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The IEEE Electron Devices Society invites nominations for the 2022 Ph.D., Masters, and Undergraduate Student Fellowships. These annual awards are given to promote, recognize, and support graduate, master's, and undergraduate level study and research within the EDS field of interest. The field of interest for EDS is in all aspects of engineering, physics, theory, experiment, and simulation of electron and ion devices involving insulators, metals, organic materials, plasmas, semiconductors, quantum-effect materials, vacuum, and emerging materials. Specific applications of these devices include bioelectronics, biomedical, computation, communications, displays, electro, and micromechanics, imaging, microactuators, optical, photovoltaics, power, sensors, and signal processing. For both Ph.D. and Masters, it is expected that at least one fellowship will be awarded to a student in each of the following geographical regions: Americas, Asia/Pacific, and Europe/Middle East/Africa. For the Undergraduates, it is expected that at least one fellowship to each eligible student in each of the IEEE geographical Regions 8, 9, and 10 and two fellowships in Regions 1-7 not exceeding one from Region 7. Please visit the EDS website links below to access information about these Fellowships. EDS Ph.D. Student Fellowship: US $5,000 and travel funds to attend the IEDM for the presentation of an award plaque EDS Masters Student Fellowship: S $2,000 and an award plaque EDS Undergraduate Student Scholarship: US $1,000 and an award plaque Eligibility: Candidate must: be an IEEE EDS student member at the time of nomination; be accepted into a graduate program or within the first year of study in a graduate program in an EDS field of interest on a full-time basis; and continue his/her studies at a graduate education institution. Nominator must be an IEEE EDS member and preferably be serving as the candidate’s mentor or faculty advisor. Previous award winners are ineligible. This award cannot be given to a candidate for the same work for which an IEEE Technical Field Award or IEEE Medal was previously received. Deadline: The closing date of the application is May 31, 2022. Evaluation Criteria: Demonstration of his/her significant ability to perform research in the fields of electron devices and proven history of academic excellence in engineering and/or physics as well as being involved in undergraduate research and/or supervised projects. Nomination Package: Nominating letter by an EDS member who served as candidate’s mentor or faculty advisor. A letter of recommendation from an individual familiar with the student’s research and educational credentials. Letters of recommendation cannot be from the nominator. One-page biographical sketch of the student (including student's mailing address and e-mail address) Two-page (maximum) statement by the student describing his or her education and research interests, accomplishments, and graduation date. This can include undergraduate, graduate, and summer internship research work. One copy of the student’s transcripts/grades. Further Information: If you have any questions or need further information, please do not hesitate to contact Stacy Lehotzky by email at s.lehotzky@ieee.org.

Pulse Width Modulation, or PWM is perhaps the next logical extension of a binary off/on system. Instead of only 0 or 1, what can we do with a signal that changes between these states with a carefully controlled timing scheme. In fact, there are many useful applications of PWM, some of which you probably observe everyday. PWM Frequency and Duty Cycle There are two parameters which full describe a PWM signal; Frequency and Duty Cycle (Duty). A PWM signal can be thought of as a pulse train, a recurring sequence of on/off pulses, with the frequency related to the time between rising pulse edges (the period T = 1/f). The duty cycle is the percentage of time the pulse is on, compared to the period width. This is demonstrated in the figure below. Pretty simple, right? Average Voltage One of the main advantages of a PWM signal is that it can provide an average voltage less than that of the supply voltage. For example, a 5V digital output could supply a load with either 0V or 5V average voltages (just on or off), while a 5V PWM output could "chop up" and provide anywhere between 0V-5V average voltage, dependent on the Duty. The relationship is where D is the Duty as a proportion (e.g D=0.5 for 50%). This concept of voltage average is very important in applications for PWM Applications One very common application of PWM is for dimming LED's. If you remember back the the the post on LED's, you'll remember that we had to carefully select a current limiting resistor based on the supply voltage. So we can't easily use a lower DC voltage to dim the LED. Using a PWM signal effectively turns the LED on and off very fast, much faster than our eyes can perceive, and so we see it as a dimmer light (pretty much in proportion to the Duty). It is also very common to control DC motors with a PWM signal, where their speed is proportional to the Duty D. You'll also see PWM appear in servo motor control, since the internal control chip of the servo sets the angle based on the Duty and frequency of the incoming PWM signal. How to generate a PWM signal By far the most common way to create a PWM signal is to use a microcontroller, such as an Arduino. On an Arduino, selected GPIO pins are capable of producing a PWM signal (look for the ~ symbol!). In software you would something like analogWrite(3, 127); to get a 50% duty signal on pin 3. Note that it is the second argument (127 in this case) that defines the duty, as an 8 bit integer d=D/255. So 0, 64, 255 define duties of 0%, 25% and 100% respectively. There are other methods of PWM generation, such as dedicated IC's, or you can get a bit more fundamental and build your own with a 555 timer.

