Megan Kreiger

Megan Kreiger

Bio

Megan Kreiger graduated with a Bachelor's degree from the Department of Mathematical Sciences and a Minor in Psychology focusing on Animal Behavior at Michigan Technological University in 2009.

She began studying Materials Science at Michigan Tech. in May 2010 and officially started her Master's degree in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering in January 2011. In addition to her Master's degree, she is also pursuing a Graduate Certificate in Sustainability from the Sustainable Futures Institute at Michigan Tech.

Research

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Michigan Tech's Open Sustainability Technology LabContact Dr. Joshua Pearce at Free Appropriate Sustainable Technology.

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Research Topic:

Main Topic: Improvements for manufacturing from a life cycle analysis perspective.

Sub Topics:

Topic 1: Life cycle analysis of semiconductor recycling in thin film photovoltaic manufacturing

• Specifically Silane recycling in the a-Si:H process
• Paper submitted for review

• Previous Students' Work

• Project & Thesis Literature Review

• Project & Thesis Methods
  • LCA Intro
  • LCA Tools

Topic 2: Life cycle analysis of distributed manufacturing vs. centralized manufacturing of plastic products

Topic 3: Tensile testing of 3-D printed materials

Additional pages to manage:

XRD protocol

LCA protocol

Tensile tests

How to set up a webcam to watch your 3D printer (Ubuntu)

Connect usb cord to computer.

Click "Applications" -> Ubuntu Software Center

Search "Cheese" -> Install -> Enter computer password

Wait for install to complete. (You can monitor progress by clicking "In Progress" on the left"

Click "Applications" -> "Sound & Video" -> "Cheese Webcam Booth" This will open up the program for you to see if your webcam is functional.

Ta da!

3d Printer Operators & Websites for Printing Tensile Specimen

Companies:

DeviantArt.com

Group : http://3dprinters.deviantart.com/#

https://www.facebook.com/messages/deviantart

Makerbot

http://support.makerbot.com/anonymous_requests/new

https://www.facebook.com/messages/makerbot

https://twitter.com/makerbot

Users:

http://www.makerbot.com/community/mug/

Makergear

info@makergear.com

https://twitter.com/makergear

Ultimaker - In netherlands

Fully Assembled RepRaps

• 3dStuffmaker <- unavailable website as of 9/10/12

• ac123dc- Europe

sig@ac123dc.com

• BilbyCNC.com.au

http://www.bilbycnc.com.au/contact.asp

• BotMill --- Reviews

http://botmill.com/index.php/contacts

• Greg Frost Mendel
• Mendbot Shop
• Romscraj

http://romscraj.com/carttoo/index.php?route=information/contact Singapore

• Skb-Kiparis Ltd
• The Future Is 3D --- Reviews

support@thefutureis3d.com

RepRap Parts Kits

Full Reprapped Kits

Everything you need with RepRap-printed parts.

• 3dStuffmaker
• ac123dc
• BotMill --- Reviews
• eMAKER Huxley
• Kent's Strapper - Italy
• MakerGear---Reviews
• Mendel-parts.com---Reviews - Europe
• RepRapPro Ltd. -UK
• Romscraj
• Skb-Kiparis ltd

Non-RP Kits

Everything you need with parts made other than in a RepRap.

• A2APrinter
• flemingcnc Isaac
• German RepRap Foundation (GRRF)
• MixShop
• Romscraj
• techzonecom

RepRap Parts Webshops

Lots of people sell RepRap-printed RepRap parts on Ebay.

• 2PrintBeta
• 3dStuffmaker
• A2APrinter
• ac123dc
• BilbyCNC.com.au
• BotMill --- Reviews
• Eckertech.com
• eMAKERshop
• LulzBot
• MakerGear---Reviews
• Mendel-Parts.com---Reviews
• Mendbot Shop
• MixShop
• Printed-Parts.com
• Red Wizard 3D
• RepRap Ltd
• RepRapBCN
• RepRap USA
• resco-research
• Robosprout
• Thingfarm.org
• Thingfarm North America
• XYZ Printers

Individual operators:

Jerry Nick Dr. Pearce

Do searches for open source 3d printers- there are lots of variants, hit the list serves, blogs, etc.

• Reprap forum