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Memories Of An Unforgettable Summer

Memories Of An Unforgettable Summer

Published by Florence Sakaya on July 29, 2023 | Leave a response

After having busy weeks creating wonderful moments this summer at Rice University’s Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK). Everyone in the… read more

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Last Day, Final Thoughts

Published by Mina Schepmann on July 22, 2023 | Leave a response

I write this after just getting back, Friday night, playing basketball with a lot of the SEED interns. This is… read more

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I have been here for a week! Updatesss

I have been here for a week! Updatesss

Published by gbj1 on July 14, 2023 | Leave a response

Hey there, it’s Boluwatifenisolae!  I’m thrilled to share the amazing progress we made last week – we went from having… read more

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Embarking on an Exciting Journey: Journaling My OEDK Experience

Embarking on an Exciting Journey: Journaling My OEDK Experience

Published by gbj1 on July 14, 2023 | Leave a response

Hey there, everyone! I’m Boluwatifenisolae Jemiriye, a proud member of the amazing Team Carbon Negative. I’m currently a 4th-year Electrical… read more

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Week 5: Prototype Review

Published by Janie Lim on July 7, 2023 | Leave a response

See Week 4’s blog here! This week was a super super super short week due to the Fourth of July… read more

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Week 4: Building!

Published by Janie Lim on July 7, 2023 | Leave a response

See Week 3’s blog here! Shelmet This week started off strong for Shelmet! We started fleshing out the specifics of… read more

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Week 5: Short and Sweet

Week 5: Short and Sweet

Published by Quincy Tate on July 7, 2023 | Leave a response

This week went by quickly. But KIM K didn’t pay any attention and made progress regardless. We started by printing… read more

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CH1F to the World

Published by Chifuniro Misinde, CH1F on July 5, 2023 | Leave a response

It has all been milestones since 7 lbs, for the longest time it was no longer interesting moving from one… read more

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1st week at Rice

Published by Abubakr Hassan on July 4, 2023 | Leave a response

Hie!! I’m Abubakr Hassan, one of the the SEED 2023 interns and a student from Malawi University of Science And… read more

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Stepping Stones

Stepping Stones

Published by Florence Sakaya on July 3, 2023 | 2 Responses

Hi there! I’m Florence Sakaya, an international SEED intern and a junior student at the Dar Es Salaam Institute Of… read more

