As a result of a great deal of preliminary work by club members, a decision was made at the meeting of Sept. 21, 2007, to pursue a project of conversion of a TCC golf cart to solar power. A team was formed, headed by Aaron Bauldree.
The team's first meeting was Sat. Sept. 29. Here is a summary of the meeting, provided by Komlan Amesse.
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We met today at 11am at All Saints Cafe. Those present were Komlan Amesse, Ann Wolfgang, Giovanni Meritis, Aaron Bauldree and Ramonn Soto. This meeting is the kickoff of the project. We talked about all the physical constraints we will face and how to get the project done on time. The solar system we going to build is called Solar Assistant System. Aaron set up a forum web ( http://www.tccsolar.freeforums.org ) page where everyone can go and discuss the project. We assigned to ourselves a duty to research on the efficient solar panel to use. We also decided that it will be very nice to find a solar panel that we can display on Oct 03 at the TCC Spirit Day. (Do you know anyone that own solar panel that we can borrow and just display it for the event?) The meeting ended at 12:08.
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I encourage everyone to visit the forum.
If you would like to participate in this project, please contact Aaron via the forum. It is very easy to register and log in.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
TCC SPIRIT DAY, OCT. 03, 2007
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ENGINEERING CLUB MEMBERS
Here (below) is the notice from the TCC web page.
TCC Spirit Day is the new name for Stu-Fac Day.
We need some active participation by our membership to work our "table." If you can commit 1/4 hr, 1/2 hr, or even more, then we need you! Please call me (Doug Jones 201-8120) on Mon., 10/01 or Tue. 10/02 OR come by my office. I'll have a sign-up sheet on my large bulletin board. Let's let the campus know that we are here!
Your club officers will take care of getting the table and supplying materials. All you need to do is to sign up and be there!
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******* HERE IS THE ANNOUNCEMENT ********
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TCC Spirit Day
Date: Wed 3 October
Time: 11:00 am - 03:00 pm
Location: Intramural Fields
Where's Your Spirit. Join in the fun, Music, games, entertainment, rock climbing, laser tag, bungee jumping, free food, activites and more! Catch the BLUE & GOLD SPIRIT at the first TCC SPIRIT DAY! GO Eagles!
If you would like a student club/departmental table, to help volunteer or additional information, please contact the Student Activities Office at 201-8094.
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ENGINEERING CLUB MEMBERS
Here (below) is the notice from the TCC web page.
TCC Spirit Day is the new name for Stu-Fac Day.
We need some active participation by our membership to work our "table." If you can commit 1/4 hr, 1/2 hr, or even more, then we need you! Please call me (Doug Jones 201-8120) on Mon., 10/01 or Tue. 10/02 OR come by my office. I'll have a sign-up sheet on my large bulletin board. Let's let the campus know that we are here!
Your club officers will take care of getting the table and supplying materials. All you need to do is to sign up and be there!
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******* HERE IS THE ANNOUNCEMENT ********
**********************************************************
TCC Spirit Day
Date: Wed 3 October
Time: 11:00 am - 03:00 pm
Location: Intramural Fields
Where's Your Spirit. Join in the fun, Music, games, entertainment, rock climbing, laser tag, bungee jumping, free food, activites and more! Catch the BLUE & GOLD SPIRIT at the first TCC SPIRIT DAY! GO Eagles!
If you would like a student club/departmental table, to help volunteer or additional information, please contact the Student Activities Office at 201-8094.
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Saturday, September 29, 2007
SUMMARY of SGA MEETING // 9-26-07
MIGUEL MARQUINA [MARQU977@tccemail.fl.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 6:57 PM
To:
DOUG JONES
I wanted to report what happened at the SGA meeting today. I would also like for someone to send mass emails to everyone in the club that way we are all informed as a club. For anyone who is interested there are two major events going on.
The first is the relay for life, early registration begins Thursday, Sept27,2007. The ACS would like everyone to register by Oct23,2007 which they are offering any club to register before then to qualify to enter a drawing to cover all registration fees. If there are any further questions, contact Ms. Smith 850-321-5952.
The second is the Aids walk this will take place Oct 14,2007 at Tom Brown Park from 2-5:00pm and there will be a walk that will be 1.5 miles but it's not mandatory.
