Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Transport Mystery

We started our first Transport Phenomena lab on the very first day of class. (Welcome to Olin.) To get a sense for fluid properties and some of the fluid instruments in the lab, we were given mystery fluids to identify based on our measurements of their surface tension, density, viscosity, thermal conductivity, and pH.

We split up into pairs, and each pair chose a fluid. My partner was Lise, who is also in Por Supuesto and on the Society of Women Engineers board with me. Before working with the mystery fluid, though, we practiced making measurements on water and compared our results to known values. After that, we moved on to the mystery fluid.


Sunday, September 8, 2013

Year Two!

I'm officially a sophomore!

I came back to Olin on Tuesday, and classes started on Thursday. Below the fold is a basic overview of what I'm doing this semester, including classes, work, and activities.