Aug 11 2011
Closing Presentation Video…
Here is the video that was shown at the EMBHSSC closing ceremony
Aug 10 2011
Vet School Tour…
Great day for a walk from the dorm to the vet school
The symbol of veterinary medicine V over the "Rod of Asclepius"
Checking out one of the labs at the vet school
Wow... so thats what holds up a horse!
Visiting another lab... I think somone is watcing...
Aug 09 2011
Hatfield Marine Science Center…
We had a great day on the coast Saturday. We visited the Hatfield Marine Science Center. We toured all the great displays and tanks; got to watch them feed an octopus AND build underwater ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicles). The Science Center was was really cool and the ROV’s were AWESOME!!! After our visit at the science center we went to the beach and played in the sand a while before heading back to campus.
The sign says it all...
Great time at the "touching" pools shaking hands with friends and anemones
Lots of interactive displays full of great information.
Other displays has a different approach to "interactive"...
Then we were off to the lab to build the ROVs... the first phase is planning
MORE planning...
Finally a plan emerges...
Next we enter the construction phase
The shin bone connected to the.... er, a... you get the point
Beginning to take shape!
Are we ready to head to the dock???
Final check list before heading into the salty depths.
Thar she goes!!!
Searching the depths for new discoveries
Captian, we found something... not sure what it is, but we retrieved it succesfully!
Another launch...
and another...
and another..
and another!
Back to dry-dock for a tune up
and adjustments
maybe even some redesign...
Spoon dead ahead.... ready retrieval mechanism mate
One of the many succesful designs and a HAPPY ROV crew!!
Octopus feeding time...
Close up and personal!
Next we're off to the beach.
for some fun and beach gymnastics!
Hi folks, we're having a blast
Aug 05 2011
The Science Behind Queso Fresco
We got to be food scientists, making cheese in OSU’s food pilot plant. Dr. Lisbeth Goddik and her students explained the background of cheese making, which started thousands of years ago when people curdled milk in the stomachs of young animals (yum)! We made Queso Fresco, which is a soft cheese, and only takes about an hour to make. First we boiled milk, then added rennet (an enzyme), and waited for the magic chemistry to kick in. After squeezing out the whey, and doing some cutting, we sampled our homemade cheese.
The "Pilot Plant" set up and ready for cheese making
So this is the curds and whey that Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet eating...
Wonder if that thing with the wheel is a tuffet?
Separating the whey from the curds
No Whey!!!!
Cheesy smiles for the final product... YUM YUM!
Aug 04 2011
Gazette Times / Democrat Herald Story!
The ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp at Oregon State University made the front page! Raju Woodward of the Corvallis Gazette-Times visited camp Tuesday and his article was in the paper today.
Click the links below to see it online:
Corvallis Gazette-Times
http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/article_25330fb2-be68-11e0-823e-001cc4c03286.html
Albany Democrat Herald
http://www.democratherald.com/news/local/article_9e69da0e-be5f-11e0-963d-001cc4c03286.html
Aug 03 2011
Answering those deep questions…
Ever wonder how scientists and engineers capture gas? Do you think soil is alive? How can we prove that yeast are alive? What’s the inside of the locker room really look like? (HUH???)
Today campers were faced these and many other puzzling questions. I the engineering time campers looked in to how to use gasses to propel a car, and in the science lab they pondered how to determine if something is alive or not. After getting their minds exercised, we were all treated to a tour of Gill Coliseum and Reser Stadium.
Getting pumped up with the POD before heading off to class..
Capturing gasses for CO2 cars
Gazette Times reporter 'gettin' the story' from the campers
Pondering the question "Is soil alive?"
Setting up an experiment to determine if yeast is alive
Checking out Gill Coliseum
So THIS is what the inside of a locker room looks like...
Cheering for the home team... GO BEAVS!!!
The EMBHSSC TEAM on the field at Reser Stadium