Nova Labs October 2019 Newsletter

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NEWSLETTER OCTOBER, 2019

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CONTENTS 04

Message from the President

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Made at Nova Labs

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Doing it Together

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The Nova Labs Micro-Certificare Program

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Winner: Hack The Machine

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Winner: Tank Inspection Challenge

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Winner: Asoleyo - American Made Solar Prize

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American Made Solar Prize: $50K, Round 2

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Happenings in October

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Nasa’s Strategic Partnerships Office: Helping

Inventors, Businesses, Non-profits

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Baltimore Kinetic

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Women in the Woodshop

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Halloween Party

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Key Members

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Nova Labs’ board recruiting is underway; as part of the recruitment process, Meet the Board sessions have been scheduled so that anyone interested can meet the current board members and ask about its operations.

Meet the board sessions October 7 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm October 12 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm We recently learned about two possible lease opportunities in Isaac Newton Square. These properties are located along the side of the Square which runs both parallel and adjacent to Sunset Hills and is scheduled to be developed last. There are two properties of interest (6.5K and 7K) that are currently being explored.

Happy Making!

Marybeth Haneline President

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Marybeth Haneline President

Jim Girardi Vice President

Brian Jacoby Founder, Past President

Margaret Kositch Secretary

Sam Aparicio Treasurer

Yuri Beckelman Director

Daryl Peace Director

Karen Shumway Director

Shane Smith Director

Jeff Spungnardi Director

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BOARD OPENINGS

by Daryl Peace

Several terms complete in November 2019, which will create openings for the offices of Secretary, Treasurer, and President.

In addition, the Board is looking to supplement its bench with persons that are subject matter experts in:

• Capital fundraising • Commercial real estate • Facilities management • Grant writing • Treasurer

Visit this link and complete an application today if you are interested in joining the board for 2020, or forward it to individuals you think should apply. Officer elections are scheduled for November.

Open board positions: click here to apply

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STEWARDS Patrick Waters Steward Coordinator

Frank Sogandares Woodshop Steward

Zack Borschuck CNC Steward

Frank Hum Metalshop Steward

Patrick Marstall Blacksmith Steward

Patrick Thompson Laser Lab Steward

Carrie Hafer Crafters Cove Steward

Steve Fritzinger Plastics and Composites Steward

Paul Chase 3D Printer Steward

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Mini Makers Questionnaire We are trying to gage what are the members’ needs regarding Youth Services.

Please take a moment and help us by completing online questionnaire.

Click here

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TEAM LEADS Jennyfer Peterson Operations Services

Patrick Waters Education Team Lead

Jeanne Marshall Outreach Team Lead

Fabiana Cesa Youth Team Lead

Patrick Thompson Safety Team Lead

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MADE AT NOVA LABS Showcasing Kenneth Johansen

Kenneth is a blacksmith with years of experience. Try our Blacksmithing 101 and make your hammer at Nova Labs practice sessions, which are offered twice weekly! Ask our stewards for help through the Blacksmithing channel on Slack.

Next class: October 5th: https://www.meetup. com/NOVA-Makers/events/263943327/ If you’d like to try your hand at this project here’s a great place to start https://www.instructables.com/id/Lets-Forge-aHammer/

Photogrpahy by Kenneth Johansen

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DOING IT TOGETHER

Photogrpahy by Brian Kidwell

by Brian Kidwell

A couple of months ago, after a few drinks, I told my friend I could make him a wood tabletop to go with some metal legs. Unfortunately, one can only push off promises for so long.

Big thanks to Doug Calvert, Owen Matthews, Daniel Vrolijk, and David Shapiro for their help!

I’d planned on glueing up this 6’ x 3’ beast by myself, but good woodshop folks jumped in without asking and made the task easily doable...many hands make light work.

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THE NOVA LABS MICRO-CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

by Patrick Waters

Nova Labs community members can now earn Micro-Certificates from Nova Labs, Inc. in all our Shops. Micro-Certificates confirm your makertude and celebrate your maker-fu! Show off your capabilities in woodworking, metalworking, blacksmithing, and more by applying for a maker Certificate. Once confirmed, you get to show off your ability with a Nova Labs Badge & Certificate.

