It is a new year, and my dissertation has finally made it past embargoes to publication. Allow me to present: Development and Applications of Chemical Sensors for the Detection of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Methane. You can view the ProQuest entry here. There is a download link to the full text at the bottom of …
Two weeks ago, I discussed the inspirations for a Greek Philospher mask. Last week, I showed how this mask was built up. This week, my Greek Philosopher mask will be completed with the addition of paint and lacquer. An Aside About Rocks The ‘stone’ surface of the Greek Philosopher mask was painted to look similar …
Last week, I discussed the inspiration and first few layers of my Greek Philosopher mask. This week, I will be showing a bit more of the build process. Building Up The process I used to make my Greek Philosopher mask is very similar to what was used in the Witch mask design. The bulk of …
One of my favorite creations of late has been my Greek Philosopher mask. For the next three posts, I’m going to go over the construction process I used for it. The Madness The inspiration for the design of the Greek Philosopher mask came from three sources. The first source, and perhaps the most subtly influential …
I took a lovely picture this summer of a giant robber fly eating a cicada. The picture was taken in Washington county, Oklahoma. I observed the take-down myself while working in the garage. The robber fly ambushed the cicada while it was sitting on an overhanging branch of the nearby hackberry tree. In the above …
I have returned from the dead and am back from hiatus. This brief intermission was due to moving and real-life delays. Please enjoy this entertaining image of my cat carrying his favorite toy as a gesture, re-welcoming you to this blog now that I am back from hiatus.
Continuing from last week’s post, this week we will be adding labels to our MOSFET in TikZ and adding slide animations with Beamer. As a reminder, last week we drew our image of a MOSFET in Tikz before adding colors. The colors we added were based on the materials used in each part of the …
LaTeX: Drawing MOSFET in TikZ – Labels and Animation Read More »
I’m a big fan of using LaTeX for my scientific writing. (What is LaTeX? It is a typesetting programming language that gives you much more flexibility than other writing environments. wikipedia) Since I have some time on my hands, I wanted to prepare for future presentations by writing up some notes and slides using in …
Continued from the last two weeks, here is the final installment of The Witch Mask. Internals With the witch mask exterior painted and sealed, the internals were applied. The interior was painted black with acrylic paint and sealed with Mod Podge. I wanted to avoid using a strap around the back, as I have found …
Continuing from last week’s post, here is part 2 of The Witch Mask. Designing the Face After several more layers of my special paper mache/plaster mix, the mask has been built up to a the final texture. For this mask, I believe I have 5 more layers since the first two I showed last week. …