Maker Faire Yearbook 2024

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Print Making with Lego Press

Faire: Electric City

Maker: Allison Conley (Union College Visual Arts)

Home: New York, United States

Ever wonder how books were printed before digital printers? Come watch a demonstration on a simple, hand-built wooden press. Instead of printing type, we will be printing Legos! Ink your own and take it home!

Learn to Solder with Schenectady High School

Faire: Electric City

Maker: Schenectady High School

Home: New York, United States

Come learn to solder by making your own night light! Schenectady High School STEAM teachers have all the tools, electronics and know how to get you soldering right away! Soldering is a fundamental skill that helps with electronics and crafts and will make you a more capable maker!

Soft Robotics Union College Computer Science

Faire: Electric City

Maker: Computer Science

Home: New York, United States

Come learn about the soft robotics with the Computer Science Program at Union College! Computer science at Union takes place within an interdisciplinary environment that mixes theory and practice and encourages creative problem solving. Computer science is the study of computers and computational systems, encompassing both the theoretical foundations of computation and the practical techniques for implementing and applying these principles. Computer scientists solve complex problems by creating efficient systems, enabling innovation across various industries such as technology, healthcare, finance, and more. This field drives advances in computing technology and shapes the digital world we interact with daily.

UNFOLDED LLP

Faire: Electric City

Maker: Audrey Larson

Home: Connecticut, United States

We are a clothing company that makes our own sustainable T-shirts and tote bags. Our work highlights local college artists. We also make sustainable jewelry too!

Pultrusion Plastic Recycling with Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW)

Faire: Electric City

Maker: Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW)

Home: New York, United States

Come check out how the Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW Club) are recycling plastic bottles into raw materials for their 3D Printer! ESW students created their own Pultrusion machine to recycle campus plastic. The machine is capable of recycling discarded plastic water bottles collected on campus into 3D printing filament. ESW uses the machine to turn these bottles into something people can use instead of going to waste. They take the recycled waste turned filament and make toys, keychains and other things with the 3D printer. Come and see how pultrusion works!

Learn about CNC milling with the Union College Maker Web!

Faire: Electric City

Maker: Union College Maker Web

Home: New York, United States

A computer numerical control (CNC) router is a computer-controlled cutting machine related to the hand-held router used for cutting various hard materials, such as wood, composites, aluminum, steel, plastics, glass, and foams. A CNC router is very similar in concept to a CNC milling machine. Instead of routing by hand, tool paths are controlled via computer numerical control. The CNC router is one of many kinds of tools that have CNC variants. A CNC router typically produces consistent and high-quality work and improves productivity. Unlike a jig router, the CNC router can produce a one-off as effectively as repeated identical production. Automation and precision are the key benefits of CNC router tables. It's an exciting new kind of tool that you can come experiment with!

VR ZONE-Virtual Reality Painting with Tilt Brush

Faire: Electric City

Maker: Union College Maker Web

Home: New York, United States

Use Virtual Reality to experience painting as you have never before. Tilt Brush is an application for our VR headsets that lets you paint in 3D space with virtual reality. The room is your canvas. Your palette is your imagination. The possibilities are endless. From ink and smoke to snow and fire “brushes”, explore the wonders of a virtual palette. With an intuitive interface, you can be a doodler or expert – and 3D virtual painting allows you to unleash your creativity in no time! Come digitally paint with us and explore the possibilities of Virtual Reality and Visual Art!

Robots with Union College Science & Technology Entry Program (STEP)

Faire: Electric City

Maker: Science & Technology Entry Program (STEP)

Home: New York, United States

Join us to create a small robot of your own! Bristlebots are are small robots made up of a motor and the head of a toothbrush. Bristlebots are a fun way to learn about basic engineering, motors, circuits, and principals of balance. Experiment to find the best way for them to move! STEP has also competed in a VEX Robotics competition this year, winning the 3rd place prize! Come talk with the students who created it, learn about their process, and observe how it functions!

STEAM Author Kathy Ceceri

Faire: Electric City

Maker: Kathy Ceceri

Home: New York, United States

Come color in and light up "squeeze cards" with award-winning writer, artist, and educator Kathy Ceceri, author of MAKING SIMPLE ROBOTS, BOTS, and PAPER INVENTIONS (new edition coming in 2025). Kathy will be bringing samples of her latest projects and copies of her books to autograph.

Tacos -N-Stuff

Faire: Electric City

Maker: Tacos -N- Stuff

Home: New York, United States

Delicious tacos made with fresh ingredients

The Templeton Institute (TI)

Faire: Electric City

Maker: Union College Templeton Institute

Home: New York, United States

The Templeton Institute (TI) promotes and strengthens transformative activities in engineering and computer science within a liberal arts educational environment. The TI is a hub for innovation, a place for teachers, scholars, learners, and practitioners to come together to work collaboratively and find support through resources and expertise necessary to take risks, foster integrative thinking, encourage problem-solving, and promote discovery.

DJ RVMBA

Faire: Electric City

Maker: Sonia Sandoval

Home: New York, United States

multimedia artist born in the vibrant country of Colombia, Sonia has traveled the world exploring music and culture. She has performed in NYC, Australia, across the Capital Region in upstate New York, western Massachusetts, and Vermont. An artist who has been nominated for the last 3 years in a row for an Eddie Award, Sonia is obsessed with building community and promoting global art through her work to foster new connections. Most recently, she has focused on introducing Latin artists to our community through her musical curation as DJ RVMBA. “I love Love. There are no rules, anything is possible through love. Just dream wildly and work hard.”

