All posts by Christina.Scalice@stonybrook.edu

Spring Semester 2015

About

The Innovation Lab has had a successful first semester. Students and faculty from all different Stony Brook majors came together to use the Innovation Lab for team collaborations, workshops and brainstorming.

We started the semester with an Open House that generated lots of buzz about the lab. The Open House was attended by several professors, student groups and classes. Wolfie Seawolf even stopped by to take some green screen pictures with the attendees. As a part of our partnership with Society of Women Engineers and Community outreach we helped to bring the Girl Scouts of America to the lab. They got an introduction of our goals and utilized our green screen, whiteboard walls, and Arduinos.
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STUDENT PROJECTS
Throughout the semester, we had the pleasure of hosting numerous senior engineering design projects including our very own Samiha Shakil’s project, in which she created an atmospheric water generator that collects water from the humid air in an enviornment .  Jessica Cruz worked with a team to develop a food waste processor.  Ian Rippy also used the lab to create a coffee maker that does not need electricity.  Another student was utilizing the lab to create a mat that has a meter to display the proper pressure to put on the dummy’s chest to better educate CPR techniques.  The different resources and tools have been used by students of all majors to create intriguing and inspiring projects.
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FACULTY PROJECTS
Emily Beattie, a professor in the Dance department, used the vinyl cutter to create costumes for her performance “Explorations on a Live Wire.”Image Today, 6-21-48 AM

3D PRINTING
The lab’s 3D printer has been a big hit with those on the Stony Brook campus. Every week there are countless requests for 3D prints. Students can learn about the 3D printer through lab orientation and the 3D workshop. Morgan Kelly, an engineering student, even printed the parts of a toy car and used Little Bit circuits to get it to move.
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WORKSHOPS
The Lab offered several workshops throughout the semester. Some of these workshops included Lego Mindstorm, Marketing Yourself, presented with American Marketing Association, LED Rose Building and Intro to the Arduino, hosted by IEEE’s president. All the workshops presented in the Innovation Lab were successful in educating the community.
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The Innovation Lab has been a place for many different projects to develop. People to collaborate and projects to innovate. The Innovation lab is excited to grow next semester. We will continue to encourage students and faculty to bring their projects, teams and ideas to the lab.

“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.” – George Bernard Shaw

Girl Scouts Visit the Innovation Lab

Events

This Saturday, Girl Scouts came to visit the Lab and learn about the different tools and technologies that are available.  Staff members gave them an orientation and educated them on things such as 3D printing and arduinos.  The girls also enjoyed the opportunity to utilize the green screen and white board walls.  The Innovation Lab is excited to get a younger generation involved in the community and looks forward to hosting future events like this one!

LED Flower Building for a Cause

Events

Help Innovation Lab & IEEE build LED roses for the Artem Ayzen Scholarship fundraiser!

No experience is necessary.

The LED roses will be sold as a fundraiser in memory of Artem Ayzen, a former graduate student in the EE/CE program that passed away due to a tragic accident.
Artem was the brainchild of the roses, which he used to promote engineering to women. All the proceeds will go to a scholarship fund in his name.

When & Where:
Wednesday, April 8th 6 PM in the Innovation Lab

Click the following link to register:

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Open House

Events

The Innovation Lab hosted an Open House on March 11th in Harriman Hall 210.  Over 100 students and faculty came to explore the different resources available in the Lab and check out projects students are currently working on.  Wolfie was even there to take pictures with everyone on the green screen!  Stop by the Lab yourself and get involved in the up and coming community.

 

New Developments in 3D Printing Food

Tech News
The “Foodini,” as it’s called, isn’t too different from a regular 3D printer, but instead of printing with plastics, it deploys edible ingredients squeezed out of stainless steel capsules.

Researchers are working on ways to use 3D printing to produce food. Currently, most work is being done in chocolate and sugar but the innovation foreshadows great things for the future of food production. Food created from a 3D printer can be used for things such as wedding cake toppers, easily chewable and customized nutrition, sustainable foods and cocktail garnishes. This is just the beginning of what 3D printed food can become as time passes!

More about 3D printed food can be found at http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/innovations-5-amazing-ways-3d-printed-food-will-change-the-way-we-eat/ar-AA8FkUe.