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 This page is a continual work in progress -- a place for us to document our past and ongoing projects.
+==== Oct 2023 | Stained Glass Workshop ====
+This project was completed in collaboration with CSEP in order to provide education on STEM to high school students. The pieces for the stained glass were cut on the Wazer Waterjet. Below is an excerpt from their [[https://sst-csep.cnsi.ucsb.edu/content/courses|website]].
-====3D Printing Rare Corals for the Channel Island Marine Sanctuary====
+What does an experimental physicist actually do? Sure, sometimes we stand and do problems on the chalkboard, but so much of experimental physics research is driven by creative thinking, problem solving, and making things with our hands. In this course we'll explore some of the most common fundamental physics research tools like lasers, magnets, detectors, and how these technologies are harnessed in building things to answer deep questions about the universe. We'll get a taste of how physics experimentalists tackle physics problems, and discover how exercising our creative skills helps us do interesting science. This course will be about physics, but it will also be about art, creative expression, and expanding our physics explorations beyond just calculations and math.  We'll spend half of each day learning about modern and relevant topics in experimental quantum and particle physics, and the other half learning how to solder by making our own stained glass art pieces.
-The Channel Island Marine Sanctuary works to understand and educate the public about our marine ecosystems. One of their groups is on a mission to educate the public about corals and coral reefs. They wanted this curriculum to be tactile and interactive, however coral skeletons are rare and fragile. To overcome this limitation, we partnered with NOAA to 3D print their coral specimens.
+Supported by: NSF Quantum Foundry through Q-AMASE-i program # DMR-1906325
-{{ :projects:corals_gulf.pdf |}}
+Taught by: Madeleine Bow Jun Leibovitch, Ph.D. student in Physics
+{{:projects:soldering_stained_glass.jpg?direct&200|}}
+{{:projects:many_stained_glass.jpg?direct&200|}}
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+==== Sept 2023 | Rat Milker ====
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+Because rats develop type 2 diabetes in a similar way to humans, their developmental stages are being researched to see how this can be prevented in human babies. Research has found that the breastfeeding phase is the best time to introduce nutrients that will prevent diabetes.
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+In order to make the milk-extraction portion easier, we developed a rat milker that will be more comfortable for the rats.
-====3D Printing Rhinoceros Stent for the Brookfield Zoo====
-The Brookfield Zoo promotes conservation by introducing people to wildlife. One of the zoo’s residents is Layla, a black rhinoceros. Infected sinal tissue made it hard for Layla to breathe. We partnered with Brookfield Zoo and other universities to design and manufacture a surgical stent. Surgeons were able implant the stent and remove infected tissue.
+{{:projects:rat_milker_tip_side_view.jpg?direct&200|}}
+{{:projects:rat_milker_tip_top_view.jpg?direct&200|}}
+{{:projects:rat_milker_assy.png?direct&200|}}
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDv_NTDPRQw
+==== Sept 2023 | Silane Chamber ====
+Silane chambers are used to deposit a thin layer of gas-phase silane to serve as a counter adhesion agent for glass or silicone substrates.
-{{:lyla.jpg?direct&200 |}}
+This silane chamber was improved from the old one to have a clearer view of how much silane is left and to have clearer instructions.
-{{:rhinostent3d_printing.jpg?direct&200 |}}
-{{:rhinostents.jpg?direct&200 |}}
+{{:projects:saline_chamber_isometric.png?direct&200|}}
+{{:projects:saline_chamber.jpg?direct&200|}}
+==== Aug 2023 | Halbach Ring====
+This Halbach Ring was created for the Physics Department. Halbach rings fixture magnets
+to create a magnetic field in one direction. It was made by CNC and waterjet cutting aluminum into rings, inserting permanent magnets, and then bolting the rings together.
+{{:finalimage.jpg?200|}}
+==== Aug 2023 | Laser Array Dust Covers====
+These prints from the F270 are prototypes of dust covers for a space laser array. These are currently being assembled in preparation for space readiness testing at NASA.
+{{:projects:dust_cover_side.jpeg?direct&200|}}
+{{:projects:dust_cover_top.jpeg?direct&200|}}
+==== Jul 2023 | Wind Tunnel Frame ====
+In order to hold a thin disk in place in a wind tunnel while maintaining both adjustability and secureness, we designed a frame.
+{{:projects:wind_tunnel_frame_plans.jpg?direct&200|}}
+{{:projects:side_view.jpg?direct&200|}}
+{{:projects:topish_view.jpg?direct&200|}}
+{{:projects:suspended_disk.jpg?direct&200|}}
+==== Jul 2023 | 3D Printed Mouthpieces====
+The music department at UCSB and SBCC reached out to create different instrument mouthpieces through 3D printing. We started off with 3D printing some clarinet mouthpieces with resin and ABS filament at 40% and 100% infill. We found that printing with filament created pieces with poor tolerances and were unable to produce sound, while the resin mouthpiece was usable. For our next steps, we will continue this process with mouthpieces for different instruments and add food-safe epoxy to maximize safety.
+{{:projects:img_2533.jpg?direct&200|}}
+{{:img_2499.jpg?direct&200 |}}
+{{:img_2500.jpg?direct&200 |}}
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-====PDMS Dome Grippers====
+==== Jul 2023 Lab Fixes/Improvements====
+Printed replacement drill press chuck key holder
-One lab user wanted to make small PDMS domes on glass to serve as "grippers" for 2D materials like graphene.
