Doctor in Training - Life