{"id":6432,"date":"2017-09-22T12:49:34","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T17:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/?p=6432"},"modified":"2017-09-22T11:46:20","modified_gmt":"2017-09-22T16:46:20","slug":"kick-start-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/kick-start-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Registration is Now Open for the Creative Kick-Start Program!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2nd<\/sup> Annual Creative Kick-Start Program!\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Hey students! Are you interested in giving\u00a0your\u00a0idea, project, or invention a kick-start? Want to make that project a reality?<\/div>\n

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Registration is now open for the 2nd<\/sup> annual\u00a0Kick-Start<\/a>\u00a0program! The Engineering Library, along with, the\u00a0Engineering Electronic Shop<\/a> (EES),\u00a0Engineering Machine Shop<\/a> (EMS), are pleased to once again present the Creative Kick-Start program! Applications will be accepted through October 20th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

The program is designed so engineering students (undergraduate and graduate) may request funding to pay for prototyping and\/or finishing projects – using the services offered through EES, EMS, and the Library\u00a0Creative Space<\/a>,<\/p>\n

There will be ten\u00a0$500 awards!!<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>How exciting is that!?<\/p>\n

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Five 3D printers available in the Engineering Electronics Shop (EES)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since there will only be 10 awards, this is a competitive process!\u00a0Make sure you check the Kick-Start<\/a> webpage to get complete details and get your application in soon!<\/p>\n

Briefly, any graduate or undergraduate engineering student may apply for a Kick-Start award. You come up with an idea, find a faculty or staff sponsor, complete an online application<\/a> form, attend an in-person workshop (approximately an hour), and present your project in April!<\/p>\n

There are a few requirements <\/a>which include (but aren’t limited to)\u00a0keeping receipts and a record of all expenses (a budget spreadsheet template will be be provided). A\u00a0post-project survey of the Kick-Start program will also be required.<\/p>\n

You are strongly encouraged to\u00a0visit the Hanson Center for Technical Communication<\/a> for assistance with writing your proposal before it is submitted.\u00a0We also suggest you fill out a hackaday.io<\/a> page and use it to post regular, substantial updates on the status of your project. Each update should include photos – of your project, notes or sketches – and text explaining your progress.<\/p>\n

There are a few restrictions<\/a>, one of which is\u00a0you may not already be receiving funding for this project from any other source. There can only be one idea per submission and a student may only be the primary investigator on one Kick-Start per year. \u00a0Students may be co-investigators on more than one project. Be sure to check the Kick-Start webpage for more information.<\/p>\n

So what else do you need to know?<\/p>\n

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Creative Kick-Start Innovation Kit!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The idea for the project is yours, and may be a finished product or a prototype. You maintain ownership of your idea and anything you build during the project.\u00a0For inspiration check out United Nations Global Problems<\/a>. \u00a0A team may work on the project together, but one student must be designated as the primary investigator. A primary investigator may be a co-investigator on another project.<\/p>\n

You may keep any materials you purchase for your project, but tools purchased should be returned to the Creative Space for use by future makers. There are many tools in the Tool Library<\/a> which are available to check out. Knowing what items must be returned can be a gray area, so please direct any questions about what should be returned to lib-engineering@uiowa.edu<\/a>.\u00a0The $500 award may only<\/em> be used in EES and EMS for materials, tools, and labor, etc. Any unused funds will revert back\u00a0to the program and will go toward helping another future maker build their idea.<\/p>\n

You are required to have a sponsor who will\u00a0review the requirements of the Kick-Start program and review your application before it is submitted. The sponsorship officially ends with the presentation in April, but the sponsor and student are free to continue to work on the project if they so choose.<\/p>\n

Remember that ‘failure’ is part of the creative process. The important thing\u00a0is you learn from these failures and therefore are\u00a0better prepared for future projects. You will still be required to present your project in April – your presentation can deal with what went wrong, how it could be fixed, what you would do differently, what you learned. As Elon Musk said, “Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.”<\/p>\n

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Ellis mitre band saw in the Engineering Machine shop (EMS).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There are so many resources to help you complete your project! Our Creative Space is a great place to begin! Two collaboration tables, each with a quad-screen monitor will help your team work together to imagine your project. There are 4 modeling stations with the high-powered software you need. 3D cameras, a 4400 Dell computer with a video card, Leap Motion controllers and an Oculus Rift virtual reality headset can help you manipulate your project in virtual reality (check the Tool Library<\/a> resources!). \u00a0EES and EMS have the equipment you need to take your project from virtual reality to reality! EES provides circuit board fabrication, dye sublimation printing, PC board prototypes, laser cutting and etching and 3D printing (among other things!). EMS has sheet metal tools, power hand tools, computer controlled machine tools (among other things!) Staff in both EMS and EES are happy to\u00a0answer questions and provide guidance!<\/p>\n

The funds for this project are generously provided by the Engineering Technology Centers. Application Review Committee members are Lynn Allendorf (Director, John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center), Kari Kozak (Head, Lichtenberger Engineering Library), Spencer Stumpf (Inventions Manager, UUI Research Foundation), and Danny Tang (Cheif Technology Officer, College of Engineering).<\/p>\n

Be sure to check out the 2017 Kick-Start Award Winners<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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3D Modeling an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Precision Landing System for Autonomous Aircraft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Here are two of the groups who received Kick-Start awards last year! You could be an award winner, too! Get your application in before Oct. 20th<\/sup> and start making your vision a reality!<\/p>\n

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