Explore the journey of Digital Knowledge Center fellows through their personal reflections and documentation of their fellowship projects.
Most Recent Fellows Posts
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BIG UPDATE!
HELLO!!!! It has been quite a white since my last update. (Midterms hit like a truck!) While I was home on Spring break, at the beginning of March, I put an hour or two each day into finishing up my models. I finished off the tenor drone entirely, and then I focused on the bass […]
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CUT DAY!
Yesterday afternoon, I was finally able to cut out the pieces of my flume, and prepare for assembly. It was slightly surreal for me to finally see these plans come to fruition, as this has been a work in progress for a while now. I will share some pictures in this blog post, as well […]
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It’s a date!!
We finally have a date to cut the plexiglass for the flume! The design that we have decided on is 72″ long, and 10″ wide. One of the unique things about the opportunity the DKC has given me, is that I’m able to be present for all of the steps of the building process. Usually, […]
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Tenor Drone (Nearly Complete)
Hello!!!!!!! I have lots to share, so buckle up! I’ve been focussing on the bell of the tenor drone. The bell is the space inside the top of the drone that acts as a resonating chamber, amplifying the sound. It is essential to ensure this part of the process is not overlooked, as the drones […]
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What’s a Flume?
Who am I? I’m Boone Fleenor, a sophomore here at Mary Washington studying Applied Physics and Mathematics, and I am a new DKC Fellow. A large portion of my education has been dedicated to the research, understanding, and application of fluids, namely water. In physics, we call this the Fluid dynamics. Last semester, I began […]