Next, I made it to the paper! My story and proposal is in the paper! It can be found in the Talon.
I have the registration papers for both events so let me know if anyone is interested or if we want to get known as a club.
Thank you and have a blessed day.
y.
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 6:57 PM
To:
DOUG JONES
I wanted to report what happened at the SGA meeting today. I would also like for someone to send mass emails to everyone in the club that way we are all informed as a club. For anyone who is interested there are two major events going on.
The first is the relay for life, early registration begins Thursday, Sept27,2007. The ACS would like everyone to register by Oct23,2007 which they are offering any club to register before then to qualify to enter a drawing to cover all registration fees. If there are any further questions, contact Ms. Smith 850-321-5952.
The second is the Aids walk this will take place Oct 14,2007 at Tom Brown Park from 2-5:00pm and there will be a walk that will be 1.5 miles but it's not mandatory.
Next, I made it to the paper! My story and proposal is in the paper! It can be found in the Talon.
I have the registration papers for both events so let me know if anyone is interested or if we want to get known as a club.
Thank you and have a blessed day.
y.
Friday, September 21, 2007
FSU Advising Day
Although I have not received an e-mail announcement, there are signs around campus stating that the FSU Advising Day will be this Wednesday, 26 September from 10 AM to 3 PM.
This is the easiest way to talk to an Engineering academic adviser about the timing of your transfer to the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. They can tell you what classes are likely to be offered in the spring, summer, and fall semesters at FSU and help you put together a plan that makes sense for you, possibly including dual enrollment during your last semester at TCC.
For example, a recent visiting alumnus told me how it worked with a spring start in mechanical engineering: you needed to take 11 hours of engineering classes in the summer (about like 13 hours in a regular semester) to be on track for the classes that start in the fall. A fall start had a much easier load, while a summer start is mostly limited to picking up non-sequence classes like basic circuits.
This is the easiest way to talk to an Engineering academic adviser about the timing of your transfer to the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. They can tell you what classes are likely to be offered in the spring, summer, and fall semesters at FSU and help you put together a plan that makes sense for you, possibly including dual enrollment during your last semester at TCC.
For example, a recent visiting alumnus told me how it worked with a spring start in mechanical engineering: you needed to take 11 hours of engineering classes in the summer (about like 13 hours in a regular semester) to be on track for the classes that start in the fall. A fall start had a much easier load, while a summer start is mostly limited to picking up non-sequence classes like basic circuits.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
AGENDA for FRI. 9/21 ENGINEERING CLUB MEETING
ENGINEERING CLUB
MEETING – SEPTEMBER 21, 2007 (Fri.)
2:30 pm SM 260.
AGENDA
MEETING – SEPTEMBER 21, 2007 (Fri.)
2:30 pm SM 260.
AGENDA
OFFICERS | |||
Chair | Vice Chair & SGA Rep. | Secretary | Webmaster |
Komlan Amesse | Miguel Marquina | Ann Wolfgang | Michael O'Connor |
- Introduction of Members, Visitors, and Guests.
- Presentation of award to the Management of Dominos.
- Report on ASME Membership Conference.
- Brief on the solar panel project.
- New event: TCC Spirit Day.
- Suggestion: To have meeting every 2 weeks.
- Presentation – so you wanna be an engineer? – by Dr Jason Osborne.
- Heart Walk on Saturday.
- Next ASME Luncheon: Fri. 9/28.
- Pizza at the end of the meeting
FAMU-FSU Engineering Day
George Heller says:
Thursday, September 20, is the "Engineering Day" career fair at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. This runs all day, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the College of Engineering. Although the emphasis is on Juniors (for summer internships) and Seniors (for careers), other students can show up ... with their resume ... if interested in exploring summer job opportunities. (There are some companies willing to hire underclassmen.)
Thursday, September 20, is the "Engineering Day" career fair at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. This runs all day, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the College of Engineering. Although the emphasis is on Juniors (for summer internships) and Seniors (for careers), other students can show up ... with their resume ... if interested in exploring summer job opportunities. (There are some companies willing to hire underclassmen.)
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Visit by U of Florida Engineering
I have a confirmation that the UF engineering transfer advisor can travel to Tallahassee to meet with us during our regular meeting on Friday, November 16. Please put this date on your calendar.
