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• Update task list every Wednesday by midnight.

Allie

• project writing

Bas

• Take home exam MY5400: this will take all my time until Friday.

ASAP

• Software/firmware metal printer improve
• HDPE prints experiments

Near term

• linear_actuator:MOST
  • linear actuator stage w/game control - microscope -Science
• Document the new design of the recyclebot and its operation-- main page Recyclebot - new designs here Recyclebot_v3.0, put images, detailed instructions for build and operate.
• Background research on PETE -- its melting point is a lot hotter than what we have worked with - will be a challenge
• custom reprap with high T extruder
• print awesome parts
• print mech tests components
• PLA fractions experiment
• print weak elec. material
• large bot build/bed level/automate
• resurrect trinity

• animation, Blender animation protocol:MOST
• pva recycling
• dual filament extrusion page
• 3d scanner
• resistor wire printing in objects

Ben

• write up outline of paper and collate data for xwire paper
• write this Tent staking PV systems
• finish prints of racking components
• https://fenixintl.com/shop/readyset-solar-kit/ ?
• lit review on 20 year outdoor polymer testing-- ABS, HDPE, PLA, Polycarbonate -- current printable materials

Chenlong

• finish lit review on Large scale plasmonic cell fabrication
  

Near term

• Do lit searches and make appropedia commercially available tables for the Nature pick 3x -- as a OS 3-D scientific platform: shaker, orbital shaker, mini shake table, particle size sorter, chem reactions, auto pippetter
• write this XRD rocking curve protocol
• finish Open-source photoluminescence system

* new glass etch - print Dr. Frost - verify - make sure it works on our own for PLA on normal glass

- The best recipe we have is:
- 1. clean slide with ethanol (200 proof is what we used)
- 2. soak in neat  [3-92-aminoethylamino)propyl]trimethoxysilane for 15 min.
- 3. rinse with toluene
- 4. let dry under ambient conditions over night

* ALD lit search Atomic layer deposition literature review

• spectrometer Open source spectrometer:MOST

* finish InGaN lit review InGaN material characterization literature review

Emily

Near term - recyclebot

• commission both filawinders
• commission all 3 commercial recyclebots
• read their spec sheets - if they can in theory do PET try it.
• test PET in all bots with filawinder
• when everything is good make good quality filament - while recording energy use and time for lca studies

Near term- microscope stage

• finish on Automated microscope stage literature review - fill in spec sheet comparison chart with costs and do a lit. search on the instrumentation -- look for things like applications, etc.
• Talk to Jerry about building it and doing test comparison with his
• Create Spec sheet for the line of MOST OS automated microscope stage

Medium term

• commission new recyclebot with Bas
• test print with trinity with PET
• when confident - we will do demo prints of OSAT
• print dogbones for mech tests
• do quick PET 3dp lit review

Medium - long term

• lit review PET+ conductivity
• order conductors
• make composite filament
• test composite filament
• talk to Dr. King
• print and test composite

Jerry

ASAP

• schedule/meet with Pat - see what is next
• review stuff here - particularly build instructions and improve Open-source_metal_3-D_printer
• order parts and make all metal MOST delta stage

Near term

• collect data on delta 4 printing energy use for example product - I will send full list with paper outline
• design and build table clamp for Nature stage
• Nature -- develop protocols as a OS 3-D scientific platform: shaker, orbital shaker, mini shake table, particle size sorter, chem reactions, auto pippetter - work with Bas and Chenlong
• write but dont post conversion of MOST delta to stage
  • write up BOM, instructions MOST delta stage
• work with Bas to get fluid handling down by coupling syringe with stage
  • demo with http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11621 or this http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:193645

Ideas for later

• • talk to silabond see if they have anything useful
  • Methods paper on evaluating 3D printer materials - Nature/ Nature Materials
  • antigravity printing - space fabrication - top space journal?
  • zero waste laser/LED curing - Journal of cleaner production - can also take LCA route with David S.
  • surface finish printing - need killer app for this - then target the app
  • orthotics - with scanner - medical journal w. Mark
  • Effect of environment on print quality with exotic media
  • Silabond experiments
• linear actuator stage w/game control - microscope -Science
• Printing for Paul
  • methods paper on distributed casting - RepRap Journal
  • metal printer/ metal parts for it and Ga printing [1] or this [2]
• inkject conductivity --Sci/Nature
• pushme pullyou servo
• glass fiber, sugar
• WQI
• work with portage
• metal welder printer
• possible PV characterization with Barbara

Joseph

near term

• open source charge controller
• fix and test solar powered reprap
• source IV tracer parts - get me shopping list
• finish InGaN lit review - focus on devices --InGaN photovoltaics literature review
• write up Hall Effect protocol:MOST, post spreadsheet Dr. Moran

Jephias

ASAP

• 4 Point Probe:MOST
  • on the page put in the background material what is a 4 point probe, what does it do, how good does it have to be for our application
  • make a table of existing 4 point probes, costs, sources, specs -- use Emily's work on the syringe pump as an example

Near term

• help Bas build 4 point probe
• T up every experimental apparatus and write protocol for experiments when Ankit is done with simulations write appropedia "how to" pages for the following
  • Finish silver dep tests/protocol
  • start ITO tests/protocol
  • start litho tests/protocol
  • fix FIB protocol
• Do it.

