November 14, 2024
Overview What is STEAM Night? STEAM Night is an event hosted at Jackson Heights Middle School where students have the chance to explore projects presented to them about STEM topics. UCF student organizations WiLO and OPTICA partnered together to present their Laser Playground to the students. Below is a gallery of photos from the event!…
November 6, 2024
Overview What was covered in this meeting? In our 2nd GBM, we covered extensive details regarding upcoming projects, professional development opportunities, and opportunities to improve CREOL. Meeting details Projects: Video Li-Fi Telescope project Laser playground Project S.T.O.R.M. (SEDS and RCCF) Professional Development: LinkedIn and headshot workshop coming soon Improving CREOL: Starting work on the front…
November 5, 2024
UCF STEM Day What is it? STEM Day is a FREE event for all grade levels with a wide variety of engaging activities designed for K-12 students. This year, UCF STEM Day was held on November 1. Students were able to roam the UCF campus to explore projects meant to excite and impress. Within the CREOL building,…
October 30, 2024
Overview What is this project about? This is a 7-week guided project in which each participant will design and build their own collapsible telescope by the end of November. There is potential for an astronomy night if enough interest is gathered. This is an entry level project designed to dip your toes into optics through…
October 30, 2024
OPTICA 2024 at a Glance Projects! Telescope + Video Lifi Collaboration with RCCF + SEDS University Rover Challenge (URC) Laser playground Professional Development! LinkedIn and Resume workshop How to reach out for research Elevator pitches Improving CREOL Through student-led events Things such as fixing the lobby demonstrations and joining events such as STEM day and…