On Tuesday, the second day of our California trip, we continued to meet up with different companies and perform different activities. On this day, we met up with Greg Mulholland, the CEO of Citrine Informatics. His company develops new products …
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Silicon Valley 2019 EDI Summer Experience – AutoDesk and Army Corps of Engineers’ Bay Model – Post by Caitlin Johnson EDI’21
After our visit to Citrine Informatics, we traveled to Autodesk, where Scott, a Gallery ambassador and a software engineer, greeted us. The ambassador toured us through the gallery, showing various displays and models of innovations. One of these models especially …
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Silicon Valley 2019 EDI Summer Experience – Visit to Carbon and Apple by Olivia Danielson EDI’21
On July 15, the Senior and Junior cohorts of EDI Fellows spent 8 hours in airports, waking up very early to arrive at the Norfolk airport at 4 am. When we arrived at the San Jose airport, everyone piled into …
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Silicon Valley 2019 EDI Summer Experience – Visit to Carbon by Nik Yanek-Chrones EDI’19
Today we set off on our adventure to the west! After arriving in San Jose and grabbing some delicious* In-N-Out, we visited the 3D printing startup Carbon and met research scientist, Dr. Rene Lopez. Carbon focuses on pushing the boundaries …
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A Director’s Note on the 2019 Kiptopeke Experience
Last week, the 2022 EDI Fellows had their summer experience – their first significant time with each other and with their directors, Dr. Robert Call and myself. From a director’s point of view, this trip was very productive and successful. …
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Completed Project – Lego Table for the Barrier Islands Center – Post by Stinson Moss EDI’22
The Lego Table was a success! The hard work put into the table has reflected on the final product; It’s bigger, holds storage for legos, and most importantly, inviting to children. Although the Lego Team faced many obstacles, they stayed …
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Completed Project – Bench for Barrier Islands Center – Post by James Wilson EDI’22
We have now finished the 2×4 bench and it has been a resounding success. We have just finished the final coat of stain and it is ready to give it to the Barrier Island Center. The bench is very sturdy …
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A Sarcastic Review of the Food Prepared by the 2022 EDI Fellows during their Summer Experience – Post by Kai wang EDI’22
Food was an integral part to our Kiptopeke experience. The meals consisted of pancakes, BLTs, spaghetti and meatballs, scrambled eggs and sausage, ham and cheese sandwiches, hamburgers, and tacos. The pairs of chefs that cooked the meals were Stinson and …
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2022 Summer Experience: A Lego Table for the Barrier Islands Center – Post by Nicholas Rose EDI’22
For our first EDI summer experience, Stinson Moss, Kai Wang, and I are designing and building an improved LEGO table for the Barrier Islands Center, which serves as main attraction for younger kids in the museum. The current LEGO table, …
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2022 Summer Experience – Designing a Bench in Honor of Art Schwarzschild, A Friend of the Barrier Islands Center – Post by Foster Kimple EDI’22
After arriving and settling into our awesome lodge – an upgrade from Leadership Lab – at Kiptopeke State Park, we were introduced to our projects that our cohort will be working on for the week. Our cohort split into two …
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