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Week 2
WEEKEND: COSMOLYMPICS
Our cluster performed the skit we've been working hard on at the COSMOLYMPICS this Sunday! Although we did not win any prizes, we proudly defeated other clusters in obstacle course and dodgeball.
(and we proceeded to take pictures of none of the things mentioned prior. Have some miscellaneous pictures taken by our glorious photographer Anthony)
MONDAY: Waves + LEDs
Starting off the second week, Dr. Sahar taught us about the math and physics behind light waves and showed us insightful exercises using Geogebra (a 3D graphing website) to visualize how waves propagate and polarize. Afterwards, we toured arguably one of the most complicated labs we've ever seen so far, which dealt with atomtronics and laser trapping.
As the lab tour ended late, we decided to have a cluster lunch together!!
In the afternoon, we examined LEDs and how the different colored LEDs behave differently due to their different wavelengths and band gaps.
cluster lunch photos!!!!!
LED lab
TUESDAY: Ethics + Quantum Cryptography
We continued working on our ethics presentations in the morning and presented our drafts to each other to get feedback; all of us saw some insane video editing skills across the board! After tweaking our videos, we headed to Daiwei's lab group, and geared up in our shiny, brand new bunny suits to tour their lab.
After another delayed lunch, we went to our lab to learn about quantum cryptography, and tried to send messages to each other through the BB84 protocol. We generated secure encryption keys by randomizing polarizer bases and sending pulses from one end to another.
Working hard...
and hardly working (on break)...
WEDNESDAY: Makerspace + Laser Diodes & Lenses
We started our first mini-project, a solar tracker device that rotates a solar panel to maximize power output, in the ECE makerspace at the Jacob's School of Engineering building. Today we learned to use Onshape for CAD design, and created the part mounts for the solar tracker. While leaving some of our models to print, we visited Zhaowei Liu's lab where we learned about optical microscopy and spectrometry. In the afternoon, we performed an experiment with laser diodes, and learned about different properties of lenses. Finally, we were introduced to the ideas for the final project of our cluster: Quantum Cryptography, a fuller version of the lab we previewed on Monday, DIY Spectrometer, Optical communication in open air, wavelength division modulation, or a laser harp.
CAD at the makerspace!
(posture check)
Dr. Liu's lab tour
THURSDAY: Ethics + Lenses + Final Project Teams
We finalized our ethics videos for our work time in the morning, and then visited another lab tour, where we saw microscopy used in observing organoids. In the afternoon, we continued the lenses unit with an experiment where we calculated object and image distances. Before the end of class, we started to choose our final project teams.
Newsletter BTS
FRIDAY: ECE Makerspace + Final Project
Today we got our finished 3D prints and started gluing, soldering, and wiring our circuitry together. Our daily lab tour was to Paul Yu's lab, which focused on optical fibers. In the afternoon, we once again focused on optical fibers in a lab before getting back together in our project groups to discuss our objectives and logistics.
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