I will contact the people at FSU to see if they can "compete" with UF that day for our 3rd annual Gator-Nole engineering advising meeting and keep you updated on my progress.
I will contact the people at FSU to see if they can "compete" with UF that day for our 3rd annual Gator-Nole engineering advising meeting and keep you updated on my progress.
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Program info
I have several bits of information related to topics brought up at our last meeting.
Solar Power Project
Aaron has pushed this one step further with an idea to design, install, and test the use of solar electric assist for one of the golf carts used for maintenance or hospitality transport around campus. Part of the project would document the existing energy use of a cart, so the energy demands would be understood and so we would have a reference point to measure the benefit of the solar assist. In addition to being as visible around campus as a kinetic sculpture installed at the SM building, it could even be used in the Springtime Tallahassee parade. A group met on Friday, 7 September, to work on the details.
Rocket Engines
Terry Zimmerman (on the faculty at North Florida CC, and sponsor of their Sentinel Rocket Club) is hosting a workshop by Jimmy Yawn on reloading used Estes-brand rocket motors. The reload propellant is made from simple chemicals, but this will be a "work at your own risk" workshop, not a club activity. In principle, we should be able to reload some used motors and test launch them the same day using the club's launch site in Madison County.
The workshop is scheduled for the morning of Saturday, 6 October, on the NFCC campus. Interested parties can get the details at our next meeting on 21 September. I will not post any other details on the blog because Terry does not want this open to the general public.
Walking on Water
I was able to track down a detailed article about it in a science writer's blog, which included links to a YouTube video of it being done by "El Hormiguero" in Barcelona, Spain. Based on what I found on the TV show's web site, the guy in the white jacket is Flipy, who plays a mad scientist on this TV show. IMDB says the TV program is not available on DVD.
The tank is over waist deep (3.5 ft) and I'd estimate at least 4 ft wide and 10 ft long. That is more than 5 cubic yards, which explains the concrete mixer in the background. A typical concrete truck carries around 5 yards, so they were able to prepare the "oobleck" in that truck and then pour it into the tank. The water alone weighs more than 5 tons, so the tank would require some careful engineering. I don't even want to think about cleanup, but the TV show's promoters likely took care of that.
Possible Future Competition Project
Terry Zimmerman contacted me about possible participation in the Annual CanSat Competition sponsored by the American Astronautical Society and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. If you read the Mission requirements, you will see that the idea is to build a small version of a space probe. Bonus points are awarded if the probe can carry out some activities, such as collecting a soil sample, typical of a Mars lander. Terry's group over at North Florida CC has some rockets that could carry the payload, but not the expertise to build the electronics needed for the project. Google shows that one hobbyist company sells a package that does some of what is needed (probably from last year's competition) for $220. However, like other engineering design competitions, buying is not the objective and just building it is only part of the task. If some of our first-year students are interested, this might make a good 2-year project, using this year to do some experimental work to get ready for next year's competition.
Civil Engineering for K thru 1st grade:
My dad sent me a copy of the ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) newsletter from last month. Along with info about their efforts on improving infrastructure while the Minnesota I-35W bridge collapse still has the public's attention, there was a link to an educational project targeted at really young children. Check out Curious George: Let's Build!
Solar Power Project
Aaron has pushed this one step further with an idea to design, install, and test the use of solar electric assist for one of the golf carts used for maintenance or hospitality transport around campus. Part of the project would document the existing energy use of a cart, so the energy demands would be understood and so we would have a reference point to measure the benefit of the solar assist. In addition to being as visible around campus as a kinetic sculpture installed at the SM building, it could even be used in the Springtime Tallahassee parade. A group met on Friday, 7 September, to work on the details.
Rocket Engines
Terry Zimmerman (on the faculty at North Florida CC, and sponsor of their Sentinel Rocket Club) is hosting a workshop by Jimmy Yawn on reloading used Estes-brand rocket motors. The reload propellant is made from simple chemicals, but this will be a "work at your own risk" workshop, not a club activity. In principle, we should be able to reload some used motors and test launch them the same day using the club's launch site in Madison County.
The workshop is scheduled for the morning of Saturday, 6 October, on the NFCC campus. Interested parties can get the details at our next meeting on 21 September. I will not post any other details on the blog because Terry does not want this open to the general public.
