I N N O VAT I O N at W estm i n ster

Ex p lor i n g H i n ges i n 3D Pr i n ti n g

Audrey DeShetler ('24)

"I m ade a m anta ray fidget toy that could flap its wings. I decided to m ake it with different hinges that I experim ented with over the year I went through a bunch of different hinges, and it was a trial and error process until I got to one that actually worked I decided the best strategy to approach this was 3D printing, so I designed anything that cam e to m y head and hoped it worked M ost of them didn't, and only one did, but it ended up working."

T h e Balan ce of L i f e

Sabrina

Farley-Allen ('23)

"M y project is inspired by the work of Alexander Calder, and his m obiles that were m odern, adult works of art. I was really fascinated by them , and I created m y own to m odel one of the coolest "balancing" aspects of biology which is photosynthesis. I used a laser cutter to cut out all of m y pieces and I used Illustrator to deisgn them . I used copper rods and fishing line to put it all together. In the end, this will live in the lab to show what tools, open space, and m aterials we have to offer"

T abletop Gam e Boar d W

illiam Ivansco

('24)

"M y project was building som e terrain boards for tabletop gam ing. The design process was kind of last m inute, as I had another project that didn't work out, so I took som e SPX foam boards and coated them with paint and applied grass flocking to them , which looks like fake grass. I see this being im plem ented at m y house, and I'll probably use it to play gam es with m y friends. I m ight give it to M r. Labouchere (Innovation Lab faculty m em ber) or anyone in the lab who wants it."

3D M od el of a Cell M em br an e Cam pbell Deitz ('23)

"I built a 3D m odel of a cell m em brane, which is com posed of a phospholipid bilayer and a few proteins I CADed everything in Onshape, which was really hard because m aking organic shapes in a program used for inorganic shapes is kind of difficult. For the phospholipids I used Onshape, and I CADed the proteins in Tinkercad I 3D printed everything, hand-painted it, and then I built the m odel "

L ED L i gh t Raci n g Str i p s

Gideon Zem edhun ('24)

"I did a track pacing system ; it's a scale m odel right now, and its an LED strip and each LED turns on and off The LEDs basically go across the strip, m atching whatever m ile pace you go into it. Its been used to break world records on the professional level, and is known as wavelight pacing. To do wavelight pacing on the track is quite a bit of wiring, coding, m oney, and power, so I created a scale m odel that uses individually addressable LEDs that can turn on and off independently."

H atch i n g i n th e L ab

Peter Davis ('24)

"I 3D-printed birdhouses to be put on the Westm inster trails. I had to learn how to 3D design on m y com puter, and that was hte biggest struggle throughout the entire project. I got to learn about the 3D printers and how to use them . The purpose is m ainly about nature, and having people on the trails be able to see the nature in Westm inster. It's also to spread awareness of the Innovation Lab , as people who walk on the trails will see these things that are printed at the Catalyst Lab. "

Su stai n able Bi k e Stan d Callum Capoor ('25)

"I designed and welded a bike rack featuring the Westm inster logo to help encourage eco-friendly transport on the Westm inster cam pus I started with one-inch m etal tubing, and I used a tube bender as well as som e angle grinders to help shape them into pieces I welded the pieces together, and for the W logos on the side, I used the CNC router in the RoboDen I'm really proud of the project; there was one stage where I was very disappointed, but I decided to power through and I'm really happy with the final result."

Car bon Em i ssi on s M od el Esfan Daya ('24)

"I m ade a carbon em issions m odel, kind of like a topography m ap, but for carbon em issions around the world by country I m ainly used the laser cutter, as I laser cut each layer, which took a while, as well as general m aterials like wood glue. There was a few steps to m aking this, beginning with com ing up with the idea, designing each layer on Adobe Illustrator, cutting out the pieces and gluing them together, and going over it for final touches"