First Day Reflections

I chose project 5 - Water Tower Competition because it was basically designing a whole new tower using not only the structural design, but also the interior and exterior design. I think I will be able to experience a whole new concept of design. I feel that this project will expand my horizon beyond the sciences that I have been interested in. The plenary sessions that we attended today was very interesting especially the one about the Earthquake Research on the Coral Reefs of Sumatra. Not only did I learn about how earth-sciences can help detect and estimate when and how disastrous the earthquake will/might be, but I also learnt that you must have a balance of work and play in order to cultivate a healthy lifestyle. The second plenary session that we attended is about IT for Animation. This proves that creating a simple 2D film/video is very tedious and expensive in the past compared to the technology we have today to help us produce this. Innovation Breakthroughs in Nano-Science and Nano-Technology interested me as this proves that we have always tried to mimic nature.