March 2021 Updates

General Updates

  • At our April 8 General Body meeting we will have a guest speaker who will be discussing engineering service-learning opportunities available through the College of Engineering. It is highly recommended that you attend this discussion!
  • Applications for D90 Treasurer, Communications Manager, and E-Council rep are now open.
  • See below for information on how to nominate D90 for the Vital Organization award
  • Don’t forget to fill out Think Tank’s quick form to help start projects you’re passionate about

D90 Leadership Applications

  • You are strongly encouraged to apply to the following positions if you are in search of an opportunity to develop your own leadership skills, develop your resume, and effectively implement your visions with Design for 90, making a difference in our organization and beyond.
  • For Treasurer, Communication Manager, and E-Council Representative:
    • The link to the presentation on each of those positions in Design for 90 is HERE.
    • The link to the application of interest for appointed positions in Design for 90 is HERE.
    • Note that the form closes at the end of the day on Friday, April 2nd.
    • If you have any questions, please reach out to Maria Divita (Divita.4) or Stavan Shah (shah.126)

E-Council

  • Nominate Design for 90 for the Vital Organization Award!
    • This award highlights a vital organization for the community during the pandemic. It is focusing on the organization’s efforts to keep our community healthy physically and mentally. This nomination asks for a document to explain why you are nominating the club. Hana’s submission is attached in case you would like to use it, but feel free to edit it or make your own letter to submit! You can also include a personal note of how this club helped you during this pandemic. This award could provide funding for our club so we can continue to make a difference!
  • Nominations are due at the end of the month, on March 31st. Please contact me (Hana Ghazi.12) or Abby (Carruth.17) with any questions or if you would like help writing up your submission letter! You can use this link for your submission.

Think Tank

  • We are working on identifying new projects to take on in the upcoming years. Please fill out this quick form if you haven’t already to help us find projects that you all will be passionate about!

Carrying Solutions

  • Carrying Solutions has spent a ton of time refining the questions they plan on asking to the people at the Open Shelter.
    • Finding out exactly what they want will save everyone tons of time, effort, and money. Tailoring the questions to cover all of our bases while still being accessible has been the target, a relatively tough task.
  • They are also refining one of the last unknowns of the reworked design, the handlebars. They’re focused on finding the perfect balance of durability, ergonomics, and ease of fabrication.  There are some really promising designs developed in SolidWorks and we’re excited to see what the Open Shelter thinks of it.

Creative Living

  • The Creative Living team has completed their solution for their teacher project, shown below.
  • Creative Living is working on creating a final design concept for Andrew’s assistive, rock climbing gear. They have created a materials list and are each creating 3D models of hook shapes to test in the future.

Meeting Reminder

  • See you on Thursdays at 6:00 pm on Microsoft Teams!
  • Don’t forget to attend our guest speaker presentation on April 8th.

aber.23 March 22, 2021

February 2021 Updates

Compost Tea

  • Started putting together our educational video series for the community garden.
    • Compost 101 video that explains the what, when, where, why, who of compost, and the types of compost.
  • Soon we will also be beginning our compost tea efficacy testing.

Think Tank

  • Met with representatives from Clovernook Center for the Blind as well as Nationwide Children’s to discuss two potential projects to take on next year! Now we are working on building out and collecting background information for these projects so next year’s teams can hit the ground running.

Carrying Solutions

  • Our concept screening and scoring revealed that we need to focus more on increasing our ability to traverse tough terrain and to lower cost/difficulty in production. Therefore, we have been focusing on a few new and improved design concepts. We have been working on conceptual designs, including some SolidWorks modeling to vet some of these new design concepts.
  • Have been trying to organize with the Open Shelter to get feedback on our most recent designs from people who are homeless. We are hoping that after this round of critiques from people who are homeless, we will feel confident constructing a prototype of our carrying solution.

Creative Living

  • Creative Living has brainstormed approximately 100 concepts for our rock-climbing assistive device. This past week, we began screening ideas to move forward with for our final design using a decision matrix.

Meeting Reminder

  • See you on Thursdays at 6:00 pm on Microsoft Teams

aber.23 February 22, 2021

January 2021 Updates

General Updates

  • Welcome back, everyone!
  • Spring applications are now open.
  • Reminder: All meetings will be hosted on Microsoft Teams. General Body Meetings are at 6pm on Thursdays.
  • Social Media:

Spring Applications

  • Are your Friends Interested in Design for 90?
  • Share this link: https://go.osu.edu/d90-app to anyone interested in applying.
  • Our website https://go.osu.edu/d90 has details under the Get Involved tab.
  • Applications Due Sunday, January 31st, 2021.

