Adventures in Scanning Electron Microscopy
Donald Galler, Research Engineer
| Jan/24 | Tue | 09:00AM-05:00PM | 4-141, 1 hour break for lunch |
| Jan/25 | Wed | 09:00AM-05:00PM | 4-141, 1 hour break for lunch |
| Jan/26 | Thu | 09:00AM-05:00PM | 4-141, 1 hour break for lunch |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/10
Attendance: Repeating event, participants welcome at any session
Prereq: None
This class is an introduction to the basic operation of a scanning electron microscope. The basic operating principles will be covered. Attendees will be trained on the use of the microscope.
The microscope is a new JEOL 6610 LV scanning electron microscope (SEM) with several advanced features:
This is a training class but anyone interested in these modern research tools is welcome to attend.
Attendees are encouraged to bring samples for exploration and will operate the microscope as part of the class.
Enrollment limited: Advance sign up required (contact leader by email). 8 people per session. First come, first serve basis.
Sponsor(s): Materials Science and Engineering
Contact: Donald Galler, 4-131BA, 617-253-4554, dgaller@mit.edu
Collaborative Design and Creative Expression with Arduino MIcrocontrollers
Kyle Keane, Lecturer, Craig Carter, Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Andrew Ringler, non-MIT lecturer, Mark Vrablic, MIT Student, EECS, Abhinav Gandhi, Visiting Student, EECS
| Jan/09 | Mon | 01:00PM-04:00PM | 13-4101, bring laptop |
| Jan/10 | Tue | 01:00PM-04:00PM | 13-4101, bring laptop |
| Jan/11 | Wed | 01:00PM-04:00PM | 13-4101, bring laptop |
| Jan/12 | Thu | 01:00PM-04:00PM | 13-4101, bring laptop |
| Jan/13 | Fri | 01:00PM-04:00PM | 13-4101, bring laptop |
| Jan/17 | Tue | 01:00PM-04:00PM | 13-4101, bring laptop |
| Jan/18 | Wed | 01:00PM-04:00PM | 13-4101, bring laptop |
| Jan/19 | Thu | 01:00PM-04:00PM | 13-4101, bring laptop |
| Jan/20 | Fri | 01:00PM-04:00PM | 13-4101, bring laptop |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/07
Limited to 40 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: none
Register at https://goo.gl/forms/0MAINQbUz6E690EB2 for this 9-day hands-on workshop about collaboration, design, and electronics prototyping. No previous experience with computer programming or electronics is required. Beginning students will be taught everything they need to know and advanced students will be challenged to learn new skills. Participants will work in small teams to design and build electronics projects using open-source microprocessors. Team projects are completely open-ended and designed by participants, past projects have included: an internet-connected weather simulation station, a giant LED billboard, and a CNC drawing machine. Participants will complete three guided projects in order to learn the fundamentals and will then break into small teams to complete a one-day mini-project of their choosing. After the mini-project, participants will break into new teams that will each get $250 and four days to design, plan, and build a custom project of their choice. On the last day of the course, students will present their projects in public exhibition and have the chance to win a prize for crowd favorite. Participants will learn about microcontroller programming using Arduino, collaborative software development using GitHub, solderless electronics prototyping, electronic sensors, rapid prototyping, and small team management.
Sponsor(s): MIT-SUTD Collaboration, Materials Science and Engineering
Contact: Kyle Keane, kkeane@mit.edu
Enameling: Fused Glass on Metal
Tara Fadenrecht, Technical Instructor
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/04
Limited to 8 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: None
CLASS IS FULL
Enameling is the process of fusing powdered glass to copper, steel or silver resulting in a glossy, colorful finish. Students in this class will gain a clear understanding on how to work with glass on metal through the exploration of enameling techniques such as stenciling, cloisonné, and champlevé. We will work with both flat and formed pieces to create jewelry and sculptural objects. Previous metal work experience is beneficial, however the only prerequisite is fearlessness to experiment. Please visit http://metalslab.mit.edu/ for more info.
Sponsor(s): Materials Science and Engineering
Contact: Tara Fadenrecht, 6-112C, 312-320-3547, tfade@mit.edu
| Jan/09 | Mon | 10:30AM-01:00PM | 4-006 |
| Jan/10 | Tue | 10:30AM-01:00PM | 4-006 |
| Jan/11 | Wed | 10:30AM-01:00PM | 4-006 |
| Jan/17 | Tue | 10:30AM-01:00PM | 4-006 |
| Jan/18 | Wed | 10:30AM-01:00PM | 4-006 |
| Jan/23 | Mon | 10:30AM-01:00PM | 4-006 |
| Jan/24 | Tue | 10:30AM-01:00PM | 4-006 |
| Jan/25 | Wed | 10:30AM-01:00PM | 4-006 |
ENAMELING COURSE WILL MEET APPROX. THREE TIMES A WEEK FOR 3 WEEKS.