The Wattle Fellowship is the University of Melbourne’s co-curricular program for students to foster leadership on global sustainability. The program focuses on multidisciplinary approaches, leadership development, experiential learning, and practical skills development. Wattle Fellows are envisioned to embed sustainability practices and principles into every social endeavor. This is a year-long leadership program that supports students to bring ideas to life, create a positive impact, and develop within a community of change-makers. All coursework students from the University of Melbourne are eligible to apply, as long as they have an interest in sustainability. From a DIY e-bike conversion kit to a sustainable health promotion package for GP waiting rooms, to a 'tiny theatre in a briefcase' telling tales of human encounters with birds, the Wattle Fellowship student projects are diverse and divergent, but all aim to create lasting positive social and environmental outcomes. The program commences mid-semester two. Fellows will participate in retreats, workshops, events, and mentoring opportunities and have the opportunity to implement their own action projects. Students from all backgrounds are invited to apply for the 2022/23 program. The wattle is iconically Australian and as a native flower celebrates the place, theme, and growth that this Fellowship represents. Wattles are essential in pollination and we aim to have our Fellows spread ideas, approaches and impact globally. Eligibility guidelines: The program will accept up to 20 students. Applicants must: Be a current undergraduate or postgraduate coursework student at the University of Melbourne. Have completed at least one semester of an undergraduate degree prior to the commencement of the program. Remain a University of Melbourne student for the duration of the program (i.e. not graduate from their current degree program prior to the conclusion of the Fellowship). Be in good academic standing. There is no WAM requirement for the Fellowship. Domestic and international; part-time and full-time students are eligible for this program. Application Deadline: 31 May 2022, 11:59 PM AEST How to apply Students will submit: Written answers to questions that correspond to the selection criteria. Evidence that demonstrates the applicant’s leadership qualities and ability to succeed in the program (this could take shape in the form of a reference letter or a portfolio of previous efforts for example). Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a short interview with the Wattle Fellowship selection committee consisting of program staff, a University of Melbourne expert, and an external practitioner. This interview, along with the submitted information will be assessed across the four selection criteria. Enquiries: wattle-fellowship@unimelb.edu.au More information: https://www.unimelb.edu.au/wattlefellowship

If you're anything like us, you've probably got a bunch of switches tucked away in the components bin. When project time comes around you grab one out, and maybe check with a multimeter which contacts conduct for each switch position, throw it into your circuit, and call it a day. After all, a switch is just on or off, how much theory can there possibly be? When you look a bit deeper, you may be confronted by unfamiliar terminology, acronyms (DPDT, NC whaaat??) and a whole world of problems you hadn't considered. Let's take a dive into the details of switches, and a practical circuit that uses a switch in an interesting way. Note that a lot of this background is applicable to buttons as well. Mechanism There are two main operating mechanisms behind switches and buttons, known as alternate action, and momentary. An alternate action switch keeps the switch (or button) in a continuous state, i.e. flip the switch to on and it stays there. Flip it again, and it stays off. Pretty typical and expected behaviour for a switch, and certain buttons may show this behaviour as well (push-push style). Contrast this to a momentary mechanism, where the state only changes while engaging the switch (push for on, release for off). Most buttons are like this, though you can get momentary switches too. Poles and Throws The mechanical action of the switch makes and breaks electrical connections, and the exact configuration is determined by the number of poles and the number of throws. The number of poles can be thought of as the number of parallel "internal switches" that are actually controlled by the mechanical switching action. The number of throws tells us how many different contacts or wiring paths there are for each of these internal switches. See below for the schematic of some common switch configurations. Normals Another marking you may see on a switches/button contact might be "NC" or "NO". These stand for "Normally Closed" and "Normally Open", and they tell you what that contact "normally" does when you aren't interacting with the device. For example, a momentary button might have 3 contacts, labelled COM, NO and NC. When you aren't pressing the button (the normal state), COM is electrically connected to NC, and not connected to NO. Hopefully, this makes sense, normally, the NO contact is open, and the NC contact is closed. However, when you press the button (the non-normal state), the connection is closed between NO and opened between NC. Example Let's explore a simple example by using a switch to control motor direction - we have a DC voltage source, a DC motor, and our choice of switch. Any ideas on what type of switch we should reach for? We want to switch the two source polarities (+ and -) to two different states. Let's try a DPDT toggle switch. Start by hooking up the motor through the switch to run in one direction. Use the poles to connect the source, and a parallel set of throws through to the motor. This should drive the motor in one direction. Can you see what we do next to make it run the other direction when the switch is toggled? The polarities need to be reversed - what was positive must become negative, and vice versa. Like so! Nicely done! Summary You should be relatively confident integrating the right switch into your next project, or at least have some idea what on earth a momentary SPDT switch with NC and NO connections is all about. Don't forget about switch bounce, or whether you need to worry about make-break patterns though! Happy switching!

IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization for the advancement of technology, has a lot of scope for IEEE Student Members to involve and get recognized for their volunteering contributions. IEEE Computer Society is the premier source for information, inspiration, and collaboration in computer science and engineering. This society offers the Richard E. Merwin Student Scholarship (REM) Program. The selected winners of this award will have the opportunity to serve as student ambassadors for the IEEE in the computer society for the particular IEEE region to which they belong. Eligibility: This Scholarship is intended to graduate students or those in the final two years of the undergraduate program in electrical or computer engineering, computer science, or a well-defined computer-related field of engineering to recognize and reward their voluntary service in their own community. The students applying for this scholarship will need to have IEEE Computer Society membership for at least three (3) months prior to the application deadline is required. Students applying for the award should have a minimum of one year in which to complete their degree or be considered or enrolled to immediately start further study upon completion. Applicants are required to have a minimum grade point average of 2.5/4.0 (or exam marks of at least 60%) and be full-time students as defined by their academic institution during the course of the award. Student winners of the Computer Society’s Richard Merwin or UPE/CS award for the previous year (13 months) are not eligible. The sponsor will provide $1000 each for 15-20 winning applicants across the globe. Deadline: The closing date of the application is April 30 and September 30 each year. Individuals may apply once per year. Evaluation Criteria: Evaluation criteria include participation in student IEEE branch/chapter activities (30%), academic achievement (30%) reflected in your transcripts, extracurricular activities (10%), letter of recommendation from student branch/chapter advisor (20%), and quality of Student Ambassador vision statement (10%). Further Information & Application Link: IEEE Computer Society REM Scholarship Webpage This scholarship requires activity within the IEEE community, so fill this expression of interest to be an IEEE UniMelb volunteer and roll up your sleeves to help in joint MUEEC-IEEE events. These range from career-advancing, networking, and social events, in addition to technical speeches, workshops, and industrial site visits. If you are an IEEE student member, we'll be happy to arrange any recommendation to reflect your performance and your leadership potential. This will also open up the possibility for you to join the IEEE UniMelb Committee also! For more information, contact our MUEEC committee member and REM scholar at noorekarishma.shaik@ieee.org

To let you know what to expect at WattHack 2022, we interviewed the winning team from last year! Hear about the experiences of (left to right) Jonathan, Amy, Tasman, and Andria below: Q: Can you guys introduce yourself and what do you do when you are not winning Watthack? Jonathan: Hi I am Jonathan, I am a 3rd-year mechatronics student in undergrad. And when I am not doing Watthack, I spend the rest of the year preparing sick Watthack entries to you know, dominate. Amy: Is it a professional egg and spoon racer? Jonathan: I am a professional egg and spoon racer, that's true. Competitive. Andria: I am Andria, I am a third-year mechanical systems student in my undergrad. And I do a lot of different things, that are not related to uni in my spare time. Tasman: Hi, I am Tas. Also a third-year mechatronics student. When I am not at uni, I spend a lot of time working on a farm and a lot of time out running. Amy: Hi, I am Amy. Also a third-year mechatronics student in undergrad. And outside of Watthack, I am currently enjoying spending my time modifying gameboys and retro-tech. Q: Can you tell me a little bit about what you built in last year’s Watthack and how did you guys come up with the idea for it? Amy: We went in and they had all the electronic components out there on the table and we were like what are the most interesting little bits and pieces that we can grab from this to find inspiration. The first thing I picked up from the pile was this green clicky switch and it was very satisfying, made a very good click. I wish I had it here to do click-click-click for you. Tasman: Not only did we find one but we found all the green clicky switches. Amy: So, because of the clickiness of this incredible green switch. Our first ideas were around a game or something that we could make use of these clicky switches. Some sort of a useless machine, just something that would give a satisfying click, and somehow that sort of morphed into wanting to make a game. -> Inverse pendulum and egg and SPOON. Jonathan: So we settled on an egg and spoon race simulator, which sort of arcade game style, where you had to try and play egg and spoon race with a sort of like a motorised pendulum system. Q: How long did it take you guys to finalise that idea? Andria: 10-15 mins. We were brainstorming very quickly because after Amy’s idea we got held up on the idea of a game, making something fun, and then Tas found the Ph.D. student's pendulum video. And we were like oh let's try and implement this. It was also brought upon by the kind of e-waste we had, so things like motors and we