StudentRND

StudentRND
Status	active
Country	United States of America
State or District	Washington
City	Bellevue
Date of founding	2009/04/19
Last Updated	2011-12-11
Website	http://studentrnd.org/
Wiki	http://wiki.studentrnd.org/
Phone	(425) 780-7901
YouTube	http://youtube.com/studentrnd
Facebook	http://facebook.com/studentrnd
Twitter	http://twitter.com/studentrnd
E-mail	mailto:contact@studentrnd.org
Mailinglist	http://studentrnd.org/email-updates/
Snail mail	1405 132nd Ave NE, Suite 3 WA-98005 Bellevue United States of America
Number of members	60
Membership fee	Free! (Soda and snacks are available for $1USD)
Size of rooms	3500 ft^2
Members
Location	47° 37' 22" N, 122° 9' 54" W
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StudentRND inspires students to learn more about science and technology.

Why? When learning how to ride a bike, the majority of people learned by trying over and over again until the skill has been mastered, not by reading a textbook, listening to a lecture, or watching an educational video. Thus, when learning about science and technology, students should be actually applying the knowledge they learn and asking more questions. Science is about inquiry.

Sounds great, but how do we do it? Much like there are libraries for people interested in reading, and sports fields for those interested in sports, we run a workspace in Bellevue where students can learn from our volunteers and classes as well as working on many cool projects. We provide students with all the latest tools, as well as make connections to local businesses to bring in specialists.

The StudentRND workspace is absolutely free (we're a non-profit funded by donations and grants) and everyone is encouraged to drop by, including non-students!

We're open Wednesdays from 2-7, Saturdays from 12-7, and by request if you have a large group coming to work on something.

Tools

Software Lab

• Remote access through VPN
• NAS
• 2x Core i5 Desktops and 4x Core i5 laptops with...
• Visual Studio 2008
• Visual Studio 2010
• Adobe Creative Suite CS4
• Autodesk .*
• Starcraft 2, various Steam LAN games
• One Mac with XCode for iPhone Development (we're a registered developer)

Hardware Lab

• Miter Saw
• Circular Saw
• Belt/Disk Sanders
• Drills/Hammers/etc - a full shop
• CNC Router
• Makerbot Cupcake CNC
• Makerbot Thingomatic
• Reprap Mendel
• Laser Cutter!

Electronics Lab

• 20amp, 100v lab power supply
• 4amp, 100v lab power supply
• Various oscilloscopes
• Multimeters, etc
• 3x Soldering irons (one Hakko)
• Lots of assorted resistors, transistors, inducters, diodes, capacitors, etc

Events

StudentRND often hosts Seattle Make and Seattle Makerbot User Group monthly meetups.

Projects

Our donors provide us money to finance student-run projects. If you're a student with an idea for a project, talk to us about what you need and we can get it started - you do the work, we'll handle the financing and business (plus, you keep the IP). Some examples: PVC Robotic Pipe Organ, Plasma Speaker, Surface Computer, etc.

If you're interested in helping with a project, either as a mentor or a member, let us know.