2009 EPIC Summer Camp Tracks
The following tracks will be offered this year at camp:
Upper-Division Tracks
| Track | Lab 1 | Lab 2 | Lab 3 | Lab 4 | Lab 5 | Lab 6 | Lab 7 | Lab 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Navy Aerospace Counselor: David Knapp |
IME | AERO-A | MATE 1 | ME | EE-A | AERO-B | EE-B | SE 1 |
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Maroon Biomedical Counselor: Steffi Wong |
MFGE | IME | ME | BMED 1 | MATE 1 | SE 2 | ARCE | BMED 2 |
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Orange Computers Counselor: Paul Banel |
CSC-A | IME | CSC-B | BMED 1 | EE-A | SE 2 | EE-B | CPE |
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Red Computers II Counselor: Jennifer Lumbres |
CE | CSC-A | BMED 1 | CSC-B | ARCE | BRAE | MATE 2 | BMED 2 |
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Purple GENERAL Counselor: Emily Norvell |
MFGE | AERO-A | ARCE | ME | BMED 2 | AERO-B | SE 1 | BRAE |
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Gold Mechanical/Robots Counselor: Brian Hamsrom |
CSC-A | ME | CSC-B | MFGE | SE 2 | MATE 1 | BRAE | CPE |
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Brown Structures/Materials Counselor: Tim McCrone |
IE-A | CE | IE-B | MATE 1 | ARCE | BRAE | MATE 2 | SE 1 |
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Violet Structures/Materials II Counselor: Kevin Chen |
ARCE | CE | MFGE | AERO-A | BRAE | MATE 1 | BMED 2 | AERO-B |
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Forest Sustainability Counselor: Lindsey Chun |
IE-A | ME | IE-B | MFGE | ENVE | EE-A | BRAE | EE-B |
Lower-Division Tracks
| Track | Lab 1 | Lab 2 | Lab 3 | Lab 4 | Lab 5 | Lab 6 | Lab 7 | Lab 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Blue Aerospace Counselor: Mary Lou Romero |
ME | MFGE | MATE 1 | AERO-A | BMED 2 | ENVE | CPE | AERO-B |
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Tan Structures/Materials Counselor: Danika Wood |
CE | IE-A | MFGE | IE-B | MATE 1 | ENVE | ARCE | MATE 2 |
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Tangerine Computers Counselor: Laura MacCarley |
IME | CSC-A | ME | CSC-B | SE 2 | BMED 2 | CPE | MATE 2 |
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Yellow Mechanical/Robots Counselor: Toria Mock |
ME | MFGE | ARCE | MATE 1 | ENVE | BMED 2 | SE 1 | BRAE |
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Green Sustainability/Biomedical Counselor: Natalie Lacey |
ARCE | IE-A | BMED 1 | IE-B | BRAE | EE-A | BMED 2 | EE-B |
Lab Descriptions
AERO-A Aerospace Engineering (Part 1) - Enthusiastic about designing airplanes or spaceships? In this lab you will learn about exciting career paths and get an introduction to Aerospace Engineering studies at Cal Poly. Students will be introduced to rocketry concepts through the hands on activity of building and launching a model rocket. Each student will get to design and build their own rocket and then test their rocket's performance against predictions.
Instructor(s): Dr. Dianne DeTurris
AERO-B Aerospace Engineering (Part 2) - Enthusiastic about designing airplanes or spaceships? In this lab you will learn about exciting career paths and get an introduction to Aerospace Engineering studies at Cal Poly. Students will be introduced to rocketry concepts through the hands on activity of building and launching a model rocket. Each student will get to design and build their own rocket and then test their rocket's performance against predictions.
Instructor(s): Dr. Dianne DeTurris
ARCE Exploring Structural Engineering through Bridges - Your task is to design a bridge to span more than 100 ft! How will you approach solving this problem? What type of bridge will you use? Learn about Structural Engineering. Bridges are excellent examples of structural form because they strive “toward structures of zero weight and infinite span. (LeRilaise)” Distinct bridge types will be presented and their structural behavior described. Students will be introduced to the engineering problem solving process and will design a bridge using a computer program.