found some pulley belts and stuff. So, it was a combination of things like oh we have this idea. Tasman: and the thing we are completely forgetting about is the control knob. It was the best-looking thing in all of the e-waste and we planned to use that no matter what. And we did use that. Andria: It was pretty satisfying to turn it. Mukul (MUEEC): So you guys took an exploratory approach. Jonathan: we settled on an idea pretty quickly and it was mainly two days of trying different things and seeing how it fits and improving the idea. Tasman: Unlike this year, we already have an idea xD. Watch out. Andria: Watch out Q: How did you guys manage to finish all of that in a limited time? Andria: We were just very collaborative. We just stayed on top of communication and were very aware of the time limit which made us work very quickly. We were working on it until the last second. Tasman: That being said, I don't think we finished everything we dreamt of doing. We had more features we were thinking about implementing and we didn't get around to doing that. Jonathan: It had a lighting system, that was all wired up and we ran out of time to connect it to power. So, it was waiting there waiting to be turned on. Amy: We did a really good job of communicating. John and Andria were doing base and lighting, and Tas and I were working on more of the motor and controller and whatnot. Being able to be delicate like that helped. And then at the last minute putting everything together. For the first time, we actually tested the system as a whole everything plugged in was on the desk presented to the judges. Q: Finally do you have any tips or advice for 2022 competitors. Andria: Like, watch out. Ahah. just have fun with it, we all just wanted to go in there and build stuff. We didn't have too much of a focus on winning and we were really just enjoying being in the space and doing something that was finally hands-on. Don't go in there thinking, it's all about winning the competition, just have fun with it. We just made it like a fun project and I guess that's what put us apart from everyone else. Jonathan: It's just an excuse to build some random cool shit, that's what it's for. So have fun with it. Amy: Use the e-waste, a lot of the time had really cool stuff but not much e-waste which ultimately didn't work in their favour. So if you are making cool stuff, make it cool stuff made from junk. Jonathan: It was a really friendly environment, I had a fun time chatting with industry representatives and there were people from TCS and MUEEC committee helping out when needed. Are you pumped for WattHack 2022 now, if you weren't already? We are looking forward to seeing you there! Keep an eye out for more details coming soon 👀

Light up your projects! This week's Circuit Essentials reviews the fundamentals of Light Emitting Diodes, or LED's. By the end, you should be confident you can make that random LED from the bottom of the component drawer do what you want it to. Polarity Diodes, and Light Emitting Diodes, are polarised components, meaning that there is a right and wrong way to connect them in your circuit. One side must be connected to positive (higher potential), and the other side to negative (lower potential). Keep an eye out for the short leg, and the flat side of LED to identify the negative (cathode) terminal of the LED. Forward Voltage LED's have a forward voltage, which is the minimum voltage required to get current to flow in the component. Since LED brightness is directly related to the current flow, it's important that your supply voltage exceeds the forward voltage of the LED. Think of it as the "turn on" voltage. Some common forward voltages for different coloured LED's are (source): Red: 1.6-2.0V Orange: 2.0-2.1V Yellow: 2.1-2.2V Green: 1.9-4V Blue: 2.5-3.7V The forward voltage can be found in the datasheet, or most multimeters have a diode mode allowing measurement of the forward voltage. Current Limiting Resistor LED brightness is based on the amount of current flowing through it - more current means more light. Except, too much current and the LED will burn out. Hence, a current limiting resistor must be used. Again, check the datasheet for the typical operating current, though 10-20mA is typical. The value of the current limiting resistor can be found using Ohms law. Effectively, we're finding the voltage drop across the resistor, (KVL tells us this is the source voltage minus the LED forward voltage), and dividing by the desired diode current, to give the resistance. So for example, for a typical red LED, with a forward voltage of 1.8V, a desired current of 10mA, and a source voltage of 5V, we would choose a resistance of (5-1.8)/.01=320 Ohms. Pretty simple, right? PWM An alternate way to modify the brightness of the resistor is to turn it on and off very fast! For this, we use something called pulse width modulation, or PWM. This is a square wave generated by a microcontroller or IC, that alternates between on and off very quickly. The longer the "on" cycle compared to the "off" cycle, the brighter the LED will appear. This all happens faster than the eye can resolve, and thus just appears at varying levels of brightness, and not a flickering light. Fancier LED's Once you've mastered a single LED, these fundamentals can be extended to multiple LED's (should ee connect them in series or parallel?), RGB LED's, or addressable LED's such as neopixels. RGB all the things!

