Selected Activities (Summer 2009)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0552885.
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ACTIVITIES
Date Seminar/activity ----------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------- 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.
THE COOL TEAMS
TOURS/FIELD TRIPS/GROUP ACTIVITES