Make buttons with the Union College Black Student Union

Faire: Electric City

Maker: Union College Black Student Union

Home: New York, United States

BSU aims to enhance and solidify the diversity initiative on campus surrounding African-American issues. Their goals are to promote education on issues pertaining to black student life and black history through campus-wide events and discussions. The BSU works to enrich an already thriving college community full of diverse ideas, with the vision to leave a legacy not only for African-American students, but for all students.

Biomedical Engineering Society

Faire: Electric City

Maker: Biomedical Engineering Society

Home: Connecticut, United States

We will be displaying past Orthopedic Biomechanics joint projects as well as having an activity to make a "robotic hand".

GlobalFoundries

Faire: Electric City

Maker: Global Foundries

Home: New York, United States

Come to the GlobalFoundries booth to see how we make the chips that power the things you use every day. Then make an LED Helicopter with GF! Toss your helicopter and watch it spiral, all while lit up by LED lights made from a simple circuit!

Alex Recycles and Creates

Faire: Electric City

Maker: Alex Graziano

Home: New York, United States

I collect used, single-use HDPE (i.e bottle caps, milk and shampoo containers) plastics and recycle them into shapes suitable for creating more long-lived products, such as planters, coasters, and keychains.

Fiber Arts with the Union College Needlecraft Club

Faire: Electric City

Maker: Union College Needlecraft Club

Home: New York, United States

Come learn about fiber arts with the Union College Needlecraft Club! Needlecraft refers to a variety of decorative and functional textile arts created using a needle, thread, and fabric. This broad category includes techniques such as embroidery, knitting, crocheting, cross-stitching, quilting, and needlepoint. Needlecraft involves precise handwork to create intricate designs or patterns, often producing items like clothing, accessories, home décor, and artwork. It's both a creative outlet and a traditional craft with deep historical roots, blending artistry with practicality. In modern times, needlecraft is appreciated for its therapeutic benefits, encouraging mindfulness and fine motor skill development while allowing individuals to express their creativity through textiles

3D Printing with the Union College Maker Web

Faire: Electric City

Maker: Union College Maker Web

Home: New York, United States

Come learn about 3D Printing and see 3D Printers in action! The Maker Web mostly uses Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) which is one of the most widely used 3D printing technologies, where a thermoplastic filament is heated to its melting point and then extruded layer by layer to build a 3D object. The process involves the deposition of the melted material through a nozzle, which moves in a controlled pattern based on a digital design. As the material cools, it solidifies, and successive layers fuse together to create the final object. FDM is popular for its affordability, accessibility, and ability to produce functional prototypes, parts, and tools from a variety of plastic materials like PLA, ABS, and PETG.

Laser Cutting with the Union College Maker Web

Faire: Electric City

Maker: Union College Maker Web

Home: New York, United States

Come learn about Laser cutting and assemble laser cut STEM kits with the Union College Maker Web Laser Lab! Laser cutters are a key tool in makerspaces, used for precise cutting, engraving, and etching on a wide range of materials such as wood, acrylic, fabric, and even metal. They operate by focusing a high-powered laser beam onto the surface of the material, which either vaporizes, burns, or melts the material along the specified design. Makers can create intricate patterns, custom shapes, and detailed engravings by controlling the laser's power and speed. This makes laser cutters ideal for creating prototypes, customized products, art, and educational projects, fostering creativity and rapid iteration in a community-driven setting.

Basic Wood Working with the Union College Maker Web

Faire: Electric City

Maker: Union College Maker Web

Home: New York, United States

Come and learn some woodshop basics with the Maker Web. Cut a piece of wood, drill a hole and become familiar with some common hand tools. Woodworking is the craft of shaping, cutting, and assembling wood to create functional or decorative objects, such as furniture, sculptures, or tools. In makerspaces, woodworking plays a crucial role because it offers hands-on experience with a versatile material, enabling creators to bring their ideas to life through physical projects. With access to tools like saws, sanders, lathes, and drills, makers can learn traditional skills while experimenting with modern techniques to build prototypes, customize designs, or produce artistic works. Woodworking fosters creativity, problem-solving, and craftsmanship, making it an essential medium for learning and innovation in collaborative maker environments.

Union College BAJA SAE Club

Faire: Electric City

Maker: Union College Baja SAE Club

Home: New York, United States

Come learn about ATV design and construction with Union’s Baja Club. Baja SAE provides students with a challenging project that involves the designing, planning, and manufacturing of an all terrain automotive vehicle. Teams from colleges all over the world compete against one another in a series of tasks that push their creations to the limit. Students must function as a team to not only design, build, test, promote, and compete with their vehicle, but then do so with a series of constraints in place.

Tech Valley Center of Gravity (TVCOG)

Faire: Electric City

Maker: Tech Valley Center of Gravity

Home: New York, United States

Come learn about the Tech Valley Center of Gravity, the Capital Region's Makerspace!

Engineering Spaghetti Structures

Faire: Electric City

Maker: Union College Maker Web

Home: New York, United States

Come and test your engineering skills and create a bridge out of spaghetti and marshmallows! Work with Union College students to refine your design and see how it holds up to others. Explore cantilevers, trusses and space frames as you build a bridge to span as far as possible! This project will engage basic structural concepts including: • That some shapes are stronger than others • That even weak materials can be made stronger with good design techniques • That distribution of mass is an important consideration when building a bridge • That compression and tension affect the stability of a structure • Why engineers consider tension and compression forces when designing a building or structure

Union College SAE Aero

Faire: Electric City

Maker: Union Aero

Home: New York, United States

Union College's SAE Aero team is a student-run club that designs, manufactures, and competes with a custom RC model plane to solve a unique challenge each year. Come join us to learn about some of the bizarre things we do to build our planes!

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