How do I earn one?

Maker certificates can be earned in any shop by completing a mixture of class and independent projects. You can earn up to four badges per shop: Beginner, Advanced, Adept, and Virtuoso.

Beginners have just started their maker journeys, while a Virtuoso has developed and shared their knowledge with others.

As well as shop-specific maker certificates, you can now earn two extremely rare certificates: MixedMedia Maker or Mixed-Media Virtuoso.

Here, Nova Labs rewards those makers who can’t just stay in one shop, but need to use EVERY shop for their project. These are the makers who have truly rediscovered the joy of making.

How do I apply?

Once you have completed the requirements for a badge, you can apply at our landing page!

Virtuoso and Mixed-Media do require documented projects containing pictures and descriptions. By submitting a documented project, you are allowing Nova Labs to utilize your story and project in marketing materials and on the blog. We want to tell the world about the great stuff going on in our shops!

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Check out some of our Badges!

What are the requirements?

Beginner Maker

Any Shop + Yellow Safety Sign Off

Advanced Maker

Any Shop + Yellow Safety Sign Off + Any Red Tool Safety Sign Off

Adept

Any Shop + Yellow Tool + Any Red TOOL SIGN OFFS + Documented Project

Virtuoso

Any Shop + Yellow Tool + Any Red TOOL SIGN OFFS + Documented Project

Mixed-Media Maker

Any Documented Projects Involving Any Two Shops

Mixed-Media Virtuoso Any Documented Project Involving Four Shops

Photogrpahy by xxxxxxx

How should I document my project?

Here’s a list of things that should be provided to help show off your amazing project: • • • •

3-5 pictures of completed project any number of in-progress pictures one paragraph (at least) describing the project project journey & inspiration estimated number of person-hours

• shops utilized • tools used • materials used mentors, and anything else you deem important.

Click here to apply for certicifation

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WINNER: HACKTHEMACHINE

by Patrick Thompson

Photogrpahy by Patrick Thompson

In early September, Patrick won the HACKtheMACHINE competition. This is a United States Navy cybersecurity competition like you’ve never seen. Located in New York City, HACKtheMACHINE brings software engineers, graphic designers, students, and start-up CEOs to help the Navy solve its foremost digital challenges.

There are several tracks to choose from Patrick competed in Track 3: Digital Manufacturing—Rendering Aid.

At HACKtheMACHINE, technologists work alongside military and government personnel to solve complex problems that impact the global community.

For more information visit: https://www.hackthemachine.ai

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The task was to work with remote designers and engineers to prototype parts using 3D printers that can be built at sea and save lives in the process.

WINNER: TANK INSPECTION CHALLENGE

by Fred Briggs

Photogrpahy Courtesy of HeroX.com

Congratulations to Nova Labs members Fred Briggs and Jade Garrett who applied for a robotics contest on www.HeroX.com to inspect crude oil holding tanks and won!

The grand prize is $250k which will be used to develop a prototype over the next 12 months.

The challenge that they will be working on is automating the inspection of the floor of crude oil holding tanks while they are still filled with crude oil, sludge and sediment. These tanks are required to have the floor inspected for corrosion every 5 years and the traditional way is to empty the tanks and clean the sludge out. This cleaning process can cost as much as $10 million per tank every 5 years.

Tens of thousands of these tanks are in operation around the world so this is a Billion-dollar problem that directly effects consumer prices.

Fred and Jade have formed a company called Applied Impact Robotics which will be developing robotic solutions to operate in the sludge and sediment in order to do the testing and eliminate the need for cleaning the tanks.

Fred and Jade also wanted to give a big thanks to Callye and Red Blue Collective for the valuable input in the process! https://www.herox.com/astinspection/ community.

Find me on Nova Labs Slack: @Jade Find me on Nova Labs Slack: @Fred Briggs Nova Labs | October Newsletter | Page 15

WINNER: ASOLEYO AMERICAN-MADE SOLAR PRIZE

by Adam Winsor

Photogrpahy Courtesy of HeroX.com

My name is Adam Winsor; I’m a visual designer, and a Nova Labs key member for just over a year. My project, Asoleyo Solar Tile, is one of 20 national semi-finalists in the second round of the American-Made Solar Prize, sponsored by the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

My proposal for aesthetically pleasing, designer solar cells will now receive $50,000 in funding to develop a working prototype, with assistance from NREL’s network of researchers and industry experts, and all thanks to the people and resources I found at Nova Labs!

