Engineering: Design and Processing

Program dates: June 16-20, 2019

Program cost: $680

Includes lodging, all meals and any field trips. Students arrive on campus Sunday, June 16, and depart Thursday, June 20.

Course description

Students will learn the basics of Computer-Aided Design (CAD)/3-D modeling, the requirements and limits of 3D printing and will 3D print an item that they design (up to 8 cu. Im.). They will also learn how to program a microprocessor called an Arduino to control a simple circuit or machine. 

Tentative schedule

Sunday, June 16

• Check-in
• Welcome reception

Monday, June 17

• 9 a.m. 
  • Welcome in Room 120, Olin 
  • Dr. Dyer and Dr. Frank Intro 
• 9:30 a.m. 
  • Engineering Design – Inventor 
• 10:45 a.m. 
  • Break 
• 11 a.m. 
  • Engineering Design – Inventor 
• Noon 
  • Participant lunch with faculty and research students 
• 1 p.m. 
  • Tour the Science Building – with summer research students 
• 1:15 p.m. 
  • Engineering Design – Inventor 
• 3 p.m. 
  • Break 
• 3:15 p.m. 
  • Free Design – Inventor 
• 4:15 p.m. 
  • 3D printing 
• 5 p.m. 
  • Dinner at Student Center 
• 7 p.m.
  • Evening Activities

Tuesday, June 18

• 9 a.m. 
  • Engineering Design – Inventor 
• 10:30 a.m. 
  • Break 
• 10:45 p.m. 
  • Engineering Design – Inventor 
• Noon 
  • Participant lunch with faulty and research students 
• 1 p.m. 
  • Engineering Design – Inventor 
• 2:30 p.m. 
  • Break 
• 3 p.m. 
  • Free Design – inventor 
• 4 p.m. 
  • Individual Part Submission 
• 4:15 p.m. 
  • Reflection and Discussion 
• 5 p.m. 
  • Dinner at Student Center 
• 7 p.m. 
  • Observatory and/or Movie (Tbd)

Wednesday, June 19

• 9 a.m. 
  • Arduino – Coding Basics I 
• 10:30 a.m. 
  • Break 
• 10:45 a.m. 
  • Arduino – Coding Basics II 
• Noon     
  • Participant lunch with faculty and research students 
• 1 p.m. 
  • Arduino – Simple Circuits
• 2:30 p.m. 
  • Break 
• 2:45 p.m. 
  • Arduino – Project Build Time 
• 5 p.m. 
  • Dinner at Student Center 
• 7 p.m. 
  • Evening Activities

Thursday, June 20

• 9 a.m. 
  • Arduino – Project Build Time 
• 10:15 a.m. 
  • Break 
• 10:30 a.m. 
  • Arduino – Project Build Time 
• Noon 
  • Participant lunch with faculty 
• 1 p.m. 
  • Arduino – Project Demonstration Time 
• 4:15 p.m. 
  • Cryogenics – Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream 
• 4:45 p.m. 
  • Receive 3D printed parts 
• 5 p.m. 
  • Parents return to Room 120, Science Building 
  • Closing Session and meet families 
• 5:15 p.m. 
  • Depart from Augustana

Instructors: Dr. Joshua M. Dyer and Dr. Nathan H. Frank

Dr. Dyer earned a Ph. D in physics from Michigan State University and is an associate professor at Augustana College. He teaches Engineering Design, Engineering Statics, Intro to Engineering, and introductory physics courses. He is also the director of the engineering program. 

Dr. Frank also earned his Ph. D in physics from Michigan State University and is an associate professor at Augustana College. He teaches Mechanics, Computer Applications, Advanced Lab, and introductory physics courses. He actively pursues research in nuclear physics and is a member of the MoNA collaboration.