ENVR 417: Townsend Brook Culvert Documentation

The VizLab is in the process of operating an aerial drone for surveys of the Townsend Brook crossing at Lake Auburn before, during, and after replacement of the road culvert. Automated grid flights produce georeferenced orthomosaics, letting students in this senior capstone measure changes to the stream channel, wetland, and lake inlet across the construction timeline. The work is in partnership with the Lake Auburn Watershed Protection Commission, which manages the drinking water supply for Lewiston and Auburn.

ENVR 357: Coral Reefs in a Changing Climate

The VizLab produced models of coral polyps based on a file from NOAA, using a thermo-sensitive filament for part of the model. This allows it to change colors when it is put in warm water, demonstrating bleaching.

AVC S29: Architectural Visualization – Past and Future

Students worked in groups to reproduce historic architecture from around the world as 3D-printable and laser-cut models during this intensive Short Term course. Despite most students having no prior 3D design experience, they were able to learn how to use Tinkercad, and later pushed it to its limits to create complex multi-section models.

BIO 310: Bioinspiration

Students iterated biology-inspired designs. Examples shown include gloves inspired by penguin tongues and acoustic phone amplifiers inspired by the hyoid bone of a howler monkey.

HIST 295: Montezuma’s Mexico – Aztecs and their World

Support for this class included printing a large Aztec calendar, small models of the ancient city of Tenochtitlan, and assisting student projects.