Basic Machine Shop Skills and Techniques
Seth Hall
Tue, Thu, Jan 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30, 1, 06-08:00pm, W31-031 Hobby Shop
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 23-Dec-2006
Limited to 6 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: 50.00 for materials and Hobby Shop membership
CLASS FULL
Contact: Ken Stone, W31-031, x3-4343, kenstone@mit.edu
Sponsor: Hobby Shop
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Build A Solar Vehicle
Alexander Hayman
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: None
Help us complete and test drive a prototype and start design of our next generation vehicle, a human solar-electric hybrid. Plans also include repairing and improving our current vehicle to get it race-ready for the Shell Eco-Marathon in California this April and the World Solar Challenge in Australia next October!
Times and schedules are flexible.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/solar-cars
Contact: Alexander Hayman, hayman@mit.edu
Sponsor: Solar Electric Vehicle Team
Meet the Team, the Shop, and the Vehicles
Alexander Hayman
Stop by and meet the team, tour the shop, test drive one of our vehicles, and enjoy some food and drink. Bring your friends!
Sat Jan 20, 01-06:00pm, NW95
Open Work Sessions
Alexander Hayman
Join the team or simply get your hands dirty for a day. Everyone is welcome. As a courtesy, please shoot us an email at sevt-active@mit.edu if you plan on coming. Check out our webpage for directions to our shop.
Mon-Sat, Jan 22-27, 29-3, 10am-04:00pm, NW95
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Build Your Own Loudspeakers
Michael Price, Hayami Arakawa
Tue Jan 9, 06-08:00pm, PDR # 3
Thu Jan 11, 09-11:00am, W31-031
Tue Jan 16, 09-11:00am, W31-031 Hobby Shop, Also 6-8PM in PDR#3
Thu Jan 18, 09am-11:00pm, W31-031 Hobby Shop
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 22-Dec-2006
Limited to 10 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: 200.00 for speaker materials and Hobby Shop membership
CLASS FULL
Contact: Ken Stone, W31-031, x3-4343, kenstone@mit.edu
Sponsor: Hobby Shop
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Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Tour
George T. Schmidt
Thu Jan 18, 01-03:00pm, Draper Laboratory, Lobby of 555 Tech. Square
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 11-Jan-2007
Limited to 30 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 who must bring a government issued ID to be admitted to the tour and also bring the confirmation from the contact below. 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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Developing Autonomous Underwater Robots
Dimitrios Tzeranis, Joshua Apgar, Mehmet Yunt
Mon, Wed-Fri, Jan 8, 10-12, 17-19, 04-07:00pm, 3-462
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 16 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
This is an introduction to the development of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles based on the hardware and know-how of the MIT ORCA student group. The first part of the class is a survey of AUV technology (mechanical, propulsion, electronics, sensors, computing). In the second part, students form groups and work on projects related to the existing ORCA AUV, the vehicle that represented MIT in the past four AUVSI competitions.
Contact: Dimitrios Tzeranis, tzeranis@mit.edu
Sponsor: Mechanical Engineering
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Glass Blowing
Peter Houk, Brendon Edwards, Marty Demaine, Chris Laughman
Fri Jan 12, 19, 26, 2, 10-12:00am
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 05-Jan-2007
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. 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! Times: friday instruction during ONE of the following two hour blocks: 10-12,12-2,2-4,4-6; and ONE practice session during ONE of the following blocks: mon, tues, thurs 4-6 PM, friday 6-8 PM.Dates: starting January 5, friday. Lottery to be announced on website:
web.mit.edu/glasslab
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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Hacking Second Life
Pathfinder Linden Linden Lab, Josh Lifton, Jeff Orkin, Lis Sylvan
Tue Jan 16, 23, 30, 02-05:00pm, TBA
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 50 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
This workshop will introduce participants to the Second Life virtual world and its various technical capabilities. A representative from Linden Lab, the makers of Second Life, will lead the workshop with the assistance of several experienced Second Life residents local to MIT.
Contact: Pattie Maes, sl-iap-org@media.mit.edu
Sponsor: Media Arts & Sciences
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How to Design and Build Scientific Apparatuses
Dawn Wendell, Bryan Ruddy
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
For graduate students with little to no design or manufacturing experience who find themselves needing to build set-ups or instruments for their research. A background in basic solid mechanics (2.001 or equivalent) is assumed. This class is an introduction to designing and manufacturing, with a practical emphasis and information about further resources at MIT and elsewhere. This class will answer such questions as: How do I attach these two pieces together? How can I make something that looks like THIS? Where can I find a kind of material? How do I make this move the way I want?
Web: http://web.mit.edu/ruddman/www/iap.html
Contact: Dawn Wendell, 3-147, dawn@mit.edu
Sponsor: Mechanical Engineering
Dawn Wendell, Bryan Ruddy
3-4pm: The design process (identifying needs, brainstorming, planning, etc)
4-5pm: Material selection
Mon Jan 29, 03-05:00pm, 1-150
Dawn Wendell, Bryan Ruddy
3-4pm: Design basics (constraints, fasteners, motion items like bearings)
4-5pm: Design tips and mistakes (use common bolt sizes, minimize part count, self-help)
Tue Jan 30, 03-05:00pm, 1-150
Dawn Wendell, Bryan Ruddy
3-4pm: Manufacturing: metal removal (bandsaw, drill press, mill, lathe)
4-5pm: Design for milling/turning/drilling
Wed Jan 31, 03-05:00pm, 1-150
Dawn Wendell, Bryan Ruddy
3-4pm: Manufacturing: rapid prototyping, molding, forming, casting
4-5pm: Drawing, dimensioning, tolerancing, and working with outside shops (guest lecturer)
Thu Feb 1, 03-05:00pm, 1-150
Dawn Wendell, Bryan Ruddy
3-4pm: Effective use of drills, saws, taps, and dies (or how to not break tools)
4-5pm: Motion control (belts, pulleys, gears, motors, etc.)
