January 2, 2013 - January 3, 2013

January 2, 2013

At the start of a new year and a new contract for me I will highlight the goals of the next three months:

1. Splice fibers when Brendan is finished machining new parts. (I'll work on this)

2. Flush pipes/ run heater and water pump to test the system. ( Jim will be in charge of this, Ben or I will simply be helping.)

3. Work on computer program (it's almost complete, just needs to be fine tuned and a new equation put in to compensate for new hardware. Ban has some ideas for improvement. I will speak with him about this tomorrow )

4. Work on ventilation system in the room ( Parts need to be purchased and then assembled with a little ingenuity. Purchasing and assembly require Dr. Jones and Jim's oversight respectively)

5. Solder/Install new Integrated Circuit to run thermocuople. ( I am waiting for the chip to come in to start.)

At the moment I am learning about chip instillation, common lines, and connecting pins to other pins/lines. It is my hope that when the chip does come in, I will be able to start right away. Maybe one place I can start is to solder lead wires to each of the thermocouples and insulate them...

Another item to work on is to find work for Jon Kulakofski. I know that he had been working with Alex to set up the GPU cooling system. Since Alex will not be back until Friday (according to Jon) I don't know what I can have him do. Maybe I can speak with Jim tomorrow to see if he has any delegating to do...