Nick

• finish filter changer case
• nip/pin flip stage
• solar cell probe

Ravi

• construct welder
• fill in method Oscilloscope protocol: MOST
• welding simulation paper outline asap
• revise thermal paper

• forestry data logger
• Forest service PV system design-- appropedia summary page so others can copy - BOM, wiring, how to access data etc.

Publications

• paper 1 - Photovoltaic charging of ultracapacitors
  • Ultracapacitors: MOST - methods page, include spec sheets, safety, etc. for using ours.
  • Photovoltaic charging of ultracapacitors literature review - complete lit review
• paper 2 - Open source power electronics for a solar powered internet
  • Solar powered internet methods,
  • Solar powered Internet literature review
  • Generalizable Design guide for small-scale solar photovoltaic applications
• paper 3 - OS thermal design for electronics

Dr. Pearce

(W= waiting on reply) (add to bottom of list before waiting/triggers)

Meeting times Thurs

4. ACQ4: an open-source software platform for data acquisition and analysis in neurophysiology research. Campagnola L, Kratz MB, Manis PB. Front Neuroinform; 2014;8:3.

5. tranSMART: An Open Source and Community-Driven Informatics and Data Sharing Platform for Clinical and Translational Research. Athey BD, Braxenthaler M, Haas M, Guo Y. AMIA Jt Summits Transl Sci Proc; 2013;2013:6-8.

6. Open Research Networking Gadgets (ORNG). Meeks E, Turner B, Chatterjee A, Yuan L. AMIA Jt Summits Transl Sci Proc; 2013;2013:175.

Tesla -

• http://www.wired.com/2014/06/tesla-patents/
• http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-elon-musk-opens-tesla-patents-20140612-story.html#page=2
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20140612/us--tesla-patents/
• and original blog http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/all-our-patent-are-belong-you

PV farm IS

• http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/07/weed-control-at-solar-installations-what-works-best

Deadlines

• http://prezi.com/nklj13fp0ulb/copy-of-ieee-pvsec/
• http://www.mtu.edu/facultyupdate/
• https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503584&WT.mc_id=USNSF_39&WT.mc_ev=click research in engineering ed.
• special issues 3dp rev. -- Abstracts for feedback could be emailed to us at any time until 1 March 2014
  • Last date for submitting the manuscript: 1 March 2014
  • End of the first review cycle: 1 June 2014
  • Tentative date for completing the revised papers: 1 September 2014
  • For more information about the journal and for the submission guidelines please visit: http://www.inderscience.com/info/ingeneral/cfp.php?id=2302

grants

• http://www.trb.org/IDEAProgram/IDEAProgram.aspx
• http://www.mtu.edu/research/administration/vpr-office/internal-awards/research-excellence-fund/ - research excellence Budget Deadline: Feb. 27, 2014, Proposal Deadline: March 6, 2014, 4 p.m.
• https://www.engineeringforchange.org/news/2013/01/11/ten_top_fundraising_platforms.html
• http://namii.org/rfp-and-project-award-timeline/

To do

• saba's paper -W
• delta 4 biz paper - w
• glasses - w
• andre tetrad-w

• xwire
• stage
• trigger Queens PV -w
• thermal energy -w
• albedo xu/liqiang -w
• http://3dprintingindustry.com/2013/10/10/3d-printing-solar-solutions/
• PLA off gassing?
• Tyler Outdoor MTU - paddle printing+

Pending Projects

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_oxygen_demand
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPvxShlrm58
• http://www.kunger.at/161542/1591397/concepts/farm-432-insect-breeding

open design

• Build MakerScanner http://wiki.makerbot.com/makerscanner-building - fix light holder
• Set up Duel Boot on Netbook
• Learn Open Scad http://www.openscad.org/
• elaborate on Literature Search - feed Development_and_feasibility_of_applications_for_the_RepRap_3-D_printer
• purchase foam board and make measurement lines
• put together protocol for makerscanner to open source cad package --
• work on openscad designs
• patents http://www.cnbc.com/id/100942655

spectral pv

• Literature Search (Read Literature from Rob's work)
• Effects of spectral albedo on photovoltaic devices
• write SBDART protocol: MOST also see if we need to use this [3]
• translate code, verify
• run simulations

Open source hardware projects

• for publishing http://www.tandfonline.com/action/aboutThisJournal?show=abstractingIndexing&journalCode=list20
• finish filter wheel
• environmental chamber
• pin/nip flip
• electrode
• TiO2 test cell
• dremel fuge2
• dremel spincoater

pla %s

• Look up properties of the PLA for all bags and post here with references PLA for 3-D printing:MOST
• Mass a collection of 10 mech test strips let me know the value
• Make 10 samples of filament of ~0.5kg each from 1 to 100% c-PLA
• Learn 3D printing from Ben
• Make 10 samples for each filament fraction mech test strips
• Learn mech testing from Bas
• Pull the 100 samples
• Make one pretty graph - submit for prize

lasersaur

• build me http://labs.nortd.com/lasersaur/