Sunday, June 8, 2014

Week 1

Hey all!

First two weeks have been a success!

The boot camp was fantastic. I’d taken a class for fluid mechanics, but the boot camp blew my mind in regards to the potential of fluid power. Both the lecture and lab sessions were an exciting kick-off to a fruitful summer experience. Apart from that, the other REUs are fun and intelligent people who are really easy to talk to. I enjoyed spending time with you all and I hope we meet again! Thank you to the CCEFP REU coordinators! Your attention to detail was phenomenal and I couldn’t have had a better experience!

This first week at UMN, I’ve met my team and other students/professors working on fluid power projects. My team has been welcoming and helpful! Additionally, I’ve gotten my hands dirty playing with carbon fiber and mineral oil (though not at the same time). I’m currently working to construct a carbon fiber shell for the HAFO, working on CAD models for the HAFO, and generally helping with other tasks. I can tell this is going to be a great summer!


Cheers!

- Faith

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