Technology classes for teens April 11, 12, and 14, 2011
GENERAL INFORMATION Please read the following information carefully. Both the student participant and the parents/guardians should be aware of the details surrounding the Think Tech! program. Application A complete application includes: • submission of selected classes • a $20.00 check payable to Purdue Foundation • signed Parent Authorization Form, Guideline Agreement and Video/Photograph Release Form Please mail all application materials in one envelope to: Think Tech! Attn: Vanessa Buntin College of Technology Knoy Hall of Technology 401 N. Grant Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2021 Deadline The deadline to register is Monday, April 4, 2011. All required application documents must be in one envelope, postmarked by this date. When to arrive Participants must be checked in NO LATER than 5:45 p.m. for each night of the program. Please deliver your student to the drop-off location (provided to confirmed Think Tech! participants on your class schedule). Purdue University, the College of Technology and the Think Tech! program are not responsible for the participants until they are checked in.
Class Schedules Should any conflicts arise with scheduling, a Think Tech! program coordinator will contact you. A detailed class schedule will be sent one week prior to the start of the program. Emergency Phone An emergency phone number will be provided on the class schedule to the confirmed participants of the Think Tech! program. Note Please DO NOT bring mp3 players, iPods, cell phones, jewelry, or other valuables to the program. Purdue University, the College of Technology, and the Think Tech! program cannot assume responsibility if lost or stolen. Parking Parking is available in the Northwestern or Grant Street parking garages. Both are free and open to the public after 5:00 p.m. CLICK HERE to download a campus map (PDF). The Northwestern parking garage is denoted as “PGNW” and Grant Street parking garage is denoted as “PGG”. Questions If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Think Tech! program, please contact us at (888) 428-1489, (765) 494-7967 or techdev@purdue.edu.
When to depart Participants must be checked out at 8:00 p.m. each night of the program. Please plan to pick up your student at the designated drop-off locations (provided to confirmed Think Tech! participants) for their safety.
All classes are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Space is limited, so sign up today!
Schedule Registration (each evening): Check-in — 5:30 p.m. Class time — 6:00–8:00 p.m. Monday, April 11, 2011 Session Choices (see descriptions below): • Leadership is an Attitude • Trim the Fat: Lean Thinking through Simulation • Net Zero Energy Homes • The Future Pilot: Intro to the Glass Cockpit
Thursday, April 14, 2011 Session Choices (see descriptions on following pages): • Smart Metering: Your Carbon Footprint • Think Tech by Driving Green • Wind to Electricity
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 Session Choices (see descriptions on following pages): • 3D Animation – Emoting and Posing • Laser Technology: The Latest in Innovation Tools • Ping Pong Blaster
Session I, Monday, April 11, 2011, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Net Zero Energy Homes Leadership is an Attitude Instructor: Instructor: Bill Hutzel, professor Rodney Vandeveer, professor Mechanical engineering technology Organizational leadership and supervision Imagine your home in the year 2020. Although it might look roughly the same as where you live now, advances in Sometimes the workplace mimics the school yard. Boss technology will make your future home much more efand employee disagreements are inevitable. Resolve conficient and it will very likely get at least some of its power flict by learning the four magical points of a positive attitude and put this to practice counseling other participants. from the sun. Trim the Fat: Lean Thinking through Simulation Instructors: Nathan Mentzer, assistant professor Chad Laux, assistant professor Industrial technology Everyone wants to trim the fat around their middle, even in manufacturing! LEAN is a way of thinking and is critical for high-tech manufacturing in the global marketplace. You will design and test a lean manufacturing process. Bring your imagination! No previous experience is required.
The Future Pilot: Intro to the Glass Cockpit Instructor: Larry Gross, associate professor and director of flight training Aviation technology This is an introduction to the newest technology being used in student flight instruction. Get an up-close look at the Cirrus SR-20 glass cockpit aircraft and a hands-on experience in the training devices.
Session II, Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. 3D Character Animation: Laser Technology: Emoting and Posing The Latest in Innovation Tools Instructor: Instructors: Nathan Mentzer, assistant professor Ray Hassan, clinical assistant professor Todd Kelley, associate professor Computer graphics technology Industrial technology Watch your characters come to life in virtual reality. Learn the basics of character posing, emoting, weight and balance.
Come see the latest innovation tools by experimenting with laser technologies such as our 3D laser scanner, rapid prototyping machine and laser cutter all in the comforts of our high tech design studio.
Session III, Thursday, April 14, 2011, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Think Tech by Driving Green Smart Metering: Instructor: Your Carbon Footprint Eric Dietz, Associate professor Instructors: Athula Kulatunga, Associate professor Computer and information technology Sandun Kuruppu, Ph.D. student Learn about the development of all Sudheera Navaratne, M.S. student electric go-karts that competed in the Electrical and computer engineering first collegiate Electric Vehicle Grand technology Prix race. Gain knowledge about Learn how electricity consumption lithium battery use including charging makes an impact on the environment and operational use, electric design when you use electrical appliances, including the electrical vehicle control systems, mechanical design aspects of charge your cell/smart phones and electric systems and the information play video games. Tour the SMIL lab and meet the faculty/students behind technology or software that is needed to make EVs successful. the technology, plus learn the role of the lab and run your own experiment to track your electric usage. *students who sign up for this class will be asked to record the usage patterns of a major appliance (ex: refrigerator) for at least one week prior to class.
Ping Pong Blaster Instructor: Mark French, professor Mechanical engineering technology Sir Isaac Newton proved his theory of gravity with an apple falling off a tree, but he never thought of this! Learn how a pop can and a ping pong ball travelling at 5,000g can pack a punch when combined with basic forces of air pressure, resistance and gravity through in-class experiments.
Wind to Electricity Instructor: Nancy Denton, Professor Mechanical engineering technology Ever wonder how the wind turbines capture and convert wind energy to electricity? Students in this class will learn for themselves by constructing a complete model using Legos and simple circuitry.
SESSION SELECTION Please fill in the appropriate contact information to register your student. A student may select one first choice and one second choice class to attend each night. Option 2 will be used if the Option 1 class is full. NAME:_____________________________________________________________________________ T-Shirt size (adult sizes: circle one): S M L XL 2XL Session I: Monday, April 11, 2011, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Option 1 Option 2 o o Leadership is an Attitude o o Trim the Fat: Lean Thinking through Simulation o o Net Zero Energy Home o o The Future Pilot: Intro to the Glass Cockpit Session II: Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Option 1 Option 2 o o 3D Animation – Emoting and Posing o o Laser Technology: The Latest in Innovation Tools o o Ping Pong Blaster Session III: Thursday, April 14, 2011, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Option 1 Option 2 o o Smart Metering: Your Carbon Footprint o o Think Tech by Driving Green o o Wind to Electricity
CLICK HERE to download the necessary registration forms as PDFs (listed below). REGISTRATION CHECKLIST Each of these forms MUST be filled out and/or signed in order for your registration to be complete. You may want to keep a second copy of each for your records. _____ Session Selections _____ Parent Authorization Form (signed) _____ Guideline Agreement (signed) _____ Video/Photograph Release Form (signed) _____ $20.00 check, made payable to Purdue Foundation
Send All materials to: Think Tech! ATTN: Vanessa Buntin College of Technology Knoy Hall of Technology 401 N. Grant St. West Lafayette, IN 47907-2021