So today is the last day of the sci | art nanotechnology summer program! It’s weird to think about the fact that after tomorrow, i will be leaving the place I’ve called home for two weeks. I’ve learned so much from this program, learned about so many relevant topics, and experienced hands-on so many technologies that most people have never even heard of. and i can definetly say that i was one of those people a couple of weeks ago. Now, because of sci | art, my way of thinking has completely changed and expanded. When I signed up for this program, I seriously doubted that there existed a legitimate connection between art and science. I just could not see how two things that seem so polar could actually coexist and even cooperate together to fit into this one program. After two whole weeks worth of lectures, labs, tours, and field trips, I cannot get their undeniable connectin out of my head. You need creative forces to progress science. We cannot solve the problems of the world with innovative solutions without be willing to think creatively and outside the box. Artistic means could also be used to present scientific principles in ways that text and lectures simply cannot. Not only have I made the art science connection, but I have also opened my mind to accept things for more than what they first appear.
I will never forget the this experience, the people i’ve met, the things i’ve learned. Making our own ferrofluid, meditating in the anechoic chamber, examining my own hair on a nano-scale, and creating our own images with lithography. I loved the sci | art program!!!
http://www.meyersound.com/products/technology/chamber.htm
http://www.eeweb.ee.ucla.edu/course_objectives.php?class=ee164L&squarter=20075&grad=0
http://artsci.ucla.edu/summer/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photolithography
https://www.memsnet.org/mems/processes/lithography.html