Think Tank

  • The goal for Think Tank this semester is to secure one project for next fall hopefully and then identify at least one more potential organization to partner with for next year’s group to contact.

Preschool Solar Panel

  • Last semester we completed calculations for the size of all the necessary components of the solar system (solar panels, batteries, inverter, and charge controller).
  • Now we are working on deciding the type and brand of each component that will make up the final system. We are comparing the types of components to find the ones that will work best for the size and usage patterns of this solar system. We will then look for components that fit within our budget and can be integrated together to make the complete system.
  • By the end of the semester, we hope to finish selecting the components and to be working on designing the structure that will attach the panels to the roof of the preschool.

Carrying Solutions

  • This semester we have picked right back up with where we left off.  We finished creating and performing analysis through a Pairwise Comparison Chart and Concept Screening Matrix.  We are going to be spending the coming weeks gaining a better understanding of what the data means and how we can use it to improve our design(s).  In general, we are going to continue making our design concepts more robust by addressing our lowest scoring categories on our screening matrix.
  • Additionally, we are reaching out to the Open Shelter to seek potential volunteering opportunities for the coming semester.

Creative Living

  • The Creative Living team has completed their Debbie project, for the time being. Our final prototype is shown below.
  • We are currently working with Creative Living to find an individual to test and provide feedback on the design. This week, we are meeting with Andrew to begin our next project with Creative Living involving an assistive rock climbing device

Meeting Reminder

  • See you on Thursdays at 6:00 pm on Microsoft Teams

aber.23 January 25, 2021

November 2020 Updates

General Updates

  • There are lots of updates this month! Keep up the great work.
  • Congratulations to all of our new e-board members!
    • Preschool Solar Panel Project Co-Managers: Amy Sarle and Dominique Surace
    • Home Solar Generator Project Manager: Nick Johnson
    • Think Tank Manager: Nick Ondrejko
  • Apparel orders are in!
  • Reminder: All meetings will be hosted on Microsoft Teams. General Body Meetings are at 6pm on Thursdays.
  • Social Media:
    • Don’t forget to check Microsoft Teams to stay up to date on Design for 90
    • Follow us on Twitter: @designfor90_osu
  • Follow us on Instagram:@designfor90_osu

Think Tank

  • Reaching out to people in our networks to identify potential organizations in the Columbus area who we may be able to develop future partnerships with

Preschool Solar Panel

  • Created a spreadsheet with various input settings and variables that can be used to determine the required power of the solar panel and Amp-hours of the battery for a given load.
    • In the future, the Preschool Solar Panel team will be getting more specific in determining how many batteries, the type of inverter needed, and other various parameters. We will also be looking at pictures of the preschool to help with the big picture and assist with future decisions

Home Solar Panel

  • Planned the organization and documentation of project progress files and goals
  • Finished the calculations for a theoretical solar panel selection so there is a basis on how to choose the most useful and efficient panel

Carrying Solutions

  • Materials team:
    • Reached preliminary conclusions on a lot of core components
      • Aluminum Square tubing as a frame structure is looking particularly attractive at its price point and strength
      • Figuring out the base material of the cart is going to be hard work but we’re trying our best to find good solutions, currently looking at using wood
      • Chose tarp for the GreenHouse Weave material
    • Began the process of scoring matrix
  • Design team
    • Discussion on the different levels of shelter required; the main thing we are working on is how to attach the arms and how they would function.
    • Created the Pairwise comparison function in order to weight the rating when scoring the Pugh matrix
    • Started making the Pugh matrix, thinking about other alternate designs that we could put head to head against the current design
      • The team will continue working on this next week

Creative Living

  • Creative Living is working on final deliverable documents to provide along with the final prototype. This will include a description of the purpose of the device, instructions for creation and assembly, and ideas for customization.
    • We were recently informed that Debbie, from Creative Living who we were working with to create our grasping project, has passed away. We are continuing the project in her remembrance in order to help others with her disability.
  • Next week, we are meeting with a contact from Creative Living to discuss future projects and reinforce our relationship. We are hoping to finish the grasping project by the end of the semester and begin an assistive rock-climbing device for Andrew in the Spring.

