BMES February 4, 2002

Meeting Notes

• National Engineering Week
  
  
  • Hall decorating contest: Sunday, February 17th
    
    Themes:
    Without engineers, the world stops
    DNA transforming into something mechanical (gears, etc.)
    historical biomedical inventions (contact lens, artificial limbs, DNA, wheelchair, bifocals, MRI, x-ray, breathanalyzer, prosthetics, pacemaker, artificial heart valve, artificial heart, bone screws, joint replacements, EMG, ECG, IVs, defribrilator, ventilater, human genome, artificial skin, etc.)
    What is biomedical engineering?
    Van Gogh
    Magic school bus
    
    Supplies: markers, finger pains, paper (big roll), construction paper, streamers, cray paper, balloons, lights, other? --- <$50
    
  
  
  • BMES run event: Tuesday, February 19th
    
    One fish three fish red fish green fish
    
    Registration: Check in with team members, record time in
    Materials: Craft sticks, Rubber bands, Ping-pong balls, Paper clips, Floral foam, Kite string, Balloons, Live Goldfish, Cups, Paper towel rolls, masking tape, egg carton
    Activity: Make instrument to launch ball into cups, Forward motion cannot be caused by a person, (person cannot physically propell the ball), 3 targets (cups) of all different point value, 15 minutes for creation and possible 5 tests, 5 tries to get in cups
  
  
• Bulletin Board
  • Let's get one up


• Human Powered Vehicle
  • Meeting Tuesday nights, 8-10pm
  • · buy some supplies this semester
  • start vehicle for competition next year
  • look at website for preliminary info


• Internships
  • Talk to professors, upperclassmen
  • Start applying
  • Check website for ideas


• Social Event
  • · ideas are: bowling, Laser tag, Ice Skating, BBQ, Go carts, Mini golf


• Nominations
  • The week before Spring Break

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Advisor:   Dr. Tran

President:   Dan Krainak

Vice President:   Heather McDonald

Treasurer:   Laura Walz

Secretary:   Chrysse Cois