Instructor(s): Dr. Pamalee Brady
BMED 1 Growing New Blood Vessels - This lab will expose students to the field of tissue engineering, which combines knowledge of biology and engineering to create replacement parts for people with diseases or injuries. The specific focus of the lab session will be on tissue engineered blood vessels, and students will learn about designing and building bioreactor systems, making biomaterial scaffolds, and using human vascular cells in order to create replacement vessels. Students will get a chance to build a bioreactor system and to see a real tissue engineered vessel.
Instructor(s): Dr. Kristen O'Halloran Cardinal
BMED 2 Biomedical Imaging - The area of biomedical imaging is a rapidly growing field in the area of biomedical engineering. In medicine, a fundamental goal is to develop techniques to determine what is ailing a patient. Thus, being able to image within a person with little or no damage is an important area of development. In addition to patient diagnosis, biomedical imaging is used as a fundamental assessment method in research and product development. In this lab, students will learn about different imaging techniques and will gain hands-on experience using some of these systems to image biological specimens.
Instructor(s): Dr. Lily Liaho
BRAE Algae to Biofuels Production - Did you know algae can produce biodiseil? Some types of algae contain up to 70% oil. In this lab, students will cultivate (grow) algae in photobioreactors and determine the optimal growing conditions for algae by collecting data. They will also learn about this unique and high-tech alternative fuel solution.
Instructor(s): Dr. Ilhami Yildiz
CE Down at the Dam - The Civil Engineer designs and builds projects coordinating natural and human resources for urban and regional development, such as buildings, bridges, dams, highway systems, public water systems, and flood diversion controls. This particular lab session will focus on open channel flows such as rivers, creeks, channels etc. and building dam on the open channel flows. Students will make their own unique watershed with river systems and/or lakes in the Hydrology System in the Hydraulics laboratory. Students will build dams of varying materials, thicknesses, and depths. They will then examine how well their structures hold water in a laboratory watershed with rivers and lakes. These activities will allow the students to understand purpose and the functions of various kinds of dams, reasons for the dam failures, advantages and disadvantages of building dams as well as flow characteristics in natural water system.
Instructor(s): Dr. Shikha Rahman
CPE Make a difference with Computer Engineering - Learn about how computer engineers make a difference in the world! Put your thinking skills and creative ability to the test by designing interactive computer-based toys that will be donated to the local community. See and feel the positive impact you can have as an engineer!
Instructor(s): Dr. Lynne Slivovsky
CSC-A Teeny Tiny Facebook Application (Part 1) - In Lab 1, you'll learn to manipulate simple data and structures; names, telephone numbers, and the like.
Instructor(s): Dr. John Clements
CSC-B Teeny Tiny Facebook Application (Part 2) - In Lab 2, you'll apply this knowledge to create the world's simplest Facebook application. Sign up your friends and family!
Instructor(s): Dr. John Clements
EE-A Solar Racers! (Part 1) - Students will learn about solar energy by building small model electric cars that are powered by solar cells. In the process, they will learn the various ways that sunlight can be converted to electricity, the importance of careful listening and following engineering directions, basic mechanical and electrical assembly skills, and team work. Students test, refine and sometimes rebuild their cars to make them go faster and straighter. They have the option to decorate/enhance their race cars in preparation for a final race between all the solar cars in the Engineering Court Yard, with a prize for the winner and certificates of recognition as "Solar Engineers" for all. Student keep the cars that they construct.
Instructor(s): Dr. Art MacCarley
EE-B Solar Racers! (Part 2) - Students will learn about solar energy by building small model electric cars that are powered by solar cells. In the process, they will learn the various ways that sunlight can be converted to electricity, the importance of careful listening and following engineering directions, basic mechanical and electrical assembly skills, and team work. Students test, refine and sometimes rebuild their cars to make them go faster and straighter. They have the option to decorate/enhance their race cars in preparation for a final race between all the solar cars in the Engineering Court Yard, with a prize for the winner and certificates of recognition as "Solar Engineers" for all. Student keep the cars that they construct.
