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Science Chicago: Life’s a Lab
August 20, 2009
On August 21, 2009 the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry will host their final Science Chicago: Life’s a Lab event. Since September 2008, the Museum has been sponsoring a yearlong effort to bring the exhilarating world of science to the Chicagoland community. In what is heralded as the “world’s largest science celebration,” Science Chicago has involved over 140 of the area’s leading academic, scientific and engineering institutions in thousands of programs to illustrate the impact of science on daily life. This celebration included more than 75 tours of what goes on behind the scenes at leading research laboratories, medical facilities, manufacturing, technology and engineering companies. Meyer Tool was proud to participate as a Partner and to host the “We Build Cool Stuff” tour.
As the program nears its end, Meyer Tool congratulates the Museum and its program office on this successful effort.
In November of 2008, Meyer Tool & Mfg., Inc. partnered with the Cryogenic Society of America (CSA) to host the Science Saturday event “We Build Cool Stuff” at the Meyer facility. The event focused on the how cryogenics (the science of ultra-low temperatures) and vacuum (the science of ultra low pressures) are utilized in science, industry and manufacturing processes. Members of the public, including students from Chicago’s Hyde Park High School, toured Meyer Tool’s manufacturing floor. Meyer personnel demonstrated manufacturing technologies including, CAD design, CNC machining, arc welding, CMM inspection, and helium leak testing. Digital photo slide shows of Meyer projects supporting scientific and industrial projects utilizing cryogenic and vacuum technologies were presented. Representatives of the College of DuPage were on hand to discuss careers in engineering and manufacturing. Laurie Huget and Theresa Boehl of the CSA presented information on the importance of cryogenics to society. Tom Peterson of Fermilab discussed the Large Hadron Collider and Fermilab along with Meyer Tool’s contributions to that particle accelerator located at CERN in Switzerland. Jerry Zimmerman, “Mr. Freeze”, of Fermilab performed a morning and afternoon presentation of his educational and immensely entertaining liquid nitrogen show. Over 250 people attended “We Build Cool Stuff”.
The success of Meyer Tool’s Science Saturday event emboldened us to additional community outreach. In 2009, after being contacted by Mr. Adeoye of Bababunmi Consulting regarding the Chicago Public Schools efforts to promote manufacturing careers, Eileen Cunningham and Ed Bonnema of Meyer Tool twice visited classes at Simeon Career Academy on Chicago’s South Side. These visits were an effort to inform high school students about the benefits and requirements of careers in engineering and manufacturing. The visits included a power point presentation and a question and answer session. As an outgrowth of the visits to Simeon, students selected by their instructors visited Meyer Tool for a workday guided tour with demonstrations of manufacturing technology. These positive experiences have deepened Meyer Tool’s commitment to promoting science, engineering and manufacturing careers in the community.
Visit the Science Chicago website for more information about that program. For more information about Meyer Tool’s Science Saturday and Simeon visits read the article in Symmetry magazine and an article originally published in the Southtown Star.
As the program nears its end, Meyer Tool congratulates the Museum and its program office on this successful effort.
In November of 2008, Meyer Tool & Mfg., Inc. partnered with the Cryogenic Society of America (CSA) to host the Science Saturday event “We Build Cool Stuff” at the Meyer facility. The event focused on the how cryogenics (the science of ultra-low temperatures) and vacuum (the science of ultra low pressures) are utilized in science, industry and manufacturing processes. Members of the public, including students from Chicago’s Hyde Park High School, toured Meyer Tool’s manufacturing floor. Meyer personnel demonstrated manufacturing technologies including, CAD design, CNC machining, arc welding, CMM inspection, and helium leak testing. Digital photo slide shows of Meyer projects supporting scientific and industrial projects utilizing cryogenic and vacuum technologies were presented. Representatives of the College of DuPage were on hand to discuss careers in engineering and manufacturing. Laurie Huget and Theresa Boehl of the CSA presented information on the importance of cryogenics to society. Tom Peterson of Fermilab discussed the Large Hadron Collider and Fermilab along with Meyer Tool’s contributions to that particle accelerator located at CERN in Switzerland. Jerry Zimmerman, “Mr. Freeze”, of Fermilab performed a morning and afternoon presentation of his educational and immensely entertaining liquid nitrogen show. Over 250 people attended “We Build Cool Stuff”.
The success of Meyer Tool’s Science Saturday event emboldened us to additional community outreach. In 2009, after being contacted by Mr. Adeoye of Bababunmi Consulting regarding the Chicago Public Schools efforts to promote manufacturing careers, Eileen Cunningham and Ed Bonnema of Meyer Tool twice visited classes at Simeon Career Academy on Chicago’s South Side. These visits were an effort to inform high school students about the benefits and requirements of careers in engineering and manufacturing. The visits included a power point presentation and a question and answer session. As an outgrowth of the visits to Simeon, students selected by their instructors visited Meyer Tool for a workday guided tour with demonstrations of manufacturing technology. These positive experiences have deepened Meyer Tool’s commitment to promoting science, engineering and manufacturing careers in the community.
Visit the Science Chicago website for more information about that program. For more information about Meyer Tool’s Science Saturday and Simeon visits read the article in Symmetry magazine and an article originally published in the Southtown Star.
