DAVID HINSON, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER:
Originally, John Steward and Cheri Devol got a grant last year and brought a
3D printer onto campus. I was really excited about that, but also recognized that
where we had the printer in a lab still kept an artificial barrier between students
being able to walk up and do some experimentation. So, one of the things I quickly
decided we needed to do was to bring that technology into a space that belonged
to students. That was the impetus for getting a printer and scanner in to the Oathout
Technology center.
JOHN STEWARD ’94, LABORATORY MANAGER – PHYSICS:
So a 3D printer is much like a hot glue gun on steroids.
HINSON:
The filament is extruded through a heating element and layered on layer by layer…
BOBBY ENGELER-YOUNG ’93, DIRECTOR OF MEDIA SERVICES:
… until there’s a thing. Then you go,…
