Opening BBQ with Interactive art Installation and Molecular Gastronomy
Opening night we host a BBQ for students, instructors and counselors outside of CNSI in the Court of Sciences. This year we are adding Molecular Ice Cream and Zero@wavefunction, an interactive art/sci collaborative project by Victoria Vesna (UCLA Art|Sci Director and Professor of Media Arts)and James Gimzewski (UCLA Nanoscientist.) This work is an interactive installation based on the way a nanoscientist manipulates an individual molecule, billions of times smaller than common human experience but projected on a relatively monumental scale. The visualizations are of buckyballs that respond via sensors to the movement of the person’s shadow, and the possibility of manipulating the molecule emerges. Additionally, students will experience a most recent project by Victoria Vesna, Pinar Yoldas and Miu-Ling Lam entitled HOX Zodiac .
LAB VISITS, GUEST LECTURES and FIELD TRIPS
Visualization in Science and Art - CNSI Core Research Labs
- Nano & Pico Characterization - Dr. Reed
- Advanced Optical Microscopy - Dr. Laurent Bentolila and Dr. Matt Schibler
- Electron Microscopy - Professor Hong Zhou and Dr. Sergey Ryzanetsev
Art, Science and Nature
- Professor Fuyu Tamanoi and Dr. Jie Lu
- Professor Aydogan Ozcan and Dr. Sungkyu Seo
- Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library - Special Collections
- Dr. Leonard Rome – "Nanomedicine"
- Dr. Hillary Godwin – "Nanotoxicology"
Materials & Sensing
- Professor Bruce Dunn and students
- Professor Yang Yang and Dr. Matthew Allen
- Professor Kang Wang and Dr. Alexandros Shailos
- Dr. Giacomo Chiari – "Art Conservation"
- Tyler Adams – "Sound and Science"
UCLA Anechoic Chamber
- Professor Seth Putterman and Dr. Carlos Camara
Basic Plasma Research Center
Field Trip Locations
UCLA Fowler MuseumThe Getty Center
Venice Beach
EXPERIMENTS
- FerroFluids - Magnetic Nanocrystals
- Fractals - Crystal Growth
- Molecular Gastronomy
- Sensing
WORKSHOPS
ENDOTHELIUM: Philip Beesley and Hayley Isaacs
This art installation/workshop is based on the work ENDOTHELIUM by internationally renowned architect/artist Philip Beesley in collaboration with Hayley Isaacs, which premiered during the 2008 Art|Sci Symposium entitled, BODY ART DISEASE. In this workshop students will work together in preparing a small replica of the Endothelium sculpture. The work will include assembly of lightweight wood, paper and metal elements combined with miniature microprocessor and mechatronic components transported from Philip Beesley’s studio in Toronto.
ENDOTHELIEUM INSTALLATION DESCRIPTION:
Endothelium is an automated geotextile, a lightweight sculptural field housing arrays of organic batteries housed within a lattice system that might reinforce new growth. The sculpture works as an ‘earth surface machine’ that burrows slowly into the ground and sends out extremely light space-filling lattice material as a growth-supporting matrix. The system employs a dense series of very thin whiskers and vibrating burrowing leg mechanisms, and supports low-power miniature lights, pulsing and shifting in slight increments. Within this distributed matrix, microbial growth is fostered by enriched seed-patches housed within nest-like forms sheltered beneath main lattice units.
http://www.philipbeesleyarchitect.com/
PRESENTATION WORKSHOPS
- PowerPoint and Presentation Skills
Students learn basic Powerpoint presentation skills, receive feedback from college professors on presentation style and delivery. Students gain confidence and speaking skills in presenting research and ideas to a large audience in a formal setting.
- Video Editing
Video cameras and basic editing software are made available to students to support projects incorporating video.