Fundamentals of ferromagnetism
David Paul
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance:
Prereq: Contact Instructor
DESCRIPTION: The subject of ferromagnetsm – its materials, properties, function, applicability, etc., has been traditionally neglected at the university level (much to the distress of major industries). Only recently, with the increased demand and economic opportunity, for major innovations in this field, has advanced level courses been offered here at MIT. We shall attempt at this series of meetings to provide a basic introductory level to this subject – not readily available otherwise.
Topics to be covered include:
1. the energies involved in creating and analyzing the phenomena of collective magnetic behavior in materials,
2. the effect of geometry on the energies and thus on the magnetic properties. Included are specialized properties of miniaturization and lower dimensionality.
3. Hard permanent magnets – obtaining large coercive forces as functions of atomic structure, material workability and associated lattice defects, grain boundaries, and such; as used in motors, train levitation, etc.
4. Soft magnetic materials as used in transformers for current and energy distribution.
5. magnets as used in computers, smart phones, and electronic design where requirement of size, stability, response time, and temperature control are key.
Contact Instructor to enroll
Sponsor(s): Materials Science and Engineering
Contact: David Paul, 13-5030, 617-253-3306, DIPaul@MIT.EDU
| Jan/23 | Mon | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 13-5101 |
| Jan/25 | Wed | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 13-5101 |
| Jan/27 | Fri | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 13-5101 |
David Paul
Generative(Algorithmic) Art Series
George Varnavides, Undergraduate Student
| Jan/24 | Tue | 01:00PM-04:00PM | Location TBD |
| Jan/25 | Wed | 01:00PM-04:00PM | Location TBD |
| Jan/26 | Thu | 01:00PM-04:00PM | Location TBD |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/09
Attendance: Repeating event, participants welcome at any session
Generative (algorithmic) art is a type of (mostly) visual art where the design has been generated using a computer, following an algorithm. It often lies at the intersection of mathematical patterns and aesthetic appeal and its results can be stunning and refreshing. In this mini-series we will explore some of the aspects of generative art starting with more traditional examples such as fractals and symmetry in chaos and extending it to physical systems such as diffusion limited aggregation and microstructural evolution. The instructors will be using the Wolfram Language and Processing to illustrate concepts and examples, but participants can choose to use any appropriate language of their choice for their projects.
Advanced sign up required (see contact person)
Sponsor(s): Materials Science and Engineering
Contact: George Varnavides, 857 272 6992, gvarnavi@mit.edu
Intro to Metal Sculpture
Tara Fadenrecht, Technical Instructor
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/04
Limited to 6 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: None
CLASS IS FULL
In this introductory course, students will create sculptural works. Lost-wax casting, forging,
hollowware techniques and fabrication techniques including cold connections, soldering and
brazing will be covered. Students will become comfortable with both hand and power tools. Please
visit http://metalslab.mit.edu/ for more info.
Sponsor(s): Materials Science and Engineering
Contact: Tara Fadenrecht, 6-112C, (312) 320-3547, tfade@MIT.EDU
| Jan/12 | Thu | 10:00AM-01:00PM | 4-006 |
| Jan/13 | Fri | 10:00AM-01:00PM | 4-006 |
| Jan/19 | Thu | 10:00AM-01:00PM | 4-006 |
| Jan/20 | Fri | 10:00AM-01:00PM | 4-006 |
| Jan/26 | Thu | 10:00AM-01:00PM | 4-006 |
| Jan/27 | Fri | 10:00AM-01:00PM | 4-006 |
Introduction to Blacksmithing
Mike Tarkanian
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 12/16
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: None
Enrollment closed - CLASS IS FULL
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.
Sponsor(s): Materials Science and Engineering
Contact: Mike Tarkanian, x3-5946, tarky@mit.edu
| Jan/09 | Mon | 03:00PM-05:00PM | 4-006, All participants must attend | |
| Jan/10 | Tue | Time TBD | 4-006 | |
| Jan/11 | Wed | Time TBD | 4-006 | |
| Jan/12 | Thu | Time TBD | 4-006 |
Class is FULL
Students must choose to be a part of group 1, 2 or 3. Mandatory introductory training with demonstration will be held for all participants from 3-5 PM on the first day of each session. At this meeting, students will be assigned to the 1-3, 3-5 or 5-7 PM sections for three consecutive afternoons.
