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Meeting Recap 11/12-11/19

Posted on December 7, 2013 by sara

Two men in a lab setting work on a project involving a plastic container. One man smiles as he handles the container, while the other looks on with interest. Technical schematics are visible on the wall.

On Tuesday, November 12, our team went into a discussion about the speed at which the ball would be launched. Dr. Colwell brought up the point that in order to Continue Reading →

NASA Telecon

Posted on December 4, 2013 by sara

A group of people are gathered in an office for a meeting, surrounded by papers and diagrams. Some are seated, and others are making notes or using electronic devices. Scientific charts are on the walls.

BY| Sara Lane As a student who has never done much in the science field, I was excited to experience a telecom with NASA and the other selected USIP teams. Continue Reading →

Name: Samuel Benjamin Age: 19 Major: Photonic Sciences and Engineering Class Standing: Junior Sam was born and raised in Orlando. Science has always captured his interest and playing music Continue Reading →

Meeting Recap 9/10 -11/5

Posted on November 7, 2013 by sara

Six people in a classroom, including one on a laptop screen, standing around a table with notebooks, papers, and electronic equipment. The room has exposed pipes and educational posters.

Our team meets once a week on Tuesdays at 11 a.m. to review what each of our members has been working on and what the next steps will be. Over Continue Reading →

Nerd Club Presentation

Posted on November 6, 2013 by sara

A group of 14 people standing in a room, posing for a photo. Behind them, a projector displays a slide titled "Center for Micro Research." A laptop and a drink bottle are on a table in front.

Brad and Kelly presented to the Nerd Club at UCF. The presentation was opened by Brad with a general overview of experiments that are taking place in the lab with Continue Reading →

A Day in the Lab

Posted on October 29, 2013 by sara

Three people wearing safety masks and gloves work together at a laboratory fume hood, handling various laboratory equipment and materials.

In these pictures, Brad, Chris and Sam are testing how the GoPro camera looks when filming the particles moving through the tube. This is how Chris and Sam will be Continue Reading →

First Team Meeting 09/10/13

Posted on October 29, 2013 by sara

After months of waiting to receive the news of acceptance, it finally arrived on September 5, 2013– also known as the greatest day ever! I’m sitting in my room studying Continue Reading →

CATE Proposal Video

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Posted on October 27, 2013 by sara

By: Sara Lane Back in April when we were preparing the proposal to send to NASA for the USIP funding, we created a video to capture what each student was Continue Reading →

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