+{{:drillpresstoolholder2.jpg?direct&200|}} {{:drillpresstoolholder1.jpg?direct&200|}}
-We tried etching patters into glass slides, but they lost transparency and the PDMS wets glass too well to make a standing drop. Instead, we ended up mixing PDMS and dispensing drops directly onto a 180C slide. The cured in a couple minutes into perfect PDMS domes.
-{{:pdmsdome1.jpg?direct&200 |}}
+Printed replacement cabinet door latch
-{{:pdmsdome2.jpg?direct&200 |}}
+{{:cabinetdoorholder1.jpg?direct&200|}} {{:cabinetdoorholder2.jpg?direct&200|}}
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-====Diamond Holder====
+====Mar 2023 (ongoing) | Diamond Holder====
 The Quantum Foundry within CNSI is working on making nex-gen quantum materials from synthetic diamonds. They do this by blasting the diamonds with electrons.
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+====Jan - Mar 2023 | 3D Printing Rare Corals for the Channel Island Marine Sanctuary====
+The Channel Island Marine Sanctuary works to understand and educate the public about our marine ecosystems. One of their groups is on a mission to educate the public about corals and coral reefs. They wanted this curriculum to be tactile and interactive, however coral skeletons are rare and fragile. To overcome this limitation, we partnered with NOAA to 3D print their coral specimens.
+{{ :projects:corals_gulf.pdf |}}
+{{:projects:hourigani1.jpg?direct&200 |}}
+{{:projects:hourigani2.jpg?direct&200 |}}
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-====Jen Sonicator====
+====Oct 2022 | BNL Sonicator Lid====
 The ultrasonic bath located in the Bio Nanostructures Lab (BNL) here at CNSI uses a special top-mounting sample holder. This holder ensures that samples are held where ultrasonic intensity is maximized. The original holder was also very fragile. After breaking a 2nd time, we were asked to make a better one.
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-====Cool 3D Prints====
+====Jul 2022 | PDMS Dome Grippers====
-We use a variety of 3D printers in the Innovation Workshop and the Microfluidics Lab. These include the Ultimaker and Stratasys F270 FDM printers, Form 3 SLA printers, and an Objet 30 Polyjet printer. Here are example projects:
-{{::form3_capstone_spinal_implant_1.jpg?direct&200|Cured Form 3 print of a Spinal Implant}}
+One lab user wanted to make small PDMS domes on glass to serve as "grippers" for 2D materials like graphene.
-{{:form3_capstone_spinal_implant_2.jpg?direct&200|Spinal implant on Form 3 buildplate}}
+We tried etching patters into glass slides, but they lost transparency and the PDMS wets glass too well to make a standing drop. Instead, we ended up mixing PDMS and dispensing drops directly onto a 180C slide. The cured in a couple minutes into perfect PDMS domes.
-{{:objet30_spacestationprints.jpg?direct&200|Space station parts printed on the Objet30}}
-{{:ultimaker_capstone_vine_robot.jpg?direct&200|Capstone Vine Robot parts printed on Ultimaker}}
+{{:pdmsdome1.jpg?direct&200 |}}
+{{:pdmsdome2.jpg?direct&200 |}}
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-====3D Printed Mouthpieces====
+====Dec 2020 - Jan 2023 | 3D Printing Rhinoceros Stent for the Brookfield Zoo====
-The music department at UCSB and SBCC reached out to create different instrument mouthpieces through 3D printing. We started off with 3D printing some clarinet mouthpieces with resin and ABS filament at 40% and 100% infill. We found that printing with filament created pieces with poor tolerances and were unable to produce sound, while the resin mouthpiece was usable. For our next steps, we will continue this process with mouthpieces for different instruments and add food-safe epoxy to maximize safety.
-{{:projects:img_2533.jpg?direct&200|}}
+The Brookfield Zoo promotes conservation by introducing people to wildlife. One of the zoo’s residents is Layla, a black rhinoceros. Infected sinal tissue made it hard for Layla to breathe. We partnered with Brookfield Zoo and other universities to design and manufacture a surgical stent. Surgeons were able implant the stent and remove infected tissue.
-{{:img_2499.jpg?direct&200 |}}
-{{:img_2500.jpg?direct&200 |}}
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+https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDv_NTDPRQw
-====Lab Fixes/Improvements====
-Printed replacement drill press chuck key holder
-{{:drillpresstoolholder2.jpg?direct&200|}} {{:drillpresstoolholder1.jpg?direct&200|}}
+{{:lyla.jpg?direct&200 |}}
+{{:rhinostent3d_printing.jpg?direct&200 |}}
+{{:rhinostents.jpg?direct&200 |}}
-Printed replacement cabinet door latch
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+====Cool 3D Prints====
+We use a variety of 3D printers in the Innovation Workshop and the Microfluidics Lab. These include the Ultimaker and Stratasys F270 FDM printers, Form 3 SLA printers, and an Objet 30 Polyjet printer. Here are example projects:
+{{::form3_capstone_spinal_implant_1.jpg?direct&200|Cured Form 3 print of a Spinal Implant}}
+{{:form3_capstone_spinal_implant_2.jpg?direct&200|Spinal implant on Form 3 buildplate}}
+{{:objet30_spacestationprints.jpg?direct&200|Space station parts printed on the Objet30}}
+{{:ultimaker_capstone_vine_robot.jpg?direct&200|Capstone Vine Robot parts printed on Ultimaker}}
-{{:cabinetdoorholder1.jpg?direct&200|}} {{:cabinetdoorholder2.jpg?direct&200|}}