Compost Tea

  • Compost tea is looking for options next semester to complete testing indoors. Along with that, we are trying to reach out to some community gardens to figure out how we might be able to volunteer come springtime.

Meeting Reminder

  • See you on Thursdays at 6:00 pm on Microsoft Teams

aber.23 November 16, 2020

October 2020 Updates

General Updates

  • Think Tank is still looking for students to develop new partnerships and projects for Df90.
  • Check out an opportunity to participate in HackOHI/O 2020 below!
  • Reminder: All meetings will be hosted on Microsoft Teams. General Body Meetings are at 6pm on Thursdays.
  • Social Media:

E-council Updates

  • HackOHI/O 2020 will be virtual this year from November 13th-15th! This even will allow you to design and build projects along with fellow students and with help from faculty and tech company representatives. You do not need any coding experience to participate in this event! Applications close October 17th. You can sign up with the following link: http://hack.osu.edu/2020
    • Please contact Morgan Adams.2196 with any questions you may have.

Think Tank

  • We are looking for a few students who are not involved in project teams to join our Think Tank. The goal is to develop partnerships and projects with various organizations.
  • By joining, you can help guide where our future efforts in Design for 90 will be directed. You can join any of the new projects you help develop as a project team member.
    • If you have any questions or are interested, please email Stavan at shah.1266@osu.edu.

Creative Living

  • Right now: Creative Living has put in requests for 3D printed prototype parts
  • Next week: As soon as those are received, we will make minor edits to the models as needed and prepare for testing

Carrying Solutions

  • Right now: the Carrying Solutions Team is presenting SolidWorks models and getting feedback from the people at Open Shelter to decide what final features to include
    • Considering how much shelter from weather should be provided with this cart
      • Should we include just a rainfly for their belongings, a full area where they can sleep while covered, or somewhere in between?
    • Our new members are definitely getting in stride with their work! Everyone is contributing so much to the team and we have enough people now to split the team in two, with a materials team and a mechanical design team.
  • What’s next: continue working with the people at Open Shelter to finalize a design

Compost Tea Optimization Project

  • Right now: Compost Tea is finalizing their experimental procedure and compost tea recipe
  • What’s next: Begin testing at the student farm!

Meeting Reminder

  • See you on Thursdays at 6:00 pm on Microsoft Teams

aber.23 October 14, 2020

2020-2021 School Year Updates

I am sure you have all had busy and bizarre summers given the novel coronavirus. We hope to continue our impact on the community, while also providing members a safe environment.

Here are some updates for this upcoming school-year. Firstly, our meetings will occur on Thursdays from 6 to 8 PM. Secondly, we will be meeting and operating on the Microsoft Teams platform this school-year. It is a robust, secure, free for all OSU students. The download instructions and tutorial are available on our website. Click on Covid Update – Microsoft Teams link at the top of the website. If you have other questions, please feel free to contact your project managers. I would recommend you download and play with the teams application before any of the meetings.

Joining the Executive Board are Abby Carruth and Hana Ghazi as Engineering Council Representatives, Freeman Gao as Carrying Solutions Project Manager, and Maria DiVita as the Vice-President.  The remainder of our Executive Board for the 2020-2021 School-Year is as follows:

  • President: Stavan Shah
  • Vice-President & Creative Living Project Manager: Maria DiVita
  • Treasurer: Hadia Aminata Bousso
  • Carrying Solutions Project Managers: Freeman Gao and Drew Cressman
  • Communication Manager: Tori Aber
  • Engineering Council Representatives: Abby Carruth and Hana Ghazi
  • Advisor: Dr. Adithya Jayakumar

We aim to start projects working on solar panels and rainwater harvesting system with Mayan Families. We also hope to get a project going with the Olentangy Watershed and strengthen our ties with partners at Creative Living and Open Shelter in Columbus. Each of these projects will have project managers who serve on our Executive Board.

If you know anyone interested in joining Design for 90, please direct them to email the club (designfor90@osu.edu) so that they may receive the application and be added to our mailing lists.  Additionally, If you have any ideas for future projects, please email either the club or myself and we would be happy to discuss how to implement your idea! Follow us on Facebook or Instagram. 

 

Stavan August 14, 2020