CT iHub - People

May 13 - May 17

Stacy C. — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:05:00 GMT

The project we have been working on is observing Autism cell lines to try and find cytogenetic changes. This week we cultured and harvested the samples and dropped and stain slides. I have not analyzed the slides yet. I am using the knowledge that I gained in my Laboratory Cytogentics class in Junior year at UConn.

Moo Digital, Inc. Tyler Soares - Week 1 5/13-5/17

Tyler S. — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:20:00 GMT

This week at Moo Digital was my first full time week since finishing my year at Western Connecticut State University....

May 13-17 Update

Divakar A. — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:55:00 GMT

Goal foe summer is to look and find genetic abnormalities in familial autism. New skill that I have learned include: tissue culturing, staining/banding of slides, dropping slides correctly, staining/banding cover slips, splitting cell cultures, and harvesting of cells. Have applied knowledge from biology classes, and genetics courses that I have taken at school.

Weekly Status Report 5/13/13

Melissa C. — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:35:00 GMT

Completing final report for KX Technologies of all the work completed during this internship. Also, completing any closing out duties with KX Technologies.
No new skills just enforcing and expanding the report writing skills already attained.

Weekly Status Report 5/7/13

Melissa C. — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:25:00 GMT

I continued to troubleshoot the electrospinning machine in order to get it to electrospin. Also, I worked on completing my final report for my Senior Project on electrospinning.
I learned new ways to show multiple data on Excel graphs/charts. I also learned that specific electrical cables are made for high voltages.
Report writing techniques learned at school were used to complete my report.

Weekly Status Report 5/6/13 - 5/10/13

Daniel H. — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:10:00 GMT

We continued to troubleshoot issues with our electrospinning apparatus and ordered new parts. We also had the close-out call for our internship.
I learned more about diagnosing electrical issues with a high voltage device.
I continued to apply general problem solving skills developed at SCSU

Weekly Status Report 4/30/13

Melissa C. — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:20:00 GMT

We have been having some issues with the electrospinning maching that hasn't allowed us to continue with our experiment. Although, we have been trying to test old electrospun fibers and come up with a way to get a good cross sectional measurement to know how thick the lay down of nanofibers must be in order to re-create our work with a production size machine.
I have learned to do a lot of troubleshooting and come up with different ways to find out was wrong with the electrospinning maching and also brainstorming ways to get a good thickness measurement of the nanofibers.
I have applied some team working skills and brainstorming skills to figure out the answers to our problems. All is part of the scientific research process.

Weekly Status Report 4/29/13 - 5/3/13

Daniel H. — Mon, 06 May 2013 13:55:00 GMT

This week samples were prepared in different ways in order to accurately measure their dimensions using the SEM. Also members of the KX staff attended our final project presentations at school
We learned how to use cooling techniques in order to preserve samples to be imaged under the SEM
We utilized our knowledge of SEM sample preparation and handling super cooled materials throughout the week

Weekly Status Report 4/22/13 - 4/26/13

Daniel H. — Mon, 06 May 2013 13:50:00 GMT

We had constructed a new apparatus to test the pressure drop of water through our filters
I learned how to correctly construct an experiment to determine pressure drop
This was a fairly straight forward experiment that required a good foundation in experimental techniques seen at SCSU

Weekly Status Report 4/15/13 - 4/19/13

Daniel H. — Mon, 06 May 2013 13:50:00 GMT

Much of this week was spend tending to problems with our electrospinning apparatus
I learned how to troubleshoot and fix specialized laboratory equipment
This required a good background in electrodynamics and a knowledge of electric and magnetic fields

Weekly Status Report 4/8/13 - 4/12/13

Daniel H. — Mon, 06 May 2013 13:40:00 GMT

Continued testing nanofiber filters against contaminants. Results were compiled and used to determine future tests.
I learned how to use filtration flasks to isolate samples that were tested against our nanofibers and how to view them under the microscope
I did apply my basic knowledge of microscopy developed at school

April 30th Monthly Overview

Lou P. — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:10:00 GMT

The focus for April has been as follows:

A. Maintaining current responsibilities in payroll, postings, and analysis.

B. Minor improvements or tweaks have been made to the processes and reporting that Damaris is responsible for managing. We look forward to seeing positive results in the coming month as a result of these improvements.

C. Damaris participated in the successful go-live of our second upgrade of 2013. Additional troubleshooting will be required to adapt to our new system and get the new processes down.

Lastly, we have not had any issues with Damaris, she is an excellent addition to our team.

Thanks

Lou

April 21st - 28th

Ethan S. — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:00:00 GMT

no work this week

April 14th- 20th

Ethan S. — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:00:00 GMT

This week all of the MetroCrops interns met together for a conference call with ct iHub representatives. We communicated our final progress and situational reports.

Weekly Status Report 4/23/13

Melissa C. — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:45:00 GMT

We had to stop electrospinning due to faulty equipment which we found out after some extensive trial and error (troubleshooting). We now switch our focus into testing the pressure drop of our nanofiber filters.
Learned to work together with others in order to troubleshoot equipment. Also learned to do more (different) data analysis.
I have learned to put the skills I have learned in school into practice in a "real world" environment.