Instructor(s): Dr. Art MacCarley
ENVE Environmental Engineering: Water Filtration - It is estimated that 40% of the world’s population does not have adequate access to clean drinking water. However, clean safe drinking water is essential to human health. Improved treatment could significantly reduce infant mortality and improve overall health throughout the world. Sand filters are simple devices that, when correctly constructed, can remove bacteria and many other harmful contaminants, providing simple and cost effective water treatment in developing regions. In this lab, you will investigate the quality of natural water (using microscopes and specialized testing equipment) and then build a small sand filter to purify your sample. Finally, you will test your filtered water to determine how well your system worked.
Instructor(s): Dr. Tracy Thatcher
IE-A Making Things Work Better with Data Analysis (Part 1) - Learning curve with playing cards (50 minutes to one hour) Participants will work in small teams to measure time in a simple but fun activity. The activity involves using playing cards with time collected using stop watches. The data will be entered into computers with Microsoft Excel software, and then learning curve graphs will be produced. We will discuss what these graphs mean for things we do in our daily lives, like learning how to play a new video game, or learning a new sport. Flight of the paper helicopter (50 minutes to one hour) Participants will work in small teams to build simple paper helicopters and test how well they fly when dropped from a balcony of the second floor. The activity involves changing the way the helicopter is built and measuring flight time. Things we can change are sizes of the wings, type of paper, etc. The data will be entered into computers with Microsoft Excel software, and then graphs will be produced. The graphs will be used to find which helicopter design flies for the longest time. Then we will verify this result with a final test.
Instructor(s): Dr. Jose Macedo
IE-B Winning with Data Analysis (Part 2) - Catapult Launch Experiments (50 minutes to one hour) Participants will work in small teams to measure the distance you can launch small sacks using a catapult. The activity involves making some changes in the catapult, and measuring the distance that objects are launched. Things we can change in the catapult are length of arm, number of rubber bands, etc. The data will be entered into computers with Microsoft Excel software, and then graphs will be produced. The graphs will be used to find how adjustments to the catapult affect the launch distance. Catapult Launch Competition (50 minutes to one hour) Participants will continue working in their teams. There will be two catapult competitions: (1) which team can catapult their sack closest to a target and obtain the highest score in three trials, and (2) which team can catapult the sack the longest distance. Teams will be encouraged to use what they learned during the earlier experiments to increase their chances of winning. There will be awards for the teams.
Instructor(s): Mr. Lee McFarland
IME Circuit Boards - Students will learn electronics component identification and printed circuit boards. The hands-on lab activity teaches students how to solder and build a working continuity tester.
Instructor(s): Dr. Jianbiao Pan
MATE 1 Materials World - Explore all the different materials around us and discover the microscopic world that lies beyond what we can see with the naked eye. Use high powered microscopes to reveal the underlying structures of materials and make a creative poster of your samples.
Instructor(s): Dr. Kathy Chen
MATE 2 Make It or Break It? - Learn how the choice of materials can have different effects on the performance of a product. You will be given a engineering challenge to design and build a product that takes into consideration material choices, environmental impacts, costs, and design.
Instructor(s): Dr. Kathy Chen
ME Robotics & Lego Mindstorm - Students will participate in a brief discussion about robotics in general - their function, purpose, and characteristics - and how the various engineering disciplines contribute to the robotic field. Afterwards, they will have the opportunity to assemble a robotic car and program it with a computer to race in a friendly competition.
Instructor(s): Dr. John Chen
MFGE "How It's Made" Live - Like the show "How It's Made"? Ever wonder how exactly the objects you use every day are created? Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) machines help make the many products we use. In this lab students will participate in a hands-on adventure as they learn how to engrave their initials onto their projects using CNC technology. Come discover the world of manufacturing.
Instructor(s): Mr. Jim Robinson
SE 1 Cell Phone Application - In this software engineering lab you will work in a small team to design and prototype a small mobile (cell phone) application. You will start by specifying the requirements, then build user-interface mockups. Next you will evaluate the application's usability. Finally, you will construct a simple web-based prototype of your mobile application.
Instructor(s): Dr. David Janzen
SE 2 Scratch (Software Animation) - In this software engineering lab you will work in pairs to create a software animation using the Scratch development environment. Scratch allows you to create two-dimensional objects that you animate and interact with through a visual programming environment. In addition to learning computer programming fundamentals, you will gain hands-on experience with the software development lifecycle as you plan, design, build, test, and deploy your animation.
Instructor(s): Dr. David Janzen