Walking on Water
I was able to track down a detailed article about it in a science writer's blog, which included links to a YouTube video of it being done by "El Hormiguero" in Barcelona, Spain. Based on what I found on the TV show's web site, the guy in the white jacket is Flipy, who plays a mad scientist on this TV show. IMDB says the TV program is not available on DVD.
The tank is over waist deep (3.5 ft) and I'd estimate at least 4 ft wide and 10 ft long. That is more than 5 cubic yards, which explains the concrete mixer in the background. A typical concrete truck carries around 5 yards, so they were able to prepare the "oobleck" in that truck and then pour it into the tank. The water alone weighs more than 5 tons, so the tank would require some careful engineering. I don't even want to think about cleanup, but the TV show's promoters likely took care of that.
Possible Future Competition Project
Terry Zimmerman contacted me about possible participation in the Annual CanSat Competition sponsored by the American Astronautical Society and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. If you read the Mission requirements, you will see that the idea is to build a small version of a space probe. Bonus points are awarded if the probe can carry out some activities, such as collecting a soil sample, typical of a Mars lander. Terry's group over at North Florida CC has some rockets that could carry the payload, but not the expertise to build the electronics needed for the project. Google shows that one hobbyist company sells a package that does some of what is needed (probably from last year's competition) for $220. However, like other engineering design competitions, buying is not the objective and just building it is only part of the task. If some of our first-year students are interested, this might make a good 2-year project, using this year to do some experimental work to get ready for next year's competition.
Civil Engineering for K thru 1st grade:
My dad sent me a copy of the ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) newsletter from last month. Along with info about their efforts on improving infrastructure while the Minnesota I-35W bridge collapse still has the public's attention, there was a link to an educational project targeted at really young children. Check out Curious George: Let's Build!
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
OPEN LETTER TO MEMBERS RE: LEON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL CAREER NIGHT.
Members,
This topic was mentioned at the last meeting (8/31/07).
On Tue. Evening 9/18/07 at the Fairgrounds there will be held the
LEON COUNT CAREER NIGHT for all the local high school students.
We need one member of our Club who is also an ASME (Student) member to join forces with a FAMU/FSU student member and several ASME Tallahassee Section members to work a table set up for the ASME. Information will be distributed to interested high school students on careers in engineering and on the college experience for potential engineers. I’m not sure of the exact times, but I believe that it begins at about 6pm or perhaps 6:30pm and lasts a couple of hours. There is also some free food involved.
Michael O’Connor participated last year, so I’m not asking him to volunteer again. We need to be taking turns. It is a worthwhile activity, and I urge someone to step forward.
Please email me by return mail if you are able to volunteer. First come; first served. I’ll announce it when it happens.
Also, since my mailing lists are incomplete, please pass the word on.
And finally, I’ll put this whole item onto the “blog” for, possibly, greater coverage.
Thank You,
Doug Jones
Instructor of Math & Logic
Tallahassee Community College
850-201-8120 (Office)
850-201-8119 (FAX)
jonesd@tcc.fl.edu
This topic was mentioned at the last meeting (8/31/07).
On Tue. Evening 9/18/07 at the Fairgrounds there will be held the
LEON COUNT CAREER NIGHT for all the local high school students.
We need one member of our Club who is also an ASME (Student) member to join forces with a FAMU/FSU student member and several ASME Tallahassee Section members to work a table set up for the ASME. Information will be distributed to interested high school students on careers in engineering and on the college experience for potential engineers. I’m not sure of the exact times, but I believe that it begins at about 6pm or perhaps 6:30pm and lasts a couple of hours. There is also some free food involved.
Michael O’Connor participated last year, so I’m not asking him to volunteer again. We need to be taking turns. It is a worthwhile activity, and I urge someone to step forward.
Please email me by return mail if you are able to volunteer. First come; first served. I’ll announce it when it happens.
Also, since my mailing lists are incomplete, please pass the word on.
And finally, I’ll put this whole item onto the “blog” for, possibly, greater coverage.
Thank You,
Doug Jones
Instructor of Math & Logic
Tallahassee Community College
850-201-8120 (Office)
850-201-8119 (FAX)
jonesd@tcc.fl.edu
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