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 →
Tag Archives: UCF Physics
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 →
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 →
CATE’s Container
BY| Allyson Whitaker One of the most important aspects of the data collection in CATE is the ability to accurately capture and track the movement of the particles. Along with Continue Reading →
What’s in a name?
All great project start somewhere and all great projects have a name. Some names are abbreviations of their true meaning and some are just for fun. After our team had Continue Reading →
Meet the Team: Chris Tiller
Name: Christopher Tiller DOB: May 23rd, 1993 Major: Physics Class Standing: Junior Chris is a third year Physics major at the University of Central Florida. In high school he was Continue Reading →
Electrical versus Mechanical
BY| Kelly Lai and Brad Hoover The electrical prototype will utilize muscle wire, which is a shape-memory alloy, and various torsion springs to achieve the requested results. First, the launching Continue Reading →
Meet the Team: Sam Benjamin
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 →