This Week in the NOVA Fab Lab

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.  

Thursday, OPEN LAB, 4 p.m. until 9 p.m.

Friday, OPEN LAB, 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Friday, SAFETY & ORIENTATION, 1 p.m. until 2 p.m.   *For new members! 

Friday, MACHINE CERTIFICATION – Laser Cutter & Engraver (Small/Medium Models), 2:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.

Makerspace Machine Trainings:  CNC METAL MILL 
Thursday – Open to Faculty & Staff with more details at http://fablab.novastem.us/MachineTraining 

STEM Workshop 
Saturday – Special Session: Jack & Jill Foundation 

Design Challenge – 4 Weeks Left! 
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.  

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES 

Tours 
Feel free to stop by to tour the Fab Lab and learn more about available programs.  The Math Center Open House will be running concurrently across the hall! March 23, 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. 

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.  Open to rising 4th – 12th graders. More info at https://www.nvcc.edu/systemic/camps.html 

Submitted by:
Lance Lacey, Fab Lab Coord., LLacey@nvcc.edu