Apparently this summer work involves learning graduate level nuclear reactor physics and DOS programming. So yeah I spent about 7 hours today working on a physics problem, I'm still trying to get this program to run. The VENTURE program that I had to order from the government has a 300 page user manual.
It's not exactly my idea of fun, but I'm getting paid to do it, and I do enjoy an intellectual challenge.
I am really not a fan of DOS programming though -_-
Showing posts with label work. Show all posts
Showing posts with label work. Show all posts
02 June 2010
28 May 2010
Apologies
My finals finished... almost two weeks ago, but shortly after that I had a bit of a privacy scare.. I didn't want to delete the blog so I put it on lockdown for a while. By which I mean, I made is to that only authors could view it (i.e. only me).
However, that is over and done now, and I figured I would write this post to let people know that I am, in fact, still alive.
Anyway, I'll be moving back to the dorms this weekend. I know, moving back to the dorms for the summer, what kind of blasphemy is that?
Well, I have a job there :D
I will be working for my professor over the summer, and had to apply for summer housing in order to do that (I didn't want to get an apartment).
I'm sure nobody here cares about the details of what I do for work, it's quite boring to most people.. but WPI has shut down their reactor, and we want to buy the fuel that they are now not going to use. So, before we do that, we have to do calculations to make sure that the fuel can be safely run in our reactor, since WPI uses a different setup in theirs.
In order to do this, I had to order several complex computer codes from the government... and had to promise not to make weapons in order to do so >___>
So that's what has happened recently in my life.
By the way, I am not planning on sharing what my privacy scare was, very few people know, so don't bother asking.
However, that is over and done now, and I figured I would write this post to let people know that I am, in fact, still alive.
Anyway, I'll be moving back to the dorms this weekend. I know, moving back to the dorms for the summer, what kind of blasphemy is that?
Well, I have a job there :D
I will be working for my professor over the summer, and had to apply for summer housing in order to do that (I didn't want to get an apartment).
I'm sure nobody here cares about the details of what I do for work, it's quite boring to most people.. but WPI has shut down their reactor, and we want to buy the fuel that they are now not going to use. So, before we do that, we have to do calculations to make sure that the fuel can be safely run in our reactor, since WPI uses a different setup in theirs.
In order to do this, I had to order several complex computer codes from the government... and had to promise not to make weapons in order to do so >___>
So that's what has happened recently in my life.
By the way, I am not planning on sharing what my privacy scare was, very few people know, so don't bother asking.
17 September 2009
I have work study now :D
I got an email from my professor saying that one of the other profs could use some help in the labs in the engineering building, essentially moving things, cleaning, etc. So I have a work study position in my department now :D
On a side note, apparently sexuality is my most clicked on tag
>_>
...
:P
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On a side note, apparently sexuality is my most clicked on tag
>_>
...
:P
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09 September 2009
So.....
Well nothing of interest has happened really, I'm still waiting for news from Leo (er he's the director of the reactor on campus) to see if I can get a work study position there. The biology dept. has filled their position that was being held, so if I don't get anything in *my* field now, I'm out of luck... I'll have to go applying everywhere else... it's hard even getting a work study position :/
Oh, well I did send an email to the counseling department.
I wrote
"I'm.... wondering if there is an LGBT group on campus.... I didn't know who else to email."
And got the response
"Yes, there is one! You can contact Student Activities for more information, at ext.5001. I also have a direct "Spectrum" club number for you, that is x5078. I'm not sure if it's changed."
I was kind of hoping for an email address, I sort of wanted to keep my anonymity for the time being... I might reply saying that.
Well, that's it for now.
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Oh, well I did send an email to the counseling department.
I wrote
"I'm.... wondering if there is an LGBT group on campus.... I didn't know who else to email."
And got the response
"Yes, there is one! You can contact Student Activities for more information, at ext.5001. I also have a direct "Spectrum" club number for you, that is x5078. I'm not sure if it's changed."
I was kind of hoping for an email address, I sort of wanted to keep my anonymity for the time being... I might reply saying that.
Well, that's it for now.
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03 September 2009
So, first day of classes
It was rather hectic, got all this reading to do D: I even got a paper on the first day, who seriously does that.
Anyway, I opened a checking account and transferred most of my savings account to it so I could pay for my books, and I pretty much depleted my entire savings paying for 1 semester's worth of books... wrote my first check ever for them, and it was for $856.
