BioEngineering Summer Camp 2023 Guest Blog - Liam
A student-designed data station for writing guest blog posts - or playing Minecraft
I love teaching Applied STEM summer camps. It never ceases to amaze me what kids will dream up if you give them a problem, some tools and then get out of their way. These are two BioEngineering Summer Camp 2023 Guest Blogs that were shared with me today.
This is Max's Design for the Sprinkler Array
Children Own The Future By Embracing Today Their Way
It is remarkable to see your impact through the eyes of a kid. It's very important for me that you understand I presented a problem and these two created solutions that were manageable, doable, and sustainable. Creativity and problem-solving is an innate superpower of youth.
Liam's Outdoor Data Station
This was Liam's design for the outdoor data station. The requirements were:
The work surface had to be mounted and retractable
The station had to be covered and shaded
The monitors had to be free from the table surface
The entire array had to run on Solar, Wind, or Battery Power
Hi! I am Liam and I worked with my team and a high school intern who was also attending the camp. We had to design and make it and make a list of stuff that we need and a draw the design. I am an engineer in training. I hate working with other people and mapping things out. But I like what we made.
Liam and his team in front of the data station
The data station in passive mode.
User Testing the Layout and function.
Liam's plan view of the data station.
It works very well and uses the Mezzacello 5G wireless router signal from the Bioreactor tower. The system is easy to use
What I Did
I built a deck, mounted a monitor stand, managed setting up two Windows 11 workstations, created a database in Airtable, setup the wifi relay, and managed the entire Computer array storage system, used a solar-powered power station to power the entire system, hung chairs, and made an old compressor work from. Reused 12V 30Ah battery and spare wire. (more on this later)
Things I Did Wrong And Fixed
We put the desk in, but not on the (wall) studs. So we had to (take it down and) move it over.
Sketch Something I Did
Identifying the studs in the side of the biolab shed
Editor's Note: Frankly I am blown away that he drew this from MEMORY! That lesson resonated with him. The plan view is a stroke of genius!
Fun I Had
Holding Alice Cooper was fun because he’s really cute.
This is a part of the City of Columbus Parks and Recreation Summer Grant Grant #1521-2023
