On Friday I was taking an Advanced Placement exam and was not able to attend class.

On Wednesday Dr. Ted Dintersmith, who created a film called “Most likely to succeed", came to visit us in the monlab. He created a documentary about the educational system and how we can improve it. He discovered that in a modern classroom-setting, like we have it here in the monlab, students can have an effective learning experience. He interviewed us about our projects.

On Monday we tried out the new Oculus Rift.

On Friday I was sick and did not attend class.

On Wednesday, Dr. Bill granted us time to study for our upcoming AP Calculus BC exam.

On Monday I was unable to attend class, as I was taking my AP Environmental Science exam.

On Friday I continued to experiment with the lasers. In addition, I researched how exactly we will set the lasers up to receive secure data. After the AP Exams and Track and Field States, we will set the lasers up and begin to measure vog.

On Wednesday Savannah and I played with the lasers that we are going to use to detect particulates in the air for the purpose of monitoring vog content on the HPA Campus. Dr. Bill mentioned that it was possible to light a match with lasers this strong. Unfortunately, we did not have the right matches, nor a laster with the suggested 55mW, thus did not succeed. Most experiments we have researched can only be conducted with a 55mW green laster, which we were told we would have, but our laser was only half as strong. In the end of class, Dr. Bill even showed us his 500mW laster. Unfortunately, the laster has a broken lens and spatters the light.

On Monday I gave my final presentation. Each student conducting independent science research has to give this presentation once a semester. I presented my work with NASA's HI-SEAS project, zero waste, environmental studies and vog measurements.

On Friday the board of the school came to visit us. In the hierarchy of HPA, these 20 individuals are even above our headmaster. The board was visiting the school on Friday, in order to understand how HPA operates in and outside of the classroom, and what is worth investing in. Thus, we proudly presented our projects to the group. Of course I showed them the HI-SEAS NASA project, but also the Netatmo weather stations and mentioned the many other projects I have been working on throughout these years.

This week, I learned about Savannah's acoustics studies. It was great to understand what she had been working on in the last semester. This week we also researched forms of vog detectors and light measurement. Next week we will continue to work on the vog measuring system.

On Wednesday we continued to research vog types of measurement. On our search we also found lots of information about types of light measurement. For example, we found HR diagrams:

On this diagram you can, for example, find the temperature of the sun: 5260 K. We also researched the physics behind the different colors of light at different temperatures. On the following website we found lots of great information about vog: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/vhp/gas.html.

Dr. Bill then found his old set of spectrums, lasers and light measuring devices. Savannah and I found out how to use them and why the light broke the way it did on certain spectrums. We also used the laster to understand how one of the sensors in the monlab works. In the back right hand corner of the lab, there is a sensor that measures the turbidity of the air. With the laser we manipulated the readings. This we could follow on 10.14.4.4.

We also used Dr. Bill's apparat to measure the temperature of the light that fell through the window:

On Friday Savannah, Sydney and I accompanied Juan, Erin and Daniel on their drone mission. During spring break solar panels were installed on many of the classroom buildings. We wanted to capture this with the drones. In addition, we tested the limits of the newly fixed up gulf carts. There are solar panels on the roofs of the gulf carts that charge the batteries constantly, which is nice because this way we don't have to worry about the batteries running out anymore.

This week I got to know the Netatmo Welcome better. I will continue to research possibilities to connect the memory card to a private server. I also researched what kind of vog-sensors exist. We are planning on instilling them here on campus. Furthermore, I was able to test out the new gulf carts and helped capture footage of the new solar panels on the roofs of the classroom buildings.

On Wednesday Savannah and I researched potential vog-sensors. We discovered that there are numerous vog-sensors all around the island. We researched the models that exist and found out how exactly they work. There is a lot of exciting and detailed data on this research, which we were very excited about. We will talk to Dr. Bill about getting the material to measure the vog-levels here on our campus. This project could also lead to studies about how vog affect people's health. Many people complain that they get headaches when the vog is strong. With the sensors we will know when the vog is truly at unusual levels and when it is feasible to claim that a headache is related to vog levels.

On Monday I learned more about the memory card in the Netatmo Welcome. I researched wether it is possible to directly connect a private server to the memory card in order to directly stream data from it. I searched on the official Netatmo Website (https://www.netatmo.com/product/camera) and on other websites. It seems that it is possible, but I could not yet find the results. I will continue to search for this connection. Furthermore, we had wonderful visitors from Alaska whom we presented our projects to.

On Friday we received the new Netatmo Welcome. This was my first time setting up a Netatmo Welcome, as I had been working with Netatmo Weather Stations before. Therefore, I downloaded the Netatmo Welcome Wizard and the Netatmo Welcome app to my phone. The setup itself was a bit more complicated than the setup of a Netatmo Weather Station: the configuration to the phone via bluetooth is time consuming and the setup of the face recognition is flawed. Never the less, I managed to set up the Welcome module and began recording. I have already added a hand full of my friends from the elab and will continue to add people who are frequently around the monlab. This is what the new Netatmo Welcome looks like:

This week we had a lot of visitors, I learned about sequel and how to use it and installed the Netatmo Welcome. Next week I will continue to try out sequel and will continue to add faces to the Netatmo Welcome face recognition. Perhaps I will begin to work with Savannah on the smog sensor.

On Wednesday we had many visitors in the elab, whom we explained our projects to. We had visitors form France and Seattle. Both groups were fascinated to hear about the NASA sponsored projects and the other projects such as Juan's drone project:

In addition, I became familiar with sequel. Sequel is basically the data shelf in your basement that not many people ever look at but that is essential. I was surprised to learn that I could not only store, categorize and find data through sequel, but that I could also alter data. This is not only helpful when you want to bump up your grades (a la Ferris Bueller :) ), but it can also be used as a way of erasing data that is flawed. For example: If one of the sensors at the Mars Habitat were broken and was recording incorrect data that is way out of the normal range, it can set the graph to an enlarged scale, which makes it hard to read the data. When the incorrect data is deleted, the graph will return to its optimal scale. The following screenshot shows that sequel looks like when accessing data that we graph on the EMC webpage:

- absent/sick -

On Friday, Sydney, Savannah and I had a Skype appointment with our contact at NASA in Florida, Mark Siebert. He introduced himself and his work: among other tasks, he is managing the tool supply astronauts need to take to moon, the ISS or mars. He explained the different components of an astronauts suit, and how they work. We discussed the air supply in a suit or in a space station and the fact that they do not get any fresh air, but that the CO2 is simply filleted out of their old air and oxygen is added. Interesting were the alternatives to transporting water, air and fuel to space: with the combustion of magma, oxygen and hydrogen could be captured and fuel or even oxygen for breathing could be won. Mark told us about Luxembourg's idea to capture water in outer space to supply astronauts. He further explained the purpose and execution of several missions and problems that occurred and why. It was one of the most interesting discussions I have ever had, as Mark could offer accurate and detailed insight on many of NASA's missions and projects.

This week we gathered to discuss what we did over break and what projects we would like to continue this quarter, combined graphs and datums on the EMC website and redesigned the dashboards, and talked to Mark Siebert from NASA. Next week we will continue to work on the dashboards and set up the Kiosk.

On Wednesday, Savannah and I began working on the EMC dashboards for the NASA sponsored HI-SEAS project again. Over the break, several settings that allow the summarization of data on single dashboards was made possible. Therefore, we spend the session working on combining datums. We combined those that were measured in the same units and were recording data in a similar range. Immediately, the dashboards looked much more colorful and oranized: