The final meeting of the SPRING SEMESTER will take place FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2008 @ 2:30 (until about 4pm) in SM 260, the Science/Math Conference Room.
Among other things, we need to ELECT NEW OFFICERS!
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
ASME "LUNCH & LEARN" SERIES
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As you can see, Aaron will be the featured speaker at the next ASME Technical Luncheon Meeting. I urge you to come out in support of Aaron and our Club. Also, they tell me that the food is good. And I believe that there will be a discount (through ASME) for students.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Friday, April 11, 2008
Civil Engineering / Architecture / Planning Majors?
An e-mail from the college announced an open forum presenting a revised version of the TCC Master Plan. If you are interesting in civil or environmental engineering or architecture and don't know what the words "Master Plan" mean, you should definitely attend! (Hint: a partial answer is at the bottom of this article.) This is a great chance to see this aspect of the engineering profession, where the focus is on the big picture.
It is also your opportunity to share your thoughts on current and future land use at TCC. (The reason for the forum is to get input on the plans that a consultant has been developing for TCC.)
The forum will be from 9 AM to 4 PM on Wednesday, April 16, in the SU Ballroom. There will be a 15 to 20 minute formal presentation of the plan at 10 AM and 2 PM by Tony Stallworth (new Director of Facilities Planning and Construction at TCC) and a consultant from EMO Architects, Inc. of Tallahassee that produced the plan. You should still drop by even if you can't attend a presentation. There won't be many people around, so you can probably talk to someone as long as you wish.
So what is a Master Plan?
Quoted from the TCC e-mail announcement:
Campus Master Plans are living documents that reflect functional relationships, environmental issues, academic mission and programs, vehicular/pedestrian traffic patterns, landscape design standards, architectural design standards and future campus expansion.
It is also your opportunity to share your thoughts on current and future land use at TCC. (The reason for the forum is to get input on the plans that a consultant has been developing for TCC.)
The forum will be from 9 AM to 4 PM on Wednesday, April 16, in the SU Ballroom. There will be a 15 to 20 minute formal presentation of the plan at 10 AM and 2 PM by Tony Stallworth (new Director of Facilities Planning and Construction at TCC) and a consultant from EMO Architects, Inc. of Tallahassee that produced the plan. You should still drop by even if you can't attend a presentation. There won't be many people around, so you can probably talk to someone as long as you wish.
So what is a Master Plan?
Quoted from the TCC e-mail announcement:
Campus Master Plans are living documents that reflect functional relationships, environmental issues, academic mission and programs, vehicular/pedestrian traffic patterns, landscape design standards, architectural design standards and future campus expansion.
Space Station visible for next 7 days.
The International Space Station (ISS) can be seen in skies over Tallahassee tonight and each night through April 17.
You need to use the Heavens Above web site (link takes you to a page suitable for Tallahassee) to get detailed information of where and when the ISS will rise and set so you know where to look in the sky. You should also use the web site to confirm the times listed below. The orbit times can change if they use the new "Jules Verne" space truck to boost the ISS orbit between now and next week.
It will be quite bright (negative magnitude) tonight and Sunday night, but not easy to see. Tonight (Friday) it will be only 20 degrees above the horizon to the north and will move into shadow at 21:35:25 (9:35 pm) at its highest point. It will be visible for less than 2 minutes. On Sunday it will reach 24 degrees above the horizon to the NE at 20:44 (8:44 pm) and be visible for several minutes before this. It will look like a very fast moving plane but not much brighter than the brightest star.
The best viewing will be Monday, April 14 (almost overhead toward the SW around 21:05), and Wednesday, April 16 (directly overhead around 20:12). It will be spectacularly bright (-2.3 and -2.4 magnitude) and easy to see even if the sky is in twilight, as it will be at 8:12 pm on Wednesday.
It is only visible for a few minutes, so get out early and check the time on your cell phone.
Hope for clear skies!
The next set of viewing opportunities will be in the early morning !! hours on April 30 and May 1.
You need to use the Heavens Above web site (link takes you to a page suitable for Tallahassee) to get detailed information of where and when the ISS will rise and set so you know where to look in the sky. You should also use the web site to confirm the times listed below. The orbit times can change if they use the new "Jules Verne" space truck to boost the ISS orbit between now and next week.
It will be quite bright (negative magnitude) tonight and Sunday night, but not easy to see. Tonight (Friday) it will be only 20 degrees above the horizon to the north and will move into shadow at 21:35:25 (9:35 pm) at its highest point. It will be visible for less than 2 minutes. On Sunday it will reach 24 degrees above the horizon to the NE at 20:44 (8:44 pm) and be visible for several minutes before this. It will look like a very fast moving plane but not much brighter than the brightest star.
The best viewing will be Monday, April 14 (almost overhead toward the SW around 21:05), and Wednesday, April 16 (directly overhead around 20:12). It will be spectacularly bright (-2.3 and -2.4 magnitude) and easy to see even if the sky is in twilight, as it will be at 8:12 pm on Wednesday.
It is only visible for a few minutes, so get out early and check the time on your cell phone.
Hope for clear skies!
The next set of viewing opportunities will be in the early morning !! hours on April 30 and May 1.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Electric and Solar Assist Vehicle News
Two items:
1) The final assembly of the Solar-Assist system started this afternoon and will continue on Friday at 10:30 until it is complete. I have most of the baseline data from monitoring the existing system and will post those real soon now.
2) I was forwarded the following notice: "Test Drive a Zap! Zap Corporation, manufacturers of all electric cars, will be in town this Saturday with cars that you can take for a test drive. These cars are viable, all-electric commuting cars, so if you get a chance stop by and take one out for a spin."
Date and Time: Saturday, April 12th 11 a.m.
Location: K-mart Plaza, corner of Apalachee and Blairstone Rd.
Go to http://www.zapworld.com/ for more information.
This is the first I ever heard of them, but
1) The final assembly of the Solar-Assist system started this afternoon and will continue on Friday at 10:30 until it is complete. I have most of the baseline data from monitoring the existing system and will post those real soon now.
2) I was forwarded the following notice: "Test Drive a Zap! Zap Corporation, manufacturers of all electric cars, will be in town this Saturday with cars that you can take for a test drive. These cars are viable, all-electric commuting cars, so if you get a chance stop by and take one out for a spin."
Date and Time: Saturday, April 12th 11 a.m.
Location: K-mart Plaza, corner of Apalachee and Blairstone Rd.
Go to http://www.zapworld.com/ for more information.
This is the first I ever heard of them, but
Thursday, April 3, 2008
MEETING FRI. 4/4/08 == UPDATE
THERE IS DEFINITELY GOING TO BE A MEETING TOMORROW, 4/4/08 AT 2:30 pm.
We are just not absolutely sure as to where it will be held.
Stop by the ENGINEERING CLUB ROOM, SM 244, at 2:30 and we'll have the location posted on the BULLETIN BOARD.
DJ.
We are just not absolutely sure as to where it will be held.
Stop by the ENGINEERING CLUB ROOM, SM 244, at 2:30 and we'll have the location posted on the BULLETIN BOARD.
DJ.
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