Advances in photovoltaic energy generation have made huge gains in efficiency and affordability, but aesthetics have been an afterthought. A recent study found that up to 40% of consumers Page 16 | October Newsletter | Nova Labs

consider aesthetics to be the most important thing in deciding whether or not to install solar on their homes, the largest percentage of any single factor.

Modern solar cells are almost universally dark blue or black, overlaid with a thin rectangular grid of shiny electrical contacts. Cells are combined in a larger grid to form panels, often with frames of bare plastic or extruded metal. Mounting hardware is often utilitarian and industrial in appearance.

There is lagging adoption in the solar market because many people, who otherwise would and could install solar, do not because they think current solutions hurt their home’s appearance.

If attractive, aesthetically designed solar cells and panels were available, many consumers would

Instead of hiding solar cells in roof shingles or other camouflage, My approach is to develop solar cells that are, in and of themselves, a beautiful modern material for outdoor surfaces.

I believe this can be done by applying artistic design to standard solar cell manufacturing without any significant changes in underlying equipment, processes, or materials.

I used Nova Lab’s laser cutters to rapidly iterate visual design prototypes of his solar tiles, by etching patterns in mirror-backed, dark blue acrylic. These prototypes featured prominently in my submission materials, and made a huge

difference in giving me an edge over other entries that were better funded.

I’d like to give a special thanks to Patrick Thompson, for his help over the years in the laser lab, as well as Callye Keen for assistance and feedback on the proposal itself.

I look forward to spending many more hours at Nova Labs over the next few months, working on my functional prototypes for the next stage of the competition!

You can see his winning video submission here: https://youtu.be/7gUM4_iftIA Solar Prize website: https://www.herox.com/solarprizeround2/ community Find me on Nova Labs Slack: @Adam Winsor

Photogrpahy by Adam Winsor

be more willing to install them in high-visibility areas-- not just on roofs, but in back gardens, public parks, and as a visible part of building facades. Especially beautiful designs could even be centerpieces of outdoor gathering places, and be considered desirable luxury goods.

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WINNER: AMERICAN-MADE SOLAR PRIZE

by Fred Briggs

My proposal is to develop an automated system that will cut, solder and assemble micro solar panels for small consumer electronics and IoT devices.

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The idea for this came to me years ago when I developed a solar powered tracking device for birds and I could not get anyone to manufacture small, custom solar panels for me.

This left me hand assembling panels which was difficult and time consuming.

My proposed system will automate the process of manufacturing these small solar panels which will make it easier and cheaper to integrate solar into small devices.

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For reference, I provided a few images of birds which we put solar charged units on.

The first is a Brown Pelican which was tagged in Texas and flew to Mexico.

The second image is a Red Tail Hawk which was tagged at the Golden Gate Research Observatory in California The third is a juvenile Swainson Hawk that we caught in Northern California.

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All Photogrpahy by Fred Briggs

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HAPPENINGS IN OCTOBER Some of the Main Attractions in October are below. Please RSVP via the links (class names are clickable).

