Getting the Presentation Ready!

Yesterday we worked on our presentation for almost the entire day. We also talked to Bob and Joe about our broken light so they brought us a pinhole and a really bright light! Then we talked to Aly and agreed to run through our presentation for her the following day to time it and tweak it for this Friday.

Broken Light

On Friday, Nate and I tried to Solder our light back together. Yiquin brought us a switch to see if that was our problem, but it still did not work even after changing the switch. We tried using a spare light, but it's not as clear as the previous light. Afterwards, we went outside to have our last cookout where we played volleyball and ultimate Frisbee. Then I had to leave early to walk across campus to participate in RIT's college and careers program!

Presentation Work

Today, Nate and I worked on our presentation in the morning. We wrote our outline on the white board and sorted our who will explain which aspects of our presentation. After, we went to lunch with the other interns. When we came back, we visited Yiquin and Kevin's lab to see how they are progressing with their camera. When we came back to our lab, I found another type of glue for our foam and hopefully this one will finally stick!

Spray Adhesive!

Yesterday, Nate and I went outside with the Schlieren System and the carrying case to glue the pieces together. Then we came back in to let it sit overnight. We also looked at really cool posters that showed some research done during the summer. After, we went to lunch and came back to watch a presentation about life on mars. This was a really interesting topic and the speaker also kept me intrigued with her deep interest in the topic!

Slow Tuesday

On Tuesday, Nate and I worked on our final presentation. We then ate lunch with the other interns and afterwards, I had to leave. It was a very slow day, but at least we are getting prepared for next Friday! We also spoke with Ally and she gave us some adhesive spray glue to glue the foam together!

Busy Monday

On Monday, Nate and I worked on our case for the Schlieren System. We were able to go to the machine shop and get our Plexiglas cut to protect the mirror while it's in the case. After, we ate lunch with the other interns at global village. Later, we did the grey scale tests. This was taking pictures with different exposure levels at different points on the knife edge to see which point would give us the most contrast (clearest image). This time we took two pictures at each point, made data points, and then graphed them on excel.

Graphing and Data

Today, Nate and I first cut the piece of Plexiglas at the machine shop that would be used to protect the mirror. After, we talked to Gary and did our grey value testing. We tested different amounts of light the knife edge covered - each with multiple exposures. We compiled all our data onto spreadsheets and made graphs for each point. We plan on emailing our results to Gary and Aly and see if we should retake some images.