Where to start… On May 27th, I was very excited to see what the SPIRE-EIT REU would have in store for me, professionally and humanly, and a little doubtful as a person who is not very outgoing. I met great … Continue reading →
We had a session on how to apply to grad school with Stephen, I noticed how important it is to get an advisor who cares about you as a student, also how difficult it is to get in graduate school … Continue reading →
I would have really liked to attend Stephen’s luncheon lecture, learn about his projects and how was his time in Namibia like, but I couldn’t because of my orientation. But Rhoda introduced me to this African restaurant in Des Moines- … Continue reading →
Dr. Barakat gave us a talk last Thursday on her projects and a little bit about her PhD journey. The projects she worked with are really really interesting and so much complicated. As my mentor, I already knew a little … Continue reading →
We talked with Miko and Patricia yesterday about what they had to work on and are working on. The projects heavily focused on psychology law, which was really interesting. I especially learned a lot of terms in the legal field, … Continue reading →
We concluded our deeper dive sessions with a presentation on our different MCAs last Wednesday. I felt anxious before, but relieved after the presentation. I especially noted the feedback that I had on mine, and I appreciated all the projects; … Continue reading →
Understanding and knowing your body is very important for your development. I’m specifically talking about productivity here. During my freshman year, I had trouble knowing when to do my homework, especially when it came to writing essays. During the day, … Continue reading →
I took the time this weekend to rest as much as possible after the week we had between our MCA projects and our main research. We had BBQ on Saturday and played some Jackbox to relax. Well today, back to … Continue reading →
I think my MCA deeper dive project is coming along pretty well. I’m finding different models of what I want to print that are cool, I’ve tried different materials- some have failed, and others have succeeded. But honestly, I’m a … Continue reading →
Holly gave us a talk today about her experience with the REU in 2014, her career path and what she’s working on now. In her work she is doing a lot of things, a lot of data analysis as well … Continue reading →
When was the last time I blogged? Between our research project and my MCA deeper dive, the word busy takes on its full meaning. I have been printing everything cool these past days and working with Jacky and Aidan on … Continue reading →
We went a little bit over the history and background of additive manufacturing and 3D Printing on Friday with Alex. 3D Printing was once called rapid prototyping because first it was cost-effective, and it allowed, with the means at hand, … Continue reading →
Eliot and Sarah taught us how to make pasta yesterday. Was it good? Very good, it even takes less than a minute to cook homemade pasta. Will I try it on my own? Hmmmm not sure. Natasha and David made … Continue reading →
We often have luncheon lectures during which we learn about the backgrounds of our guests. So far, we have had Eliot, Jack Miller and Jim Oliver who is the director of the student innovation center. From each of them I learned a lot. Eliot who … Continue reading →
How is week 4 almost at the end?? So we just have 6 weeks left?? ☹️
Continue reading →We were placed in our deeper dive topics yesterday and youpiiiiiiii I’m in additive manufacturing, supervised by Alex. I am really excited to what we are going to do, and what I will do, but at the same time scared … Continue reading →
Our team had another soundscape talk with Dr. Barakat, one of our faculty mentors. It’s interesting how acoustics and soundscape are somewhat related to history and sociology. Sound is unique to a community based on their routine and history; it … Continue reading →
We started blender last week, then started Unity this week. I would say Blender allows for a lot of creativity but also has A LOT of functionalities to know. Unity is also really, really cool. I’m still working on improving … Continue reading →
Alright! This one is more about our research. Since last week, we have been reading, reading, reading, researching, annotating, reading articles for our project. I’m discovering so many concepts in Acoustics and VR; it’s sometimes frustrating to read and having … Continue reading →
Today we had light painting, it was soooo cool.
Continue reading →We went to the Ames Farmer’s Market Saturday. It was cool yeah, I would say cool, and I bought some pretty jewelries there. We biked to go back and forth, and that was my first time biking for more than … Continue reading →
Today we got our bikes and since I didn’t know how to ride one, Madeleine taught me. I learned pretty quickly and was quite surprised by myself. Madeleine is the best biking instructor!!!! Just a few more practice sessions and … Continue reading →
From my reading of research ethics and HCI and yesterday’s class, the IRB is responsible mostly for reviewing research using human as subjects. The process takes so much time; I saw the IRB application, which is about 27 pages, I … Continue reading →
The starting of this week is much more intense guys… We are learning C++ programming, and it is a bit scary. We had to install the console at the beginning, and it took so much time! On the other hand, … Continue reading →
Yesterday, we did the famous team activity tower building with marshmallows and pasta, ours (team EchoXR) was really hummm… Today, we learnt a lot about all the projects, and I particularly learnt more about the project I’ll be working on … Continue reading →
Hmmmm, let’s talk a little bit about my arrival two days ago. First, I was so excited to get to ISU and meet the other interns and our mentors. I took the same plane as Jacky (who is by the … Continue reading →