Oct 2

MW: Mig Welding 101

Oct 3

Tinker Time: Jewelry Making & Silversmithing - This event happens every thursday

Oct 3

LC: Laser Cutter 101

Oct 3

BL: 2x72” Belt Grinder Sign Off

Oct 3

CC-CNC Router Aluminum Sheet Metal Cutting

Oct 4

AC: Halloween Props, Carve & Paint Tombstones from Foam

Oct 5

MW: CNC Mill Sign Off Class, 10-week Series

Oct 5

BL: Blacksmithing 101 Safety Signoff

Oct 6

BL: Forging a Feather Wall Hook

OCt 9

AC: Halloween Doll Jewelry

Oct 10

EL: Introduction to Basic Electronic Circuits

Oct 11

ST: Fish Dissection

Oct 13

Skull Piñatas To celebrate Dia de los Muertos

Oct 14 Oct 14 Oct 19

3D Printing 101 AC: Intro to Jewelry Making ST: Easy Botany

Oct 22

STEM4Kids: Take-Apart for Kids

Oct 25

Haunted Halloween Party

Oct 26

AC: Acrylic Paint Pouring

Oct 26

AC: Introduction to Stained Glass Sign Off

Nov 1-3

Women in the Woodshop: Live Edge Resign River Serving/Charcuterie Boards

Nov 7

AC: Jewelry Wire Working

Calendar of Events Provided by Instructors and Karen Shumway

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Skull Piñatas by Fabiana Casa November 1st is Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead), a colorful Mexican holiday where people celebrate and remember their loved ones. Come to Nova Labs to make paper maché piñatas to broaden this tradition and to learn a few paper engineering techniques.

Everybody who signs up for this class will take home a small skull finished piñata (and an unfinished one, if everything goes as planned, that will be dry and ready to decorate the next day).

Paper maché will get messy. Please dress your children appropriately. This activity is accessible to all ages, but the youngest children will need some adult help.

Price $20 per piñata-making-person. Link to class

STEM4Kids - Kids Open Maker Meetup Families have access to our project kits, materials, computers, and hand tools to create, explore, and learn! Please sign up before attending.

Kids, tweens, teens, and their parents are welcome to bring their own projects or work with ours. The activities will vary with each event, but you will choose from electronics, craft supplies, snap circuits, computer programming, Lego, games, take-apart, CAD activities, robots, and more.

FREE admission. Link to class

Introduction to Stained Glass Sign Off Have you ever wanted to work with stained glass?

Come join us to learn to cut glass, prepare a pattern, foil and solder, and you’ll go home with a unique stained glass panel that you made yourself! No prior experience with stained glass necessary and all tools and materials are provided. Once you’ve taken this class, you’ll be permitted and able to come use the Nova Labs tools to practice and develop your skills.

Price $50. Link to class Nova Labs | October Newsletter | Page 21

NASA’S STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS OFFICE: HELPING INVENTORS, BUSINESSES, NONPROFITS

by Jennyfer Peterson

Provided by Kerry Leonard

more about how you can benefit from their 3 programs: Technology Transfer, SBIR/STTR, and tailored Partnerships.

Nova Labs welcomes all inventors, entrepreneurs, and startups to learn how they can tap into and benefit from the Strategic Partnership office and NASA resources. A partnership can give you access not only to grants, but also to equipment, NASA professionals, but also to sophisticated lab equipment. Come learn how, make your first connection, and network with other small businesses.

NASA’s Strategic Partnership and technology transfer programs engage and inspire thousands of entrepreneurs, researchers, and innovators, with the goal of creating a community of America’s best and brightest working on the nation’s toughest challenges. The program works with corporations, startups, universities, and other government agencies from all over the country to form collaborative relationships. Join us to learn

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Speaker bio: Kerry Leonard is a Senior Technology Manager in the Strategic Partnerships Office at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.

She is responsible for managing technology transfer activities including IP licensing, negotiating cooperative research agreements, and fostering partnerships with external organizations.

Prior to joining NASA, she worked as a Technology Transfer Specialist for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs where she managed patent prosecution and technology transfer operations for VA Medical Centers located in the Midwest.

Kerry received her JD, MBA, and Chemical Engineering degrees from the University of Pittsburgh. She is a registered patent attorney and is licensed to practice law in Maryland and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Before becoming an attorney and turning to “The Dark Side”, Kerry was a Patent Examiner at the USPTO. Learn more: https://partnerships.gsfc.nasa.gov/ external-partners/partnering-with-spo RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/NOVA-Makers/ events/265284565/

BALTIMORE KINETIC SCULPTURE BUILD GROUP

by Paul Chase

The 2020 Kinetic Sculpture Kickoff Meeting was Friday, September 20! Join our 2020 campaign to conquer the streets (and harbor) of Baltimore with our maker artistry. Following up on a successful 2019 entry (only one spot away from the mediocrity award!), Team Nova Labs invites you

to join us in starting our planning for our 2020 entry. The race is May 2, 2020 and we want to get an early start on an ambitious sculpture! The group meets on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month (which lines up with Art Circle nights).

