Andrew Smith's individual contribution page

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Spring 2010 Mid-semester contributions:

I just began working with the Aguaclara Design Team last week. Right now, I am still learning how to utilize the team's resources, so I have not made any meaningful contributions yet. However, I look forward to contributing to the team as the semester progressesspent the first few weeks of the semester getting acclimated to the Aguaclara class in general, and the design team in particular. I learned how to use MathCAD and Microsoft Word Fields, and I got accustomed to working on long-term projects in a team setting. 

Since then, I have been working with Josiah Pothen and Julie Pierce to design an automated, customized specifications report. This document will be geared primarily toward the engineers working on the plants in Central America, and it will provide a description of the Aguaclara process and facilities, along with a brief overview of the equations used to design the plant. Because the document relies heavily on Microsoft Word Fields, Josiah and I have been learning how to use fields to automatically generate equations, figures, captions, etc. Before spring break, we completed a preliminary document with sample equations, figures, and captions. Monroe then integrated that document into a new version of the design tool over the break. For the rest of the semester, we will be working with Tai, Gonzalo, and Nicolas to generate a final version of the report.