| Jan/17 | Tue | 03:00PM-05:00PM | 4-006, All participants must attend | |
| Jan/18 | Wed | Time TBD | 4-006 | |
| Jan/19 | Thu | Time TBD | 4-006 | |
| Jan/20 | Fri | Time TBD | 4-006 |
Class is FULL
Students must choose to be a part of group 1, 2 or 3. Mandatory introductory training with demonstration will be held for all participants from 3-5 PM on the first day of each session. At this meeting, students will be assigned to the 1-3, 3-5 or 5-7 PM sections for three consecutive afternoons.
| Jan/30 | Mon | 03:00PM-05:00PM | 4-006, All participants must attend | |
| Jan/31 | Tue | Time TBD | 4-006 | |
| Feb/01 | Wed | Time TBD | 4-006 | |
| Feb/02 | Thu | Time TBD | 4-006 |
Class is FULL
Students must choose to be a part of group 1, 2 or 3. Mandatory introductory training with demonstration will be held for all participants from 3-5 PM on the first day of each session. At this meeting, students will be assigned to the 1-3, 3-5 or 5-7 PM sections for three consecutive afternoons.
Introduction to Metal Casting
Mike Tarkanian
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: None
ENROLLMENT CLOSED: CLASS FULL
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.
Sponsor(s): Materials Science and Engineering
Contact: Mike Tarkanian, x3-5946, tarky@mit.edu
| Jan/09 | Mon | 03:00PM-05:00PM | 4-006 |
| Jan/10 | Tue | 03:00PM-05:00PM | 4-006 |
| Jan/11 | Wed | 03:00PM-05:00PM | 4-006 |
| Jan/12 | Thu | 03:00PM-05:00PM | 4-006 |
| Jan/13 | Fri | 03:00PM-05:00PM | 4-006 |
ENROLLMENT CLOSED: CLASS FULL
Applicants should email tarky@mit.edu, and state their group preference when signing up.
| Jan/23 | Mon | 03:00PM-05:00PM | 4-006 |
| Jan/24 | Tue | 03:00PM-05:00PM | 4-006 |
| Jan/25 | Wed | 03:00PM-05:00PM | 4-006 |
| Jan/26 | Thu | 03:00PM-05:00PM | 4-006 |
| Jan/27 | Fri | 03:00PM-05:00PM | 4-006 |
ENROLLMENT CLOSED: CLASS FULL
Applicants should email tarky@mit.edu, and state their group preference when signing up.
| Jan/30 | Mon | 09:00AM-11:00AM | 4-006 |
| Jan/31 | Tue | 09:00AM-11:00AM | 4-006 |
| Feb/01 | Wed | 09:00AM-11:00AM | 4-006 |
| Feb/02 | Thu | 09:00AM-11:00AM | 4-006 |
ENROLLMENT CLOSED: CLASS FULL
Applicants should email tarky@mit.edu, and state their group preference when signing up.
Introduction to Welding
Michael Tarkanian
Enrollment: ENROLLMENT CLOSED: CLASS FULL
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: None
This Class is Full
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 four instructional sessions will review the procedures and techniques, safety concerns and equipment, and capabilities of each welding method. Students can then use the final session as time to practice welding or to weld a small project under the supervision of the instructor.
Sponsor(s): Materials Science and Engineering
Contact: Mike Tarkanian, x3-5946, tarky@mit.edu
| Jan/09 | Mon | 01:00PM-03:00PM | 4-006 |
| Jan/10 | Tue | 01:00PM-03:00PM | 4-006 |
| Jan/11 | Wed | 01:00PM-03:00PM | 4-006 |
| Jan/12 | Thu | 01:00PM-03:00PM | 4-006 |
| Jan/13 | Fri | 01:00PM-03:00PM | 4-006 |
Applicants should email tarky@mit.edu, and state their group preference when signing up.
ENROLLMENT CLOSED: CLASS FULL
| Jan/23 | Mon | 03:00PM-05:00PM | 4-006 |
| Jan/24 | Tue | 03:00PM-05:00PM | 4-006 |
| Jan/25 | Wed | 03:00PM-05:00PM | 4-006 |
| Jan/26 | Thu | 03:00PM-05:00PM | 4-006 |
| Jan/27 | Fri | 03:00PM-05:00PM | 4-006 |
Applicants should email tarky@mit.edu, and state their group preference when signing up.
ENROLLMENT CLOSED: CLASS FULL
| Jan/30 | Mon | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 4-006 |
| Jan/31 | Tue | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 4-006 |
| Feb/01 | Wed | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 4-006 |
| Feb/02 | Thu | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 4-006 |
| Feb/03 | Fri | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 4-006 |
Applicants should email tarky@mit.edu, and state their group preference when signing up.
