NEWS
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Susan Margolis: CT Teacher Externship Program
This summer, 10 Connecticut high school and college educators will trade pencils for laser engravers and fabrication tools as they work as interns (or ‘externs’) in advanced manufacturing facilities throughout the state. Now in its 11th year, the CBIA teacher externship program immerses instructors in the latest industry practices and technologies so that when they return to their classrooms in the fall, they can pass along new ideas and information to their students. “Through these externships, teachers get to see firsthand the skills that are needed by today’s 
manufacturers, so they can best prepare tomorrow’s workforce,” says Andrea Comer, executive director of CBIA’s Education Foundation. The ultimate goals of educator externships are to better prepare students for jobs in high-tech manufacturing and to help Connecticut’s manufacturers maintain a skilled, competitive workforce. Each teacher will spend 160 hours in a manufacturing facility before implementing a work-based learning project for their students resulting from their externship experiences. Work-based projects give students more realistic understanding and connections between classroom learning and how can be applied on the job.
Susan Margolis of Ridgefield, works with 3D technology, is a practicing artist and teaches both Technology and Art at Danbury High School in Danbury, CT. Susan is working this summer with Macroscopic Solutions, manufacturer of the Macropod and developer of close-up imaging systems, in Tolland, CT. |
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3D Photogrammetry
The Macropod is now one of the most effective tools used to scan small objects in 3D for purposes related to 3D modeling and 3D printing. Take a look at the following article to see for yourself!
3D Photogrammetry of small Fossil Tooth
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NEW PRODUCTS
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Professional Imaging Products and Starter Kits Introduced
The photomacrographic community has been seeking different Macropod levels offered at diferent price points for some time now. Establishing the appropriate methods for each variation has proved challenging, but the introduction of new light diffusers (see below) has made this task more achievable. New Packages are now being offered by Macroscopic Solutions to suit a broader range of scientific applications and exisiting studio configurations |
High Resolution, lab and field capable systems. Includes the highest quality focus stacking components for the researcher/professional
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Software packages include itemized software and hardware packages related to focus stacking.
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Assortment of white diffuser that are extremely effective at providing bright, even and well-diffused light from any source.
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Vertical Stand: A Macropod Accessory
 A vertical stand is now being offered for purposes pertaining to live view recording and/or the digital observation of slide preparation, petrographic analyses or clearing and staining.
Macroscopic Solutions encourages you to always capture images using the standard horizontal orientation.
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Professional Imaging Products and Starter Kits Introduced
The photomacrographic community has been seeking different Macropod levels offered at diferent price points for some time now. Establishing the appropriate methods for each variation has proved challenging, but the introduction of new light diffusers (see below) has made this task more achievable. New Packages are now being offered by Macroscopic Solutions to suit a broader range of scientific applications and exisiting studio configurations |
Petrographic Macropod
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50x image of Hornblende-Plagioclase Gneiss, Adirondack Mountains
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5x image of Hornblende-Plagioclase Gneiss, Adirondack Mountains
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NOTABLE MACROPOD IMAGES
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The Macropod’s images are sometimes considered a mixture of science and art. This is because a scientific instrument is used to achieve an artistic end that is significant for discovery, observation and education. The images appease the senses and document high quality data of subjects that are associated with time and position.
Macroscopic Solutions releases many images daily and some of our most noteworthy are shown below.
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Tiger Beetle
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Jumping Spider and Fly Scene
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Wasp imaged for Jason Dombroskie of Cornell
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Pollen Grains floating on water
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EVENTS AND CONFERENCES
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Guild of Natural Scientific Illustrators, Philadelphia, July 6-7 2015
This event has passed, but we wanted to share the conference schedule with our readers, as it was a very nice conference to attend. It was jam packed with some very innovative and creative people. Take a look!
Future Events
Botanical Society of America, Edmonton, July 24-28 2015
Geological Society of America, Baltimore, November 1-4 2015
Entomological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN, November18-20 2015 |
**FREE IMAGING SERVICES**
By showing this newsletter at these events, you will receive one free high-resolution image of your specimen on-site AND you will be entered for a chance to win $250 worth of Macroscopic Solutions imaging services. Click Here to read more about imaging services. |
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