Participants of our Arduino 101 workshop (and thanks for coming, it was a blast!) would have encountered the idea of a "pull up", or "pull down" resistor, while sensing a button press with the Arduino. Though they get a fancy name, a pull up/down resistor is just a normal resistor, but used in a specific configuration for a specific purpose. This article will tell you why we need a pull up/down resistor, the difference between the configurations, and what value resistances to use. Why we need them? Imagine we have an input pin on a microcontroller, (maybe an Arduino, where we've done something like pinMode(3, INPUT) ), and we want to use it to sense whether a button is pressed, or not pressed. We know the microcontroller can sense HIGH (Vcc, +5V), or LOW (Gnd, 0V) so we hook up one side of the button to ground, and the other to the input pin, like so. When the button is pressed, the input pin is connected directly to ground, and the pin will read LOW, which is great. How about when the button is not pressed? The input pin is not connected to anything! This is referred to as having the pin floating, and is something to avoid. If the pin state is read, it may be HIGH, it may be LOW, or it may be something else entirely. Not good. Logic then says, hook it up the Vcc like so, that way when the button is not being pressed, the pin is connected to 5V and will definitely read HIGH. Problem solved? Not really! Yes, the input will definitely read HIGH when the button is not pressed. However when the button is pressed, you should see there is now a short circuit from Vcc to ground. This is definitely not good, we want to avoid this at all costs (unless you want to release the magic smoke)! Pull Up/Down This is where the pull up resistor comes in. By adding in a resistor between VCC and the input pin, the input pin is pulled high when the button is not pressed, and pulled low when the button is pressed. So the resistor, when connected to Vcc in this configuration, is called a pull up resistor. With the pull up resistor, instead of a short circuit when the button is pressed, current is limited by the resistor as it flows to ground, while still giving us definite HIGH/LOW readings at the input pin when the button is not pressed/pressed. If you want the opposite HIGH/LOW, not pressed/pressed behaviour, you can use the pull down configuration, shown below. The pin is pulled down to LOW by the resistor when not pressed, and pulled up to HIGH when pressed. Choosing R Values TLDR: About 10k ohms is usually good. You are balancing 2 things when choosing the value of the pull up resistance: Smaller values of R means more current flows when the button is pressed, more power used, and more heat generated. Larger values of R means the voltage at the pin might not be equal to Vcc like you would expect. Without delving too deep into the rabbit hole, input pins on microcontrollers have a parameter called the input leakage current. This is, an often very small, current that flows into the input pin when it is connected to a voltage. Using Ohm's law, we can ballpark some values. If the leakage current is 1uA, and we say that a 0.01V below Vcc is an acceptable voltage at the input pin (i.e. 4.99V instead of 5V), then Contrast this if we chose instead a 1M ohm resistor, we get a 1 volt drop across the resistor, and 4V at the input pin instead of the desired 5V HIGH value! Usually leakage currents are quite small, so you pull up resistor values can go quite high before you'll have a problem. But it's often worth checking the data sheet. The other time large resistor values can get you into trouble is when you need fast switching times (e.g. for comms pins), but for simple switches and buttons, this is not usually a problem. To make it all even easier, a lot of microcontrollers, including those used on the Arduino, allow you to use internal pull up resistors on input pins, so you don't even need to use a physical resistor. You just specify in software pinMode(3, INPUT_PULLUP) and you're done! Get Pressing! Using a pull up or pull down resistor, you should now have no trouble integrating a switch or button into your next microcontroller based project. If you're feeling diligent, grab that datasheet and get calculating, otherwise, reaching for the trusty 10k Ohm resistor probably won't see you wrong.