Photogrpahy by Paul Chase Nova Labs | October Newsletter | Page 23

WOMEN IN THE WOODSHOP:

LIVE EDGE RESIN RIVER CHARCUTERIE/ SERVING BOARD WORKSHOP SERIES We will be making Live Edge Resin River Serving/ Charcuterie Boards. These boards can cost a hundred dollars or more in stores and online.

project. Final products will vary in size, based on wood selection and other technical factors, but will be approximately 10”x12”.

Once you know the secrets of how to do it, you will be making them for family and friends in no time.

This is a three-day class in order to allow for resin drying time between each pour. Each class may be slightly longer or shorter than scheduled depending on the progress made each session.

Please be willing to be flexible with your time.

Students will learn the basic techniques of: • choosing and preparing your wood, • measuring and mixing the right amount of two-part resin, • color selection, and how to bring the rough board to a shining luster.

This is a hands-on class. Please dress in clothing that can get dirty. Resin may not come off fabric.

Link to class Article and pictures by Karen James

Students will have the option of using solid colors with a swirl technique or a transparent approach in which you can embed river rocks, coins, and glass.

Glass baubles will be provided in a variety of colors. Feel free to bring some objects along, but they cannot exceed 1/4 inch in height for this Find me on Nova Labs Slack: @Karen James Page 24 | October Newsletter | Nova Labs

HALLOWEEN PARTY

by Adam Winsor Halloween is upon us! It’s that time of year when the shadows grow long and the wind blows chill.

In this strange season, makers of all skill levels break out the tools and craft supplies to build epic costumes and decorations.

Nova Labs will be hosting a Halloween party on Friday, October 25. Come show off your costumes, your homemade Halloween decorations, and bring a dish to share. Use your creativity to make it a scary one—it should BE delicious, but if it LOOKS delicious, then you’re doing it wrong.

We’ll be setting out spools of string and demarcating areas to build decoy webs. If you see one, feel free to wind the string around nearby objects and the existing web. The tighter and more complex the web, the better! (Just be careful not to block doors, tools, or pathways.)

You can also help find the spiders. They are all over Nova Labs, camouflaged as pieces of scrap and leftover supplies. I know for sure there are a bunch of spiders in the woodshop cutoff bin and the laser scrap pile.

There are some hiding in the 3D printers as well.

Someone just has to help them out by coaxing them into a roughly spider-like shape and helping them onto a web. Kids are especially good at finding spiders, but of course adults can help too.

While I have your attention, allow me to also casually drop a mention of my Carve Your Own Tombstone class! On October 4th at 6:30 pm.

In other, totally unrelated news: I regret to inform you that a rogue DIY Bio study group was working on fusing spider biology with various tools and materials that were laying around. They left their experimental enclosure unlocked after feeding time, and all the giant mutant spiders have escaped.

I’ll be showing a group how to carve and finish a realistic tombstone with an epitaph of your own choosing! This one is almost full, but if there is enough interest, we can schedule another!

Beware that, for at least the next month or so, you may run across spiders of all shapes and sizes, which appear to be made of diverse materials.

These little critters are mostly harmless, but are fond of building large, complex web systems. In an attempt to lure the spiders out of hiding, so that they can be corralled for further study, and to ensure no one is bitten on their tuffet, we need your help.

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CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS Help out at Taste of Annandale/Annandale Family Days: Saturday, October 5. Fairfax County is giving us one of their tables at this event so we can showcase our programs and memberships. If you can assist, help is especially needed for morning setup and late afternoon tear down. Please email Jeanne.Marshall@gmail.com or Paenian@gmail. com (Paul Chase) if you can help for a 2-3 hour shift between 9am and 5:00pm.

Front Desk: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (7am-8:30pm) and Saturday (1-4pm), at least once a week Events Team: Events management talent needed who can work actively to create and manage Meetup bookings Outreach Team: Community liaisons needed. Help our team lead with website content, social media, pictures, marketing, and outreach to external communities Blog contributors for “how you made it” entries Operations Services: HVAC technician, facilities coordinator, Wi-Fi guru, painting/interior decorations, facilities assistant manager Fall Interns: At the college level Nova Labs 3.0 Steering Group: People with talents in real estate, revenue, marketing, capital fundraising, architecture/general contracting, institutional relations, grant-writing, data gathering/analytics Software Developers: Join our team of volunteer Coders and Sys Admins who help maintain our IT infrastructure.