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Students

Posts by Abubakr HassanAbubakr Hassan
  • 1st week at Rice
Posts by Alexus ArizolaAlexus Arizola
  • The End of the Zip Line!
  • Ready, Set, Zip!
  • Sew Much To Do, Sew Little Time
  • Happy Fourth (Week of SEED)!
  • Take SEED Out to the Ball Game!
  • Zipline4All Takes Flight!
  • At Lightning SEED
Posts by Anna JorgensenAnna Jorgensen
  • Week 7: 1 Final Prototype!
  • Week 6: 60 Man-Hours of Springs
  • Week 5: 3 Half Babies
  • Week 4: 5 x 7 cm
  • Week 3: 37 Pages of Research
  • Week 2: 32 Screws and 7 Tools
  • Week 1: 22,000 steps
Posts by AllieAllie
  • Final Week, Final Prototype
  • Prototypes, Pork, and Parques
  • Quality Tests and Pizzas
  • We’re Halfway There…Whoa!
  • Metals and Lizards and Windmills…oh my!
  • 3D printer struggles and fondue fun
  • On the very important difference between churrasco and parilla
  • Week 2: Work it
  • And so it begins…
Posts by Andrew CuiAndrew Cui
Posts by Alexander DC MtamboAlexander DC Mtambo
  • THE END OF SEED; THE GERMINATION OF ALEXANDER
  • NO PRESSURE SENSE-AAAH!!!!
  • NEGATIVE PRESSURE APPLIED
  • HAPPY IN-DEEPER-DENSE
  • A LITTLE MORE DEEPER
  • SEC-AND WEEK IN THE OEDK
  • Alexander’s Life Changing Experiences at RICE
Posts by Aubrey ChinkundaAubrey Chinkunda
  • Almost there, hang on!
  • Say goodbye to the Iron Throne
  • Say goodbye to the Iron Throne
  • Celebrating Independence on the Iron Throne
  • Celebrating independence on the Iron Throne
  • Team Zipline4All vs Brainstorming
  • No more boot camp!
  • Sowing the SEED
Posts by Alex AcostaAlex Acosta
  • Team Gotta Cast ‘Em All – Redesigning How to Stand
  • Six Weeks in, Construction is Ready to Begin
  • SolidWorks, Solid Work: SEED Fifth Week
  • 4th of July, 4th Week of SEED
  • Week 3D
  • Boot Camp Ends, New Projects Begin – SEED Second Week
  • Beginnings of SEED – First Week
Posts by Arisa SadeghpourArisa Sadeghpour
  • Me? Nostalgic about the end of SEED? No, never….
  • The Penultimate Week: Chocolate and Circular Logic
  • Sailing… In Houston?
  • The Fourth Week: Food, the Fourth of July, and Fish
  • Needle-little Syringes?
  • Goodbye Tapirs, Hello Syringes!
  • Hello SEED!
Posts by Andrew SunAndrew Sun
  • Week 4: In the Thick of Things
  • Week 3: Enough to Set Off
  • Week 2: Preparation
  • Week 1: A New Adventure
Posts by Audrey YaoAudrey Yao
  • language barriers
  • seeing stars
  • luv all
  • extra salty
  • planting seeds
Posts by BRUNO BATISTA VALENTINIBRUNO BATISTA VALENT
  • Week 7: Finishing, Presenting, Summarizing, New Project and Flight Home
  • week 6: Almost there
  • Week 5: Working Hard, Team work and Task Division
  • Week 4: From meetings to Medium-Fidelity prototype
  • Week 3: Research, and matrices
  • Second week: Finishing zoo project and starting Wheelchair
  • First Week at OEDK
Posts by bh57bh57
  • First week at SEED!
Posts by BlessingsBlessings
Posts by ChrisChris
Posts by Chifuniro Misinde, CH1FChifuniro Misinde, C
  • CH1F to the World
Posts by ChisomoChisomo
  • WEEK 7: End of SEED.
  • WEEK 6: STRAP IN AND ZIP LINE
  • WEEK 5: PROTOTYPING
  • Week 4 : Blooming SEEDs
  • Week 3 : Zipline 4 All
  • Week 2 : As the SEED grows
  • My First Week at the OEDK
Posts by Clement MisomaliClement Misomali
  • HARVESTING THE 2019 SEED
  • FROM BREAD TO SODA
  • TOWARDS THE END OF THE TUNNEL
  • A WEEK NOT FOR THE WEAK
  • RINGING THE DECIBELS…
  • SECOND WEEK?
  • HOW WAS THE FIRST WEEK?
Posts by ChristinaChristina
  • Week 7: Now We’re Here
  • Week 6: Shifting Into High Gear
  • Week 5: Cranking Out All The Details
  • Week 4: Ka-chow!
  • Week 3: Hitting The Brakes
  • Week 2: Just Rolling Along
  • Week 1: When Different Worlds Collide
Posts by Corbin CowdenCorbin Cowden
  • SEED 2019 Week 6:
  • SEED 2019 Week 5: We know the Code
  • SEED 2019 Week 4: Wire we doing this?
  • Seed 2019 Week 3: BRAINSTORM
  • SEED 2019 Week 2: The Beginning of the Future
  • SEED 2019 Week 1: You never really leave the OEDK
Posts by Dylan RiveraDylan Rivera
  • Drop the Mic: SEED Week 7
  • 4 Angry Students vs 1 Stubborn Casing: Who Will Win? (SEED Week 6)
  • Debugging for Dayzzzz: SEED Week 5
  • Fun with Breadboards and Stubborn LEDs: SEED Week 4
  • Slowly Killing Our Ears (and Also Everyone Else’s): SEED Week 3
  • Salsa Dancing Our Way Out Of Boot Camp: SEED Week 2