Welcome to the first installment of Circuit Essentials, where we'll take a short, mostly qualitative look at some must-know circuits. Make sure to let us know if you have any circuits or components you'd like to learn more about! Let’s start easy, and take a quick look at the humble voltage divider. The well-known result on the left informs that the input voltage will drop across each of the resistances in their proportion to the total series resistance (Note the voltage divider also works with impedances as well!). Hence by choosing appropriate relative resistances, the input voltage can be divided at the output to anywhere in the range of 0 to Vi volts. Great, so can we use a voltage divider any time we want to turn a large voltage into a smaller one? Such as a logic level shifter (5V to 3.3V), or maybe a purely attenuating amplifier? Well, maybe… Voltage dividers are highly subject to the effects of loading. In a circuit, the voltage divider output is connected to other components which load the output with a resistance (or impedance ) RL. Sometimes you can create your voltage divider with the effects of the load in mind, but this may not always be possible. Effects of loading can be minimised by making sure the load resistance is comparatively high to those used in the voltage divider. But think carefully whether you want to achieve this by lowering the resistances used in the divider, as current, power, and heat will increase! Buffer stages can be a good solution here, or just by making sure the load is sufficiently high impedance. You’ll start seeing voltage division everywhere, definitely wherever a potentiometer is used, but also creating a voltage bias for components such as transistors and in many other applications.

Welcome to 2022! This year MUEEC has a packed schedule of fun and educational events to give you an awesome university experience. 2021 was quite unpredictable for every one of us. With bad memories carrying over from 2020 and plans having to be canceled left and right, we were all unsure what would happen this year. We at MUEEC have a busy but exciting year ahead to show you. In this blog post, we’ll introduce ourselves, talk about our upcoming events and share the new projects we’re launching. Who are we? In case you’re new or maybe haven’t heard of us before, we’re the Melbourne University Electrical Engineering Club (MUEEC). We represent the Electrical and Mechatronics engineering students here at The University of Melbourne. We help students discover practical applications and learn the professional skills of engineering to complement students’ university studies. We also invite and welcome anyone who is curious about engineering and robotics, or just wants to chill out with fellow students. MUEEC was founded in 2013 with the purpose as described above, to connect engineering students with industry professionals, alumni, and other students. At the same time, we help you develop your practical skills through various events like makeathons and our Autonomous Robotics Research Project (ARRP). That’s not to say we can’t have some fun! We also hold regular social events to connect you with like-minded students and potentially ignite friendships. We have a small, tight-knit committee to organise and coordinate our events and projects. Check out our 2022 committee here. What’s on the menu for 2022? We have a range of technical and social events planned for semester 1. Here’s a sneak peek of what’s going down. We also have a bunch more planned for semester 2, like Industry Night and SuperHack. Let us know if you’d like to see a specific event, and we’ll see if we can make it happen! Anything new this year? Of course! Our new website is live - you’re reading this on it. We made this with the intention of interacting more with the MUEEC community. So you’ll see regular updates and activity here. We have an events page with our upcoming events and their info, as well as a sweet gallery to showcase the best photos from them. The blog will serve as an outlet for club news and how you can get involved with us. We also have our new fortnightly newsletter, “Charge Up!”. Here we provide you with the latest club news, our events, employment, and internship opportunities, educational resources, and of course, the best engineering memes, hand-picked for you. It will also contain fun puzzles from various academics and competitions with prizes. We want you to be more involved as well; You will get the chance to have your personal projects featured on the newsletter for the whole MUEEC community to see! Tick the newsletter option when you sign up for a 2022 membership for free (links at the bottom) What’s ARRP? ARRP stands for Autonomous Robotics Research Project, where we offer research and practical projects for you to work on throughout each semester. We have a launch night coming up to kick off the semester this Friday, the 4th of March (check our social media for the details!). This semester we have a bunch of projects like the robot arm. Be sure to come to the launch night to learn more about them and sign up If you’re reading this, then you’ve already found our website. Great! Visit this once in a while to read some more blog posts like this one. Make sure to sign up for a 2022 MUEEC membership for free, and keep in contact with the MUEEC community by joining our Discord server, and stay updated with our Facebook and Instagram. We hope to see you at a MUEEC event soon!