If you have experience in any of these areas we could use your help: Perl, Php, Python, Javascript, routers, switches, and LANs. Crafter’s Cove: Administrative Steward to assist Carrie Contact volunteering@nova-labs.org if you’re interested!

You can also visit us at https://www.nova-labs.org/volunteer/

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Courtesy of Nova Labs

POLICY MINDERS Using Nova Labs During a Holiday The front desk is CLOSED on major holidays. Traditionally, we cancel the only on holidays and discourage (but not ban) shop classes. This gives our stewards, hosts, and front desk volunteers a much-needed break and family time. This means Nova Labs is for Key Members only on holidays, unless they choose to informally host Associates. Want to come hang with us on holidays? Consider becoming a Key Member!

Policy Minder: Key Members should be familiar with their responsibilities as Nova Labs Key Members. Ad Hoc training on the Makerspace lock-up procedures is encouraged. Contact support@nova-labs.org to schedule a time if you need training. https://nova-labs.org/wiki/membership_responsibilities Safety Reminder of the Month: Please turn off the gas for both MIG and TIG. We lost a significant amount of Argon for TIG because it was left open. Frank Hum replaced the hose and connector. All Shops people, even if you weren’t welding and walk by, or Keys, if you are closing for the evening, PLEASE CHECK THE GAS, righty-tighty.

Member and Events Management System Planning: Maker Space Needs Brain Transplant Nova Labs is a shooting star...From our start in 2012, we’ve grown to over 350 members. The demands on our ad-hoc “made at a maker space in 2012” member management software is on life support. We are looking for IT-savvy, not-necessarily-programmer types with that independent maker spirit to help us plan our migration. Please contact John Hoskins to find out more about CiviCRM.

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WELCOME KEY MEMBERS Name: Karen Gold James Sponsor: Bill st Amant Biography: I am originally from NYC but lived my adult life in Hawaii.

I have three gorgeous smart kids and a dog named Zeus that is the light of my life. I have been a student, special ed teacher, artist, and business CEO. Now I am a hobbyist. I float between wood, ceramics, glass, natural fiber arts, and handicrafts. I love learning any art except painting and drawing. I am terrible with technology. During my free time, I am a rare disease advocate focusing on the needs of kids and services. I focus on Ehlers Danlos syndrome and related conditions.

Bill, her sponsor, says “Karen really gets Nova Labs”. Karen says, “I want to be a Nova Labs key member to be part of a group of collaborative artistic thinkers. I am happy to volunteer, within my skillset, as needed. My time is flexible.”

Name: J Nephi Griffith Sponsor: Sam Winkelstein Biography: I’m an artist, scientist, and engineer who specializes in imagers, optics, and imaging systems. I’ve worked for more than a decade as a broadcast systems engineer and is currently finishing his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering while working as a Semiconductor Test Engineer in Dulles, VA. I was born in Monterey, CA. My knack for languages as lead to my fluency in Thai and the study of Mandarin Chinese, Russian, and Arabic. I am here at Nova Labs because I am willing to learn and willing to share his knowledge.

Name: William Arnest Sponsor: Pat Marstall Biography: I grew up in rural tidewater Virginia. As a child I made Sterno fueled hot air balloons and small boats that I would test in the river. I built a forge in my yard with a porcelain pipe loaded with charcoal with a leaf blower beneath it. I made mechanical wooden arms for my punching bag that could punch back, powered by elastic bands. I went to the University of Virginia and majored in chemistry. I worked in a cancer research lab for three years synthesizing new medications. I currently work with the Fairfax County Police department. I have been there for over 11 years now. I have spent time as a patrol officer, a detective, a full-time instructor at the academy and range and now a supervisor. For the last several years I have made robots with Arduinos, Camera systems with Raspberry Pis, and I am on my fourth 3D printer. I’ve invented numerous items and gotten a couple of provisional patents.

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