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Invention in BPA free polycarbonates/plastics

ashish k. — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:10:00 GMT

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Introduction

Matt P. — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:50:00 GMT

The idea of diabetes technology combined into one product that is in sync with your phone was thought of for a class project at Eastern Connecticut State University. A group of students came up with and modified a diabetes product for a class assignment. The intention of this product was to help make the life of someone with diabetes easier. Problems with other diabetes technology are that there is not one single compact piece of equipment that can control everything. Our product combined all diabetes technology into one small compact component. With such a great product the industry is to everyone who has diabetes, along with healthcare providers and insurance companies.

Weekly Status Report 4/16/13

Melissa C. — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:20:00 GMT

Put together experiment progress to show at different presentations.
Learned new ways to present data/results to different types of audiences.
I applied my presentation making skills with PowerPoint and Excel.

Weekly Status Report 4/9/13

Melissa C. — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:15:00 GMT

Conducted more microsphere test with filter with electrospun fibers with diffrent time lay downs.
I learned how to accurately count microspheres to have accurate data.
I used my known math skills to represent the data in an analytical way.

Weekly Status Report 4/1/13 - 4/5/13

Daniel H. — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:25:00 GMT

We had modified our microsphere test apparatus and changed our target material based on the results of earlier tests
I learned about the design and calibration of peristaltic pumps
My familiarity with specialized laboratory equipment from school has been helpful in this process

Weekly Status Report 3/25/13 - 3/29/13

Daniel H. — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:15:00 GMT

This week was spent performing more microsphere tests, also I made paper for the first time in order to test a new material.
I learned how to use a deckle to manufacture single sheets of paper
I had applied general laboratory skills in making paper and continuing the tests

Weekly Status Report 4/2/13

Melissa C. — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:05:00 GMT

We have been doing microsphere tests, with different spin times to see which ones pass.
I have learned how to make the microsphere solution properly and how to test it to make sure we have the right amount of microspheres in our solution.
Some mathematics calculations have been used to make sure the microsphere solution is done properly which are basic math concepts learned at school. Also making spreadsheets with these calculations already in them in order to get appropiate and fast results.

MOnthly Status Updates - March 2013

Holly B. — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:05:00 GMT

This is the second monthly update for this project.

Weekly Status Report 3/18/13 - 3/22/13

Daniel H. — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:10:00 GMT

This week we began to produce samples with nanofibers to be tested for their ability to filter targets of a specific size. This is an important goal for the project.
We learned how to prepare the solution and how to perform this test.
Having spent much time in a laboratory environment at SCSU, I feel comfortable performing this test.

Weekly Status Report 3/19/13

Melissa C. — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:00:00 GMT

This week we have been working on how to test our electrospun material and see how it can filter out target material.
We learned how to make a particular solution to filter target material and how to set up the experiment to test our electrospun material.
The scientific experiment process that I learned in school has helped me to know how to do the experimental set up.

Weekly Status Report 3/11/13 - 3/15/13

Daniel H. — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:50:00 GMT

This week we worked on a presentation regarding the progress that has been made on our electrospinning research. Representatives from CT innovations as well as other employees of KX technologies were in attendance.
We learned how to present information on research in a business setting.
At school we often have to make presentations in order to update others on projects and those skills were very applicable to this situation.

Weekly Status Report 3/12/13

Melissa C. — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:50:00 GMT

We have been working on making a presentation of what we have accomplish on our research up to this point to show a consultant of KX and other KX personel.
I learned how to manipulate charts and graphs in order to show the information in a clear and easy to understand way. Also on how to explain what we have been doing to technical and non-technical audiences.
At school, I've had to do many presentation of science and non-science materials, therefore, it was easy to do a power point presentation and speak in front of people.

February-25-march-3 (interns weekly)

Terrell W. — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 02:50:00 GMT

This week I pretty much finished the entire header. There's multiple levels to it, as well as a content slider and changeable elements. I've also learned a lot about working with a json object. I've used them a little in the past, but nothing even close to this level, and i'm happy with how everythings turning out.

Another thing I've learned is that jQuery is a lot more capable than I thought. I'ts my favorite client side langauge, but I've never used it to do so much math and parsing of an object. It's definetly a fast library, and hasn't showed any noticeable impact on the sites performance.

march-4-march-10 (interns weekly)

Terrell W. — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 02:35:00 GMT

This week I fixed a few styling issues on the Bridgeportworldwide website because the header was conflicting with some code that was already there. I also updated it so that it would resize better and look ok on most screens. Then I worked with Ed to figure out how to change the data structure of a Json file, so that it could be easily integrated into the new system.

march-11-march-17 (Interns Weekly)

Terrell W. — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 02:15:00 GMT

This week I've been working on cleaning up the header for Index-d's new ERP system. I stripped out unecessary code and changed a few things to make it more portable and updateable. I've also coded a new Login page based off a design I recieved.

