Semester Planning Meeting

I was very pleased this morning to find that our advisor was pleased with our progress, and moreover, our openness and willingness to design and think through what needs to happen. At this time I won't comment much about our semester plan however, more about the progress of what I did this weekend.

I had the air sampler in my hands this past week quite a bit and have come up with a cost effective design that potential will solve to issues. 1 - needs to meet the project partners descriptions of size and durability, and 2 - needs to increase the efficiency of the device. I will not be redesigning the whole sampler from scratch however, will be adding to the device. What i would like to do is machine a piece of nylon that clamps over the base of the device that channels the suction through a plastic tube that mounts a sorbent tube to a quick release gas fitting from the previous link.

In today's discussion with the advisor, everything seems as if I can dabble with the ideas, but not yet create the product. I totally agree, it is good to look ahead, but why fix it if it isn't broke? Essentially, I can improve it and at some point I will. There are higher priorities at this time.

My machining skills and previous work experience should come in handy.