  • Getting up to S(p)EED: Week 1
Posts by Eduardo LandinEduardo Landin
  • Week 7: Trials and Tribulations…but less dramatic
  • Week 6: Under Pressure
  • Week 5: Pass me another breadboard
  • Week 4: We picked a pump!
  • Week 3: You know, I’m something of a plumber myself
  • Top priority: new team name?
  • Hello SEED, it’s Eduardo
Posts by EstherEsther
  • Week 1: Wastewater Sampler, Networking, and Bat Houses
Posts by Eleanor KimbroEleanor Kimbro
  • Week 7: NEST Regards,
  • Week 6: Bringing the NEST to Life
  • Week 5: Cardboard is our NESTest Friend
  • Week 4: Brainstorming – Plan for the NEST
  • Week 3: NEST Eggs
  • Week 2: Putting our NEST Foot Forward
  • Week 1: Project Selection and Takeoff from the NEST!
Posts by Esther NkwabiEsther Nkwabi
  • HALF WAY THERE
  • SEED 2019 WEEK 3: MAKE THEM BREATH
  • SEED 2019 :WEEK 2
  • welcome at Rice University
Posts by Emily YaoEmily Yao
  • Week 2: Preparing for Reconstruction and Modification
  • Week 1: Hello SEED!
Posts by Liz KacpuraLiz Kacpura
  • SEED Week 7: So Long, Farewell!
  • SEED Week 6: The Penultimate Week!
  • SEED Week 5: Prototyping Begins!
  • Seed Week 4: Half Week and Half Way Through
  • SEED Week 3: Screening, Scoring and (Brain)Storming
  • SEED Week 2: End of Boot Camp and Summer Project Assignments
  • Welcome to SEED 2017!
Posts by Florence SakayaFlorence Sakaya
  • Memories Of An Unforgettable Summer
  • Stepping Stones
Posts by fhe2fhe2
  • Week 2: Haptic Madness
  • Week 1: Takeoff
Posts by gbj1gbj1
  • I have been here for a week! Updatesss
  • Embarking on an Exciting Journey: Journaling My OEDK Experience
Posts by Gloria NiGloria Ni
  • Week 4: Ball-Arduino!
  • Week 3: Ball-Ard We Ready for Future Prototyping?
  • Week 2: Ball-Ardor for Defining Design Criteria and Brainstorming Solutions!
  • Week 1: Ball-Ard You Ready to Kick Off SEED?
Posts by hs65hs65
  • Week 2: Interviews … Interviews Everywhere
  • Week1: H&H Launch
Posts by Mina SchepmannMina Schepmann
  • Last Day, Final Thoughts
  • Week Three: Makin’ Moves
  • Week Two: Little Steps Forward
  • Week One: New Beginnings
Posts by jag36jag36
  • H&H Pivot
  • H&H Changes
  • H&H Lofi
  • H&H New Information
  • H&H Pilot
Posts by Jun ChuJun Chu
  • Week 4: A Sticky Situation
  • Week 3: H&H – R&D
  • Week 2: You Know My Methods, Watson
  • Week 1: The Birth of H&H
Posts by Janie LimJanie Lim
  • Week 5: Prototype Review
  • Week 4: Building!
  • Week 3: Fresh Start!
  • Week 2: Reset!
  • Week 1
Posts by Jeremy PalmerJeremy Palmer
  • SEED Week 2 from the TA
  • SEED Week One: Round Two
Posts by ManuelManuel
  • Week 7: Finishing up
  • Week 6: Almost finished
  • Week 5: Going strong
  • Week 4: Short testing & Presentations
  • Week 3: Assembly
  • A new project
  • First week of SEED 2017
Posts by Julia CoynerJulia Coyner
  • End of SEED, Great Summer Indeed
  • Coding in C and C Coding Me
  • Smooth Seas and Syringes, Please!
  • Fourth of July and a Big Pizza Pie
  • Trease of Use and Solutions Produced
  • Set in Stone and Spike is Home!
  • Summer Heat and Tired Feet
Posts by CarlosCarlos
  • Week 7: The end has Arrived
  • Week 6: Almost at the Finish Line
  • Week Four: a Really short week
  • Week 5, Almost Digital!
  • Third Week!!!
  • Second Week(Boot Camp is Over!)
  • First Week at SEED
Posts by Júlia Toffoli de OliveiraJúlia Toffoli de Ol
  • Seventh week at Houston!
  • Sixth week at Houston
  • Fifth week at Houston
  • Fourth week at Houston
  • Third week at Houston
  • Second week at Houston
  • First Week at Houston
Posts by KalenKalen
  • SEED Week 7: The (Literal) Ups and Downs of our Final Prototype(s)
  • SEED Week 6: Success is in the Details
  • SEED Week 5: New Progress and New Skills
  • SEED Week 4: Prototyping and Presentations
  • SEED Week 3: Research and Lots of Pugh Screening
  • SEED Week 2: End of Boot Camp, Start of Project Work
  • SEED Week 1: Introductions and Boot Camp
Posts by KelvinKelvin
  • Creation, Catharsis, and Clean-up
  • Danes, Minerals, and Beeswax (also the MagMount™ and E L E C T R I C I T Y)
  • Triangles Are The Strongest Shape
  • “A Social Ride for Cyclists Of All Skill Levels”
  • Champions League: The Tragedies of Pugh Screening
  • There’re Problems Afoot
  • Week One, Week Done
Posts by Luis FelipeLuis Felipe
  • Week 7: sudo apt-get documentation-973