One major thing I've learned is the importance of a uniformed and scalable strucutre when programming for a large application. I've also learned that it's very important to have a clear picture of the overall goal when programming/designing, so that you don't end up re doing something multiple times.

Update for 4 March through 15 March 2013

Joseph O. — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:40:00 GMT

Final designs and testing procedures

Team Diabetes

Tyler C. — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:45:00 GMT

http://www.diabetesnet.com/diabetes-technology

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http://www.diabetestechnologies.com/

http://diabetes.webmd.com/features/4-new-high-tech-tools-to-help-control-diabetes

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/diabetes/

Weekly Status Report 3/4/13 - 3/8/13

Daniel H. — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:30:00 GMT

Multiple non-water soluble solutions were spun. Porometery was utilized for the first time.

Weekly Status Report 2/25/13 - 3/1/13

Daniel H. — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:15:00 GMT

This week new solutions were tested. These solutions were not water soluble. The results were good and more SEM images were studied.

March 4 - March 8 Update

Leanne H. — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:20:00 GMT

This was the first week of the internship and was an introduction period. We spent our time reviewing background information, researching, and creating a work schedule.

Weekly Status Report 3/5/13

Melissa C. — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:05:00 GMT

During this week we have continued to electrospin different trials while changing parameters one at a time and then imaging the resulted fibers. We have then analyzed the images and created a test report in order to compare it with other test trials. Everytime our results seem to be getting us closer to our desired results. We have also began testing our electrospun fibers in a pore/flow rate test in order to compare these results with the image processing results and other test trials as well.
Through this process I have been able to use things I've learned like data analysis like calculating averages and making excel spreadsheets with the data and making different calculations with the data.
I learned to make histograms as a new way of interpreting the data acquired from images.

Car cover 3 new ideas

Joanna R. — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:00:00 GMT

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"Law of Spirit"

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"Great Ideas"

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Weekly Status Report 2/26/13

Melissa C. — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:45:00 GMT

During this week we have been conducting more trials and electrospinning different polymer solutions.
Also we have been creating a template report in order to have accurate documentation for each of the electrospinning trials we have been doing. This will be crutial in order to have an accurate account of what happened in each trial and this way it will make it easier to make comparisons later on in order to be able to come up with accurate recomendations as to what is the best process to achieve the desired results.
Progress is moving along smoothly up to this point. Very little stumbling blocks.

Why do we forget Things???

Jonathan G. — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:10:00 GMT

This article talks about the cognitive and psycological factors that explain the reasons why our society is so forgetful. This issue creates a sort of dependence towards reminders and other tools to keep us on track with daiy shores. Very interesting: http://psychology.about.com/od/cognitivepsychology/tp/explanations-for-forgetting.htm

18 - 22 February Update

Joseph O. — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:10:00 GMT

Development of the soccer goal tests.

Weekly Status Report 2/18/13 - 2/22/13

Daniel H. — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:30:00 GMT

This week solutions using chloroform as a solvent were tested and examined under the SEM. Images taken with the SEM were used to determine characteristics of samples such as avergae fiber diameter. A catalog of these analyses was created.

Weekly Status Report 2/19/13

Melissa C. — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:05:00 GMT

This week's concentration is in imaging analysis of the nanofibers.
Creating tables and histograms and doing several different calculations in order to compare the different nanofibers spun.
Also we have been doing several spinning trials changing parameters everytime and next we will image those trials and conduct analysis of those images.
Progress running smoothly.

Month Status Update Feb 2013

Holly B. — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:00:00 GMT

Initial month status update - February 2013

11 - 15 February Update

Joseph O. — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:45:00 GMT

Despite a massive blizzard, progress was still made.

Weekly Status Report 2/11/13 - 2/15/13

Daniel H. — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:55:00 GMT

During this week our proposal was finalized and new solutions for testing were made. These solutions will be our final using PEO as a polymer as we transition to PAN and other materials.

Weekly Status Report 2/4/13 - 2/8/13

Daniel H. — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:50:00 GMT

We began to modify the experimental apparatus. Multiple solutions using different solvents were tested and imaged using the SEM.

Weekly Status Report 2/12/13

Melissa C. — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:25:00 GMT

We have done several trial runs and learning about the different variables and how to manipulate those parameters in order to achieve the desired results.
We have tried different concentrations, tried different voltages, and tried different flow rates. We also tried different distances between the spinneret and the drum although we haven't dealt with that parameter as much.
Next is to continue trying different concentrations and different solution mixtures and image those to see what kind of nanofibers we get.
Progress is coming along as expected.

A Big Fish Story: Unlikely Sources of Inspiration in Business

Sherman S. — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:00:00 GMT

http://www.schlarconsulting.com/unlikely-sources-of-inspiration-in-business/

4 - 8 February Update

Joseph O. — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:05:00 GMT

Continuing research and wading through a sea of legal-ese.