Fri Feb 2, 03-05:00pm, 1-150
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Intro to PCB Layout
Tony Caloggero
Tue Jan 9, 02-04:00pm, 4-402
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 12 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. You are welcome, but not required, to bring your laptop to this session. (Wireless available.)
Contact: Tony Caloggero, 4-409, x3-9782, acalogge@mit.edu
Sponsor: Edgerton Center
Cosponsor: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Introduction to ANSYS and Finite Element Analysis
Mary Kathryn Thompson
Mon Jan 8 thru Fri Jan 12, 09am-04:00pm, 3-462
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 01-Jan-2007
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 9 thru Fri Jan 12, 09am-12:00pm, 44-023
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 17-Dec-2006
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. 17.
Contact: Mark Belanger, 44-023, x8-7728, mdbelang@mit.edu
Sponsor: Edgerton Center
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Jet Blue/American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Paper Airplane Contest
Col. Pete Young
Fri Jan 26, 02-04:00pm, Johnson Athletic Cen, Indoor Track-Upstairs
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: N/A
Fee: 1.00 for supplies.
This contest organized by the MIT AIAA Student Section will have three events: distance, duration, and originality. Jet Blue is donating one round-trip airline ticket to each event's first place winner. Anyone can enter, but only MIT undergraduate and graduate students are eligible for prizes.
Contact: Col. Pete Young, 33-240, x3-5340, pwyoung@mit.edu
Sponsor: Aeronautics and Astronautics
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LAB TOUR: Sloan Automotive Laboratory
Prof. John Heywood
Mon Jan 29, 02-03:30pm, Basement of Bldg 31
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Sloan Automotive Laborartory
History and Mission:
Founded in early 1930 by Professor C.F. Taylor, with grants from A.P. Sloan Foundation.
Established as a major laboratory for automotive research.
Extensive industrial and government funding.
Research areas: Internal combustion engine processes, Fundamental combustion studies, Engine/fuel interactions, Engine and fuels technology assessments.
Objective: Contribute to future developments in automotive technology through fundamental and applied research on propulsion technology and fuels.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/sloan-auto-lab/
Contact: Karla Stryker, 3-339D, kstryker@mit.edu
Sponsor: Mechanical Engineering
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Mars Gravity Biosatellite - Brownbag Lunch Session
erika wagner
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Brownbag lunch series explores current progress on America's most ambitious student satellite development project.
The Mars Gravity Program, headquartered at MIT, engages students and community members in creating a spacecraft for exploring the physiological challenges of human missions to Mars.
Web: http://www.marsgravity.org
Contact: erika wagner, 37-219, x4-0529, erika@mit.edu
Sponsor: MARS Gravity Biosatellite
Science of Reduced Gravity Physiology
erika wagner
Wed Jan 10, 12-01:00pm, 33-116
Design of Payload Life Support and Instrumentation Systems
erika wagner
Wed Jan 17, 12-01:00pm, 33-116
YourNameIntoSpace : Fundraising and Public Outreach
erika wagner
Wed Jan 24, 12-01:00pm, 33-116
Spacecraft and Systems Engineering
erika wagner
Wed Jan 31, 12-01:00pm, 33-116
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Rocket Team Engine Design Competition
Frederick Gay, Col. John Keesee, Team Advisor
Mon Jan 8, Fri Jan 19, 26, Thu Feb 1, Fri Feb 2, 07-09:00pm, 33-218, Feb 1-2 at 9 AM in 37-084
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Kick off meeting -- Mon December 11, 7pm, 33-218.
Come try your hand at constructing and testing a small 20lb. thrust liquid fuel rocket engine! Each IAP, the MIT Rocket Team hosts the competition, with the goal of letting people get hands-on experience building and operating rocket engine hardware. Engines are constructed in teams of two to four. Machine shop experience and previous experience with rocketry helpful, but not necessary. Teams will be formed at the kickoff meeting on December 11, allowing teams to work on design ideas over winter break. If you are not able to attend the December 11 meeting, but are interested in participating, please contact Frederick Gay, fsgay@mit.edu.
Contact: Frederick Gay, fsgay@mit.edu
Sponsor: Aeronautics and Astronautics
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The Road To A Better World
Joseph Okor, Christopher Wreh
Mon-Fri, Jan 25-26, 29-1, 04-06:00pm, Room 2-136
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Prereq: none
We now have the technologies to solve several of the
major problems - housing, health care, education, etc.
- facing the poor around the World. So, why do we
still have these problems? And why does it feel like
the problems are getting worse and worse everyday?
We have identified several problems that could be
solved in cost effective ways with existing
technologies. During the IAP, we are going to explore
these solutions with plans to build prototypes during
the Spring. We hope to deploy these solutions in
Ghana, West Africa during the Summer.
Web: http://www.ayotsu.com/iap2007/
Contact: Joseph Okor, (617) 639-3097, jkokor@alum.mit.edu
Sponsor: Christopher D Wreh, wreh@mit.edu
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