Houston – Day Two
Alarms start ringing at 6:00 am and we grumble out of bed as we rub sleep from our eyes. We soon file into the lobby for breakfast. A man decided Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: UCF
University High School Presentations
On May 20, 2014 the CATE team went to University High School in Orlando, Fla. to present to seven classes with a total of 163 students listening and engaging the Continue Reading →
Meet the Team: Josh Colwell
Name: Josh ColwellDOB: That’s between me and my credit card issuers.Major: Astrophysical, Planetary and Atmospheric Sciences, Ph.D., University of ColoradoPosition at UCF:Â Professor of Physics, University of Central Florida Dr. Colwell Continue Reading →
Marbles
BY| Chris Tiller For the CATE experiment, we’re going to be launching an object through what is essentially a cloud of dust. As with every other component of the experiment, Continue Reading →
January Gallery
Take a glimpse into what happened during our meetings in the month of January.
Meeting Recap: January
Over the first few weeks of school our team has been working diligently to complete working prototypes. Although we have not finalized any decisions, we have been talking about combining Continue Reading →
Meet the Team: Allyson Whitaker
Name: Allyson Whitaker DOB: June 4, 1992 Major: Aerospace Engineering Minor: Astronomy, General Business Class Standing: Junior This is Allyson and she is studying to Continue Reading →
CATE’s Camera
Background: A fundamental goal of our experiment is to capture a dust cloud’s reaction to an object passing through it. Micro-gravity interactions like this are vital to how physicists model Continue Reading →
Meet the Team: Kelly Lai
Name: Kelly Lai DOB: March 3, 1991 Major: Aerospace Engineering Minor: Astronomy Class Standing: Senior This is Kelly and she is studying to be an Aerospace Engineer. She was born Continue Reading →
3D Printing
BY| Sara Lane I have heard of 3D printing before, but I had never actually seen it happen before. I was oddly excited to see this little machine in action Continue Reading →