ENROLLMENT CLOSED: CLASS FULL
Learn to Build Your Own Videogame with the Unity Game Engine and Microsoft Kinect
Kyle Keane, Lecturer, Craig Carter, Professor in DMSE, Andrew Ringler, Research Affiliate, Mark Vrablic, MIT Student, EECS, Abhinav Gandhi, Visiting Student, EECS
| Jan/09 | Mon | 01:00PM-04:00PM | 13-3101, bring laptop |
| Jan/10 | Tue | 01:00PM-04:00PM | 13-3101, bring laptop |
| Jan/11 | Wed | 01:00PM-04:00PM | 13-3101, bring laptop |
| Jan/12 | Thu | 01:00PM-04:00PM | 13-3101, bring laptop |
| Jan/13 | Fri | 01:00PM-04:00PM | 13-3101, bring laptop |
| Jan/17 | Tue | 01:00PM-04:00PM | 13-3101, bring laptop |
| Jan/18 | Wed | 01:00PM-04:00PM | 13-3101, bring laptop |
| Jan/19 | Thu | 01:00PM-04:00PM | 13-3101, bring laptop |
| Jan/20 | Fri | 01:00PM-04:00PM | 13-3101, bring laptop |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/07
Limited to 40 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: None
Register at https://goo.gl/forms/3wEKy82KvxSp6ib32 for this 9-day hands-on workshop about designing, building, and publishing simple educational videogames. No previous experience with computer programming or videogame design is required. Beginning students will be taught everything they need to know, and advanced students will be challenged to learn new skills. Participants will work in small teams to design, build, and publish videogames that will be shared in a large public exhibition. Team projects are open-ended and designed by participants. Examples include: a collection of bouncing balls that can be sped up or slowed down using hand gestures, a virtual reality laboratory where kids can perform experiments, and crowdsourcing interface for describing scientific graphics for blind students. Participants will complete guided projects in order to learn the fundamentals and will then break into small teams to complete a one-day mini-project of their choosing. Participants will then break into new teams that will have four days to design, plan, and build a custom project of their choice. On the last day, students will present their projects in a public exhibition and have the chance to win a prize for “crowd favorite”. Participants will learn about videogame creation using the Unity game engine, collaborative software development using GitHub, gesture handling using the Microsoft Kinect, 3D digital object creation, videogame design, and small team management.
Sponsor(s): MIT-SUTD Collaboration, Materials Science and Engineering
Contact: Kyle Keane, kkeane@mit.edu
Mathematica and Wolfram Language for Computational Science and Communication
Kyle Keane, Lecturer, W. Craig Carter, Professor
| Jan/09 | Mon | 04:00PM-05:00PM | 13-4101 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Developers from Wolfram Research Inc. and staff from MIT will guide a
series of workshops about Mathematica and the Wolfram Language. Topics
may include an intro to programming, the latest features in version 11.1,
solving differential equations, data science, deploying web applications,
cryptography, machine learning, and physical computing with the Raspberry
Pi. All pertinent information (including registration) can be found at
http://weller.mit.edu/wolfram and before arriving participants should
install Mathematica (free for MIT students/staff) from
https://ist.mit.edu/mathematica/desktop
Co-sponsored by Interactive Materials Education Laboratory - imel.mit.edu
Sponsor(s): Materials Science and Engineering
Contact: Kyle Keane, 13-4057, 951-532-3813, kkeane@mit.edu
The Power of Science in Overcoming Challenges for Oil & Gas Industry
Dr. Abeer Olayan, Visiting Scientist, Dr. Alfredo Alexander-Katz, Professor
| Jan/09 | Mon | 01:00PM-02:30PM | 2-147 |
| Jan/11 | Wed | 01:00PM-02:30PM | 2-147 |
| Jan/13 | Fri | 01:00PM-02:30PM | 2-147 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 60 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: Device (mobile/Laptop/ipad) with Internet access
The intention of this course is to give MIT students an overview about oil and gas industry for deeper understanding to the overall business. In this course, the technical challenges in operation that could stimulate the imagination of the attendees to find better technologies and solutions will be discussed. This course should include videos and virtual games that will promote the understanding of the course objectives and contents. Attendees will learn about the following areas of the oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) business:
· Introduction to oil & gas industry
o The global demand
o History
o Petroleum geology
o The difference between Upstream and Downstream
o Exploration
o Drilling and workover
o Production
· Oilfield chemistry
· The use of nanotechnology in oil and gas industries
· Challenges and future issues
· The importance of R&D business and academic collaboration with oil and gas industry
· Renewable energy
· Mitigation of Environmental impact
At the end of this course, the attendees will have the chance to visit some of oil companies that are located in Cambridge.
Refreshments will be provided
Sponsor(s): Materials Science and Engineering
Contact: Abeer Olayan, NE46-317, 857-998-6918, olayan@mit.edu
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