  • Week 6: Software bye, Electronic hello
  • Fifth week
  • More than 26 miles!!!!!
  • Third week: Winners will not be chosen. Only losers shall be eliminated
  • Second week
  • First week
Posts by EddieEddie
  • Week 7: Country Roads, Take me Home
  • Week 6: Hackerman week
  • Week 5: We measured, measured, and sometimes we also measured.
  • Week 4: This week was DENSE
  • Week 3: Kasupeing
  • Week 2: Tapirs are hard to please
  • Week 1: Well… I’m here!
Posts by me52me52
  • Week 2: Taking Root
  • Week 1: A Sprout
Posts by MosesMoses
  • THE FINALE
  • DISCOVER THYSELF
  • EVERYDAY I GOTTA LEARN
  • Lung Lasting
  • WEEK 2: LET THE GAME BEGIN!!!
  • Moses’ first experience in the OEDK
Posts by msa7msa7
  • Week 7: Wrapping it Up
  • Week 6: Adjusting and Re-adjusting
  • Week 5: Elephants and Rabbits
  • Week 4: Going (Four)th!
  • Week 3: Through Thick and Thin
  • Week 2: Back to Reel-ity
  • Week 1: Hit the ground running!
Posts by Magdah OmerMagdah Omer
  • Week 1: Planting My Engineering SEED!
Posts by NathalieNathalie
  • The Final Week
  • Power Points Galore
  • Printing and Pizza
  • Disappointment and Amazement
  • The Trials and Tribulations of 3D Printing
  • Working and Waterfalls
  • A Short Week and A Beautiful Barbecue
  • HP Here I Come!
  • Week 1: Arriving, Churrasco (yum!), and PUCRS
Posts by NothandoNothando
  • Week 4: United at last
  • Week 2: A short circuit
  • Week 1: New Waters
Posts by Nneoma OmeNneoma Ome
  • Week Six Felt Like a Ton of Bricks. There Was a Lot to Fix. But I Still Made Out Time to Get A Twix.
  • High-Five! I Didn’t Send the Arduino Into Overdrive.
  • We Just Entered Week Four, But Half Of the Year Is Already Out the Door
  • Week Three Means We’re Finally Free (…To Begin the Real Work Of Course)
  • Week Two … Week Who?
  • An Unforgettable SEEDson (Season). After Seven Week, I’m No Longer a SEEDling.
  • Week One Bites the Dust
Posts by NovathNovath
  • “WARMLY GOODBYE”
  • “Catching up with the Team”
  • Near to Success??
Posts by Nicolas EscobarNicolas Escobar
  • Just the Roots
  • C, Seeing, and Smooth Seas
  • Sizing Syringes
  • Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.
  • Trease from a SEED
  • Tapirs and the Syringe in the Stone
  • Off to the Races
Posts by Latané BullockLatané Bullock
  • Week 9: Just Keep Writing
  • Week 8: Just Keep Programming
  • Week 7: Just Keep Swimming
  • Week 6: Staying Flexible
  • Week 5: Kicking Off – Monday Meetings and Football
  • Week 4: Finding Bugs and Chasing Waterfalls
  • Week 3: Testing and Cultural Study Break
Posts by Parnika MandewalkarParnika Mandewalkar
  • Intro + Week 3: PUMPing through Brainstorming
Posts by Peter TizoraPeter Tizora
  • Week 6: Medium Fidelity Prototyping
  • Week 5: Low Fidelity Prototyping
  • Week 4: Brainstorming and Teamwork
  • Week 3: Define Design Criteria
  • Week 2: Understanding Problem Context
  • Week 1: Sowing the SEED
Posts by Quincy TateQuincy Tate
  • Week 5: Short and Sweet
  • IT’S ALIIIIIVE
  • Turbulent Waters
  • Week 2: Picking up the Pace
  • Week 1: A New Normal
Posts by Rebeca GomesRebeca Gomes
  • Last week in OEDK, Saying goodbye
  • 6th Week in OEDK: fishing scapulas
  • 5th week in OEDK
  • 4th week in OEDK
  • third week in OEDK
  • Second week in OEDK
  • First Week in OEDK
Posts by Rohit ChouhanRohit Chouhan
  • Week 7: 2Fast2Soon
  • Putting a Collar on Week 6
  • Week 5: Prototyping an Elephant
  • Calculating Week 4
  • Researching Week 0.0003
  • A Meta-reflection of Week 2
  • Week 1: Meeting the Team and Learning the Ropes
Posts by Tiwonge YeboTiwonge Yebo
Posts by Tori JoshiTori Joshi
  • Week 7: Twelve Steps to Success
  • Week 6: Pedal to the Metal
  • Week 5: Inching Forward
  • Week 4: A Makeshift Marathon
  • Week 3: Gotta Cast ‘Em All
  • Week 2: Boot Camp, Bajajes, and Blindness
  • SEED Week 1: The Adventure Begins
Posts by WilsonWilson
  • But Not Least
  • Safe And Sound
  • Sounds of Freedom
  • Ringing The Summer Bells
  • Feeling the SEED
  • First Week At The OEDK
Posts by Xiaoyao GaoXiaoyao Gao
  • Week 7: The Final Coat
  • Week 6: Surgical Precision
  • Week 5: Make-A-Box Uses Inner Dimensions
  • Week 4: Quantifying Humanity
  • Week 3: Braching through the Storm
  • Week 2: From Bootcamp to Bodybuilding
  • Week 1: The Germination of SEED

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