So after the classes, I went all the way to south campus (well I took the bus, which was packed and the ride was uncomfortable.. traffic sucked) to pick up my work study contract... only to find out that mine hadn't been printed yet. So the lady told me that it should be ready by friday.
The lady at the biology lab is holding a work study position open for me, but she also recommended that I try to get a position in my own department first. So now I've contacted the director of the nuclear reactor on campus to see if he has any positions that he can fill. The problem is, he's already got 7 students working for him, and if he takes too many then he won't have enough work to keep us all busy. So *maybe* I can get that, I'm not sure...
So meanwhile I have been attempting to read the first chapter of all my textbooks like we were told to, only to fail miserably. I tend to fall asleep when I try to read a textbook, is that weird? >_>
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Oh yeah, and I keep finding blogs that link me that I didn't know about... at least say something so I can link you back >_>
Anyway, I opened a checking account and transferred most of my savings account to it so I could pay for my books, and I pretty much depleted my entire savings paying for 1 semester's worth of books... wrote my first check ever for them, and it was for $856.
So after the classes, I went all the way to south campus (well I took the bus, which was packed and the ride was uncomfortable.. traffic sucked) to pick up my work study contract... only to find out that mine hadn't been printed yet. So the lady told me that it should be ready by friday.
The lady at the biology lab is holding a work study position open for me, but she also recommended that I try to get a position in my own department first. So now I've contacted the director of the nuclear reactor on campus to see if he has any positions that he can fill. The problem is, he's already got 7 students working for him, and if he takes too many then he won't have enough work to keep us all busy. So *maybe* I can get that, I'm not sure...
So meanwhile I have been attempting to read the first chapter of all my textbooks like we were told to, only to fail miserably. I tend to fall asleep when I try to read a textbook, is that weird? >_>
hugs
Oh yeah, and I keep finding blogs that link me that I didn't know about... at least say something so I can link you back >_>
02 July 2009
Work :O
Well I haven't been able to get a job for the summer, so I have sort of a psuedo-job now. My uncle is taking me to work with him to volunteer my time (at least I will have something to put on my resume, aye?) Too bad I don't get paid though lol.
He works at the fuel cell center at UConn (University of Connecticut) and some pretty cool projects go on there :) He helps both undergrad and grad students with their projects, so it's cool. They also do lots of research there.
Well they've had a fuel cell there that was put together as a senior project some number of years ago, and it isn't working. So I spent most of today figuring out what was wrong, and taking it apart to fix :D
But the taking apart part of it was SOO tedious, it took most of the day lol. It was all glued together and crap so I sat there for hours with a razor trying to get the glue off WITHOUT cutting into the membrane (which is soft graphite). So yeah that was interesting.
Well we measured the voltage across each membrane in it (there are 10) and figured out that the two in the center are the ones that are not working. So they have to be replaced (which is good cause they only have two spares lol)
Okay I'm sure I've just bored most of you to death so I won't go on anymore lol
Oh yeah and when we were on the way there the roads were flash flooded D:
It was like trying to drive in a river... way too much water.
One last thing :)
One of the students there was a really fukn hot boy :)
He was like... adorable and so perfect lol. I had to work hard not to just stare at him the entire time I was there.
And he's my age too :O
;D
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He works at the fuel cell center at UConn (University of Connecticut) and some pretty cool projects go on there :) He helps both undergrad and grad students with their projects, so it's cool. They also do lots of research there.
Well they've had a fuel cell there that was put together as a senior project some number of years ago, and it isn't working. So I spent most of today figuring out what was wrong, and taking it apart to fix :D
But the taking apart part of it was SOO tedious, it took most of the day lol. It was all glued together and crap so I sat there for hours with a razor trying to get the glue off WITHOUT cutting into the membrane (which is soft graphite). So yeah that was interesting.
Well we measured the voltage across each membrane in it (there are 10) and figured out that the two in the center are the ones that are not working. So they have to be replaced (which is good cause they only have two spares lol)
Okay I'm sure I've just bored most of you to death so I won't go on anymore lol
Oh yeah and when we were on the way there the roads were flash flooded D:
It was like trying to drive in a river... way too much water.
One last thing :)
One of the students there was a really fukn hot boy :)
He was like... adorable and so perfect lol. I had to work hard not to just stare at him the entire time I was there.
And he's my age too :O
;D
hugs
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