Selected Activities (Summer 2009)
NSF-REU: Development of Micro-Turbomachinery

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0552885.

DISCLAIMER
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not cecessarity reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

ACTIVITIES

Date	Seminar/activity					
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Jun 3   GRE workshop starts			
Jun 5	Welcome Pizza
Jun 16	Baseball game				
Jun 17	Writing Abstract			
Jun 24	Ethics					
Jul 1	Diversity			
Jul 1	GRE workshop ends
Jul 8	Apply to graduate school
Jul 9	Classic films				
Jul 15	Funding for graduate school
Aug 4	Poster presentation			


Date	Tour/Field Trip			
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Jun 8	Immersive Visualization			
Jun 11	Offshore Technology Research Center
Jun 18	Cyclotron Research Center
Jun 26	Observatory Center
Jun 29	materials Characterization Center
Jul 6	Microscopy & Imaging Center
Jul 13	Nuclear Science Center

PARTICIPANTS and CONTRIBUTIONS

1) Jose Camero, University of Texas at San Antonio: Dynamic of foil bearing. About Jose..., Jose's poster.


2) Delta Clifton, Texas A&M University: Vacuum-assisted microcasting. About Delta..., Delta's poster.


3) Daniel Fourie, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Novel shoe-mounted piezoelectric PVDF transducer for energy harvesting. About Daniel..., Dan's poster.


4) Joshua Harris, Virginia State University: Microstructure of laser-assisted aluminum-graphite joints. About Joshua..., Joshua's poster.


5) Tyler Helmus, Calvin College: Electrolyte flow in electrochemical micromachining. About Tyler..., Tyler's poster.


6) David Hensel, Alfred University: Centrifuge microcasting. About David..., David's poster.


7) Nathan Iager, Montgomery College: PVDF membrane sensor. About Nathan..., Nathan's poster.


8) Madeleine Kopp, Texas A&M University: Shockwave characterization. About Madeleine..., Madeleine's poster.


9) Jody Lang, Le Tourneau University: Design and fabrication of a microturbine. About Jody..., Jody's poster.


10) Shane Muller, Calvin College: Dynamic of foil bearing. About Shane..., Shane's poster.


11) Kathryn Prochaska, Texas A&M University: Electrochemical micromachining of stainless steel. About Katie..., Kathryn's poster.


12) Lilie Rickkett, Bakerfield College: Enhanced heat transfer using carbon-nano-tube filled liquid. About Lillie..., Lillie's poster.


13) Alex Schmidt, University of Wisconsin at Stout: Laser microjoining of aluminum-graphite composite. About Alex..., Alex's poster.

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