Astronomy at Wallace Observatory
Michael J Person
Schedule: TBD
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 05-Jan-2008
Limited to 3 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: 8.287J-12.410J or some observational astronomy experience
Individual research projects in observational astronomy, using the 24-inch telescope at Wallace Astrophysical Observatory in Westford, MA. Projects will involve preliminary work for observing stellar occultations by Kuiper belt objects and stellar transits by extra-solar planets.
Contact: Michael J Person, 54-418, x2-2304, mjperson@mit.edu
Sponsor: Wallace Astrophysical Observatory
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Climate Change Boardgame Series
Marcus Sarofim, Kat Potter, Tim Cronin, Ryan Abernathy, Laura Meredith
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
In this three part series we hope to go from the basics of educational gaming to designing and playing our own board game based on climate change concepts. Do you care about hurricanes? Ice shelf collapse? International negotiations? Hybrid cars? Carbon taxes? Want to think about how to bring some (or all) of these concepts into a fun game? Then come to the climate change board game series! This series is meant to coordinate with the Climate Change Science Series (1/14 and 1/15) and Climate Change Domestic Policy lecture (1/29). Snacks and lunch will be provided for all sessions.
Contact: Therese Henderson, E40-428, x3-7492, tzh@mit.edu
Sponsor: Joint Program/Science and Policy of Global Change
Cosponsor: Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
Climate Change Board Game Series I: Introduction to Educational Gaming
Eric Klopfer, Scot Osterweil, Marcus Sarofim
Professor Eric Klopfer and Director Scot Osterweil, from MIT's Teacher Education and Education Arcade Programs, will give an introduction to educational gaming. This is the first in a series of three climate change board game design sessions in which we will brainstorm, design, and test games based on climate change concepts.
Tue Jan 15, 10:30am-12:00pm, E40-298, Educational Gaming
Lunch for Gamers
Marcus Sarofim, Kat Potter, Tim Cronin, Ryan Abernathy, Laura Meredith
The lecture will be followed by a complimentary lunch, and then a lecture on climate change science by Daniel Enderton and Brian Rose from the EAPS department.
Tue Jan 15, 12-01:00pm, E40-298, Lunch for Gamers
Climate Change Board Game Series II: (morning session) Climate Change Game Design
Marcus Sarofim, Kat Potter, Tim Cronin, Ryan Abernathy, Laura Meredith
We will spend the morning brainstorming climate change game concepts, and playing some existing climate games such as "Keep Cool", a German climate board game.
Tue Jan 22, 10:30am-12:00pm, E40-298, Game Concepts and Design
Lunch for Gamers
Marcus Sarofim, Kat Potter, Tim Cronin, Ryan Abernathy, Laura Meredith
Lunch will be provided, and the afternoon will be spent designing the game which will serve as the final product of the board game series.
Tue Jan 22, 12-01:00pm, E40-298, Lunch for Gamers
Climate Change Board Game Series II: (afternoon session) Climate Change Game Design
Marcus Sarofim, Kat Potter, Tim Cronin, Ryan Abernathy, Laura Meredith
The afternoon will be spent designing the game which will serve as the final product of the board game series.
Tue Jan 22, 01-03:00pm, E40-298, Build the Game
Climate Change Board Game Series III: Play the Game!
Marcus Sarofim, Kat Potter, Tim Cronin, Ryan Abernathy, Laura Meredith
In this session we will playtest the board game(s) that were designed on the 22nd and figure out what worked and what didn't work. The session will be followed by a complimentary lunch, and then a lecture on Domestic Climate Policy by Jennifer Holak and Lisa Jakobovits from the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change.
Tue Jan 29, 10:30am-12:00pm, E40-208, Play the Game!
Lunch for Gamers
Marcus Sarofim, Kat Potter, Tim Cronin, Ryan Abernathy, Laura Meredith
The session will be followed by a complimentary lunch, and then a lecture on Domestic Climate Policy by Jennifer Holak and Lisa Jakobovits from the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change.
Tue Jan 29, 12-01:00pm, E40-208, Lunch for Gamers
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DiscoveryGate – web-access to Beilstein and Gmelin
Erja Kajosalo, Judy Olson
Fri Jan 11, 10am-12:00pm, DIRC (14N-132)
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 25 participants.
Single session event
This session will introduce DiscoveryGate, the new web-based interface to the Beilstein and Gmelin databases and how to do (sub)structure, reaction, and factual searching of organic and inorganic compounds.
Instructor: Judy Olson, Product Manager, Elsevier
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/cheatsheets/crossfire/index.html
Contact: Erja Kajosalo, 14S-134, x3-9795, kajosalo@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Electron Microprobe Analysis on the JEOL JXA-733 Superprobe
Nilanjan Chatterjee
Fri Jan 11, 01-03:00pm, 54-1221
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
In this session you will have hands-on experience on our JEOL-733 electron microprobe with enhanced imaging capabilities. You'll 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, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
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Introduction to Blacksmithing
Samuel Allen, Mike Tarkanian
Mon Jan 14, 03-05:00pm, 4-003
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 21-Dec-2007
Limited to 18 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: None
A mandatory introductory session with demonstration will be held for all participants from 3–5 PM on January 14. At this meeting, students will select Lab Group 1, 2 or 3 and attend that group’s laboratory sessions for three consecutive afternoons.
Students will learn basic blacksmithing techniques using traditional tools to hand-forge mild steel. Drawing a taper, forming a scroll, twisting, and finishing techniques will be incorporated into simple projects. Limited to participants with no prior blacksmithing experience.
