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So, long time, no update. I shall go in reverse-chronological order. Let's see...
Yesterday, I talked to my Polymers professor. Looks like I'll get to do some really interesting research! Electrospinning a brand-new, never been done before polymer (nicknamed "Shish-Kabob"). Very much looking forward to it!
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Day before, my friend Nick and I (and two other people) joined a competition (probably a materials major recruiting thing just from looking at the necessary requirements to be a contestant). Each group of 4 has to have a first-year declared materials major and two people who had taken the two-day, two credit introductory materials course (which itself is trying to get engineering students to switch to materials). So, if we're picked (know probably tuesday), we each get a new phone and then the real competition begins. 1 photo and 1 video per person are submitted for judging by Micron - who, yes, is looking for materials interns, hehe ;) Whichever team wins gets $5000 and an all-expense paid trip to Barcelona (for a mobile phone convention - but SPAIN!). So, I look forward to this too!
Last weekend was College Day on the Parkway. Free admission to all museums. We went to Franklin, the (somewhat) science museum. I need to see the Academy of Science museum next time I go to that area. Otherwise there was a lot of free stuff, signing your soul away for more "free" stuff. It was fun.
That week before was first week of the new term. Lots of fun classes! Finally! Quantum Structure of Materials, Intro to Polymers, Advanced Materials Lab, and Transport Phenomena. Well, transport isn't so fun, but I guess there's potential. In Quantum, we're going to start studying how the quantum structure of materials affect their performance. Things like CDs, DVDs, LCD screens, CDRs and CDRWs are all based on this idea. Polymers is polymers which is just plastic, DNA, things with chains of molecular units (monomers). Materials lab is really fun! We got to use a Raman Spectrometer. It basically tells you the "fingerprint" of each different material (so even though graphite, diamond and nanotubes are all made out of carbon, they still give off different signatures). These are also the three materials we looked at - plus the garnet on my necklace! Very fun (I'm such a nerd).
I think that's basically all that's been going on. If you have any questions about my classes or whatever else I'm doing, feel free to drop me a line.
Yesterday, I talked to my Polymers professor. Looks like I'll get to do some really interesting research! Electrospinning a brand-new, never been done before polymer (nicknamed "Shish-Kabob"). Very much looking forward to it!
Also
Day before, my friend Nick and I (and two other people) joined a competition (probably a materials major recruiting thing just from looking at the necessary requirements to be a contestant). Each group of 4 has to have a first-year declared materials major and two people who had taken the two-day, two credit introductory materials course (which itself is trying to get engineering students to switch to materials). So, if we're picked (know probably tuesday), we each get a new phone and then the real competition begins. 1 photo and 1 video per person are submitted for judging by Micron - who, yes, is looking for materials interns, hehe ;) Whichever team wins gets $5000 and an all-expense paid trip to Barcelona (for a mobile phone convention - but SPAIN!). So, I look forward to this too!
Last weekend was College Day on the Parkway. Free admission to all museums. We went to Franklin, the (somewhat) science museum. I need to see the Academy of Science museum next time I go to that area. Otherwise there was a lot of free stuff, signing your soul away for more "free" stuff. It was fun.
That week before was first week of the new term. Lots of fun classes! Finally! Quantum Structure of Materials, Intro to Polymers, Advanced Materials Lab, and Transport Phenomena. Well, transport isn't so fun, but I guess there's potential. In Quantum, we're going to start studying how the quantum structure of materials affect their performance. Things like CDs, DVDs, LCD screens, CDRs and CDRWs are all based on this idea. Polymers is polymers which is just plastic, DNA, things with chains of molecular units (monomers). Materials lab is really fun! We got to use a Raman Spectrometer. It basically tells you the "fingerprint" of each different material (so even though graphite, diamond and nanotubes are all made out of carbon, they still give off different signatures). These are also the three materials we looked at - plus the garnet on my necklace! Very fun (I'm such a nerd).
I think that's basically all that's been going on. If you have any questions about my classes or whatever else I'm doing, feel free to drop me a line.