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). We will summarize how each technique works, its strengths and limitations, and some of the research questions these methods help to answer.
Contact: Elisabeth Shaw, 13-4149, x3-5045, elshaw@mit.edu
Sponsor: Center for Materials Science and Engineering
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Introduction to Using a CNC Lathe
Ilan Moyer
Wed, Fri, Jan 18, 20, 25, 27, 1, 3, 10am-12:00pm, W31-031 Hobby Shop
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 23-Dec-2005
Limited to 6 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: MIT Student
Fee: 80.00 for materials and membership
Learn how to make parts on a computer controlled machine lathe! This mini-course will teach you all of the skills necessary to program and operate the Harrison Alpha 300 CNC Machine Lathe at the MIT Hobby Shop. After mastering the basics of the lathe, we will mass-produce a product of our design.
Contact: Ken Stone, W31-031, 253-4343, kenstone@mit.edu
Sponsor: Hobby Shop
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Introduction to the X-ray Diffraction Laboratory
Peter Kloumann
Wed Jan 18, 10am-01:00pm, 13-4027
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Learn about x-ray diffraction and what it can do for you. We will introduce both a Rigaku and a Bruker generator, and demonstrate methods for identifying unknown polycrystalline materials, determination of lattice constants and other uses based upon your research needs. The Rigaku has a high resolution 250 mm diffractometer and a high intensity 185 mm diffractometer. The Bruker D8 microdiffractometer has a large area detector. The quarter circle Eularian goniometer allows positioning the sample accurately in any orientation. Accessories are available for high temperature (900C) investigation. Bring a sample for a demonstration and consult with us about applying X-ray diffraction methods to your material.
Contact: Peter Kloumann, 13-4009B, x3-3691, phbk@mit.edu
Sponsor: Center for Materials Science and Engineering
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LabVIEW Fundamentals Hands On Course - Data Acquisition, Design, and Control
Manos Chaniotakis
Mon Jan 23 thru Fri Jan 27, 09am-04:00pm, 24-307
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Hands-on course prepares you to develop data acquisition, instrument control, data logging, system simulations and measurement analysis applcations using LabVIEW. At the end, you can create applications that acquire, display, analyze, store, and communicate real-world data. We will design complete, stand-alone applications in LabVIEW and all participants will have the opportunity to build and test fundamental applications during the course. We will cover proper design techniques and implementation of complete LabVIEW solutions, DataSocket technology, advanced file I/O, networked environments, and error handling. At the end of the session, each participant will have the skills required in order to create LabVIEW applications for research, engineering, teaching, and testing environments.
Contact: Manos Chaniotakis, 24-207A, 253-8450, eac@mit.edu
Sponsor: Nuclear Science and Engineering
Cosponsor: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Robotics Systems in Support of Mars Settlement
Joseph Palaia 4Frontiers Corporation, Mars Foundation, Mars Society, Bruce Mackenzie, Martha Adams
Tue Jan 24, Thu Jan 26, 10-11:00am, 33-206
Tue Jan 31, 10-11:00am, 24-213
Thu Feb 2, 10-11:00am, 33-418
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Early in the settlement of the Martian frontier, human labor will be a very scarce commodity. It will be highly desirable to make use of robotics and automated systems wherever possible. Join us for discussion of some of these technologies. This will also serve as organization, planning and design meetings for a robotics hardware demo project. The intention is to make use of a robotic arm which has been donated to the Mars Foundation to create a system which is capable of laying a masonry wall. If this sounds up your alley, join us for these meetings.
Web: http://www.MarsHome.org
Contact: Joseph Palaia, (508) 561-2232, jpalaia@mit.edu
Sponsor: Mars Society
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Spectroscopic Instrumentation at CMSE
Tim McClure
Wed Jan 25, 10am-12:00pm, 13-2137
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 23-Jan-2006
Single session event
The Center for Materials Science and Engineering's Analysis Shared Experimental Facility has an assortment of spectroscopic instrumentation available for the use of MIT researchers. These include FTIR, Raman, UV/VIS and fluorimeter. There will be presentations on the instrumentation and the various measurement techniques available. Preregister via e-mail.
Contact: Tim McClure, 13-4149, x8-6470, mtim@mit.edu
Sponsor: Center for Materials Science and Engineering
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Teaching Engineering to Kids
Kristen Bethke
Wed Jan 11, 03:30-05:00pm, 4-402
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Yes, kids can learn about engineering concepts and complete design projects - and at the same time, increase their learning and interest in math and science! At this session, we'll demonstrate how LEGOS TM and Robolab TM software can be used to help kids learn math, science, and engineering. You'll complete a variety of LEGO challenges, and we'll discuss how they help kids learn math, science, and engineering. Finally, we'll discuss opportunities to try out your new teaching techniques in Cambridge classrooms during spring 2006. To see how Tufts University is teaching engineering to kids, check out:
Web: http://ceeo.tufts.edu/stomp
Contact: Kristen Bethke, x8-7552, kbethke@mit.edu
Sponsor: Edgerton Center
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Thermal Analysis Capability at CMSE
Tim McClure
Wed Jan 18, 10am-12:00pm, 13-2137
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 16-Jan-2006
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 instrumentation and various techniques associated with thermal analysis. Preregister via e-mail.
Contact: Tim McClure, 13-4149, x8-6470, mtim@mit.edu
Sponsor: Center for Materials Science and Engineering
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Water Jet Technology
Gregory Schroll
Mon Jan 23, Wed Jan 25, Fri Jan 27, Mon Jan 30, 10am-12:00pm, W31-031 (Hobby Shop)
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 8 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: 60.00 for materials, Hobby Shop membership
Learn to use the water jet in the Hobby Shop to cut intricate parts quickly and easily out of various materials like metal, plastic, stone, and glass. In this class, you will learn about water jet technology, get comfortable with the associated CAD software, and learn how to operate the OMAX Water Jet Machining Center. After doing a group project, students can work on their own open ended projects possibly involving inlays of metal, plastic, or stone. The cost of materials and water jet time for the individual projects is not included, but there is various scrap available in the shop. In order to sign up, students must come to the shop and pay the fee.
Contact: Ken Stone, W31-031, x3-4343, kenstone@mit.edu
Sponsor: Hobby Shop
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