ENROLLMENT CLOSED BECAUSE COURSE IS FULL
Contact: Mike Tarkanian, 8-003, x3-5946, tarky@mit.edu
Sponsor: Materials Science and Engineering
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Introduction to Metal Casting
Mike Tarkanian
Tue Jan 22 thru Fri Jan 25, 01-04:00pm, 8-014, Metal pours TBD week of 1/28
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 21-Dec-2007
Limited to 6 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Sign up via email, tarky@mit.edu
Students in this class will learn the techniques necessary for investment casting metals. We’ll first make models of the items to be cast – either by sculpting wax into the desired shape, or by casting wax into a rubber mold of an existing object. We will then build ceramic shells around the models, burn out the wax, and cast molten bronze, brass or aluminum into the resulting mold. If time permits, we will also cover the basics of sand casting.
ENROLLMENT CLOSED BECAUSE COURSE IS FULL
Contact: Mike Tarkanian, 8-003, x3-5946, tarky@mit.edu
Sponsor: Materials Science and Engineering
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Introduction to Welding
Michael Tarkanian
Mon Jan 7, 09-11:00am, 8-014
Mon Jan 7, 12:30-02:30pm, 8-014
Mon Jan 7, 03-05:00pm, 8-014
Tue Jan 8, 09-11:00am, 8-014
Tue Jan 8, 12:30-02:30pm, 8-014
Tue Jan 8, 03-05:00pm, 8-014
Wed Jan 9, 09-11:00am, 8-014
Wed Jan 9, 12:30-02:30pm, 8-014
Wed Jan 9, 03-05:00pm, 8-014
Thu Jan 10, 09-11:00am, 8-014
Thu Jan 10, 12:30-02:30pm, 8-014
Thu Jan 10, 03-05:00pm, 8-014
Fri Jan 11, 09-11:00am, 8-014
Fri Jan 11, 12:30-02:30pm, 8-014
Fri Jan 11, 03-05:00pm, 8-014
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 21-Dec-2007
Limited to 9 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Signup via email
Students will be a part of 5 instructional sessions from January 7 through 11. Applicants should state their time preference (9 am, 12:30 pm or 3 pm) when signing up.
This course will cover the basics of welding metals with various techniques: oxyacetylene torches, stick welding (SMAW), MIG (GMAW) and TIG (GTAW) will be explored. The first three instructional sessions will review the procedures and techniques, safety concerns and equipment, and capabilities of each welding methods. Students can then use the final two sessions as time to practice welding or to weld a small project under the supervision of the instructor.
ENROLLMENT CLOSED BECAUSE COURSE IS FULL
Contact: Michael Tarkanian, 8-003, x3-5946, tarky@mit.edu
Sponsor: Materials Science and Engineering
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Looking for Hydrocarbons: Seismic exploration in pictures and software
Mark Willis
Mon Jan 21 thru Fri Jan 25, 01-04:00pm, 37-312
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 14-Jan-2008
Limited to 12 participants.
Single session event
Learn about the concepts of finding hydrocarbons through pictures. The class will be part lecture showing the methods and machinery for finding oil. The other part will be hands-on use of seismic processing tools.
Contact: Mark Willis, 54-512, x2-2816, mewillis@MIT.EDU
Sponsor: Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
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Physics of Rock Climbing Preview
David Custer
Wed Jan 9, 12-01:00pm, 24-619
For those interested in undertaking independent projects related to rock climbing and mountaineering. Projects might include research, testing, modeling, product design, & science journalism. This IAP activity provides the opportunity to get a head start to an undergraduate seminar (SP.255 Physics of Rock Climbing) that is being offered in the spring term. On Jan 9, expect a brief overview of avenues that might be pursued and the opportunity to do some simple research (i.e. measure the static friction coefficient between a rope and a carabiner) and discussion of how participants might pursue further work in the field. Further meetings will be arranged according to interest and the demands of the projects that participants choose to undertake.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/sp255/www
Contact: David Custer, 24-611, custer@mit.edu
Sponsor: Experimental Study Group
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SciFinder Scholar - chemical properties and other new features
Erja Kajosalo, Marie Sparks
Fri Jan 25, 10am-12:00pm, Your office!, online via WebEx
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Learn about how to find chemical properties and other new exciting features in SciFinder Scholar by attending this hands-on virtual lab! Go to the following link to join the session, or see more information about the training session, including its agenda.
https://casevents.webex.com/casevents/k2/j.php?ED=90618307&UID=528470787
Training session password: mitscholar
Teleconference: Call 866-469-3239 (Tollfree in US/Canada) or 650-429-3300 (US/Canada Direct)
Session Number: 665 905 421
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/cheatsheets/sci-finder/index.html
Contact: Erja Kajosalo, 14S-134, x3-9795, kajosalo@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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SciFinder Scholar - chemical reaction searching
Erja Kajosalo, Marie Sparks
Fri Jan 18, 10am-12:00pm, Your office!, WebEx teleconference
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Learn about chemical reaction searching in SciFinder Scholar by attending this hands-on virtual lab! To attend this WebEx session with CAS trainer, go to the following link to see more information about the training session, including its agenda, or to join the session.
https://casevents.webex.com/casevents/k2/j.php?ED=90618292&UID=528470012
Training session password: mitscholar
Teleconference: Call 866-469-3239 (Tollfree in US/Canada) or 650-429-3300 (US/Canada Direct)
Session Number: 661 033 867
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/cheatsheets/sci-finder/index.html
Contact: Erja Kajosalo, 14S-134, x3-9795, kajosalo@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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