Across Campus - A Photo Essay

Old Dominion University recently hosted ODU BLAST (Building Leaders for Advancing Science and Technology), a residential STEM-related program for 80 rising ninth- and 10th-grade students and eight teacher/chaperones from across Virginia. In addition, tours and other STEM-related evening events enhanced the on-campus experience. The Virginia Space Grant Consortium funds ODU BLAST. Photos Nicholas Clark and Chuck Thomas/ODU

Planetarium Director Justin Mason holds a cup of boiling water in front of a thermal camera to demonstrate the effect on the projected screens. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU

Students program and test their robots ahead of time trials. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU

Aaron Kirkpatrick (left) looks at a computer for instructions as Joseph Mickiewicz (right) checks his computer circuitry. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU

BLAST camp students take an unconventional selfie using an infrared thermal-imaging camera. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU

Students use coding skills to program robotic balls that navigate an obstacle course. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU

Murat Kuzlu, assistant professor of engineering technology, discusses how to make a serial connection in the “Sensing and Measuring the Environment” class during BLAST camp. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU

Rob Stuart (center) helps students reconnect their robotic ball before the time trials. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU

ODU student Michael Nixon helps a group track and graph its data. Photo Nicholas Clark/ODU

Ja'Kyra Darden times and demonstrates her group's project to show how much water will pass through their ground model. Photo Nicholas Clark/ODU

Paul Elmer shows students how to start an experiment to see how much water will pass through their model. Photo Nicholas Clark/ODU

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