This Week in the NOVA Fab Lab

March 7, 2022 / Events

More info on the programs below can be found at www.nvcc.edu/systemic/fablab.html. 

NOVA Makers 
This special program allows members to use the Fab Lab to work on personal projects.  Membership is free to NOVA Faculty/Staff/Students and equipment training and safety orientations are provided.  

Monday, March 7, Open Lab, 4 p.m. until 9 p.m.

Tuesday, March 8, Open Lab, 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.

Tuesday, March 8, Safety & Orientation, 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. *For new members! 

Tuesday, March 8, Machine Certification: Large Format Printer, 7:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 10, Open Lab, 4 p.m. until 9 p.m.

Friday, March 11, Open Lab, 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Friday, March 11, Safety & Orientation, 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. *For new members! 

Friday, March 11, Machine Certification: UV Flatbed Printer, 2:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.

Makerspace Machine Trainings:  Plastic Thermoforming Center 
Thursday – Open to Faculty & Staff only with more details at http://fablab.novastem.us/MachineTraining 

3D Printing & Digital Design 
Saturday – This series is for beginners looking to explore digital design and physical prototyping through 3D Printing.  

Dominating our Design Challenge 
Saturday – “Learning the Tools” – Special Session w/Scouts BSA 

Design Challenge – Now Open! 
Virtual submissions are being accepted for our Spring 2022 Design Challenge!  Open to college, high school, and middle school students with cash prizes for the top three finalists.  An Educator Guide provides ideas on how to incorporate the challenge into your classes.  Please share this unique opportunity with our NOVA students.  Sponsored by BAE Systems, Micron, and the Amtek Company.  

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UPCOMING ACTIVITIES 

Makerspace Machine Trainings – CNC Metal Mill for Faculty & Staff Only – March 17 

Junior Maker Club, The Spring 2022 club is open to 4th – 8th graders that want to tinker and build a miniature greenhouse with automated watering system. Starts March 28. 

Summer 2022 STEM Camps, The NOVA SySTEMic Summer Camp registration is now open!  Camp options include Fabrication, Coding, Robotics, Rocketry, Cybersecurity, and more. Camps will be in-person alongside a limited selection of virtual camps.  More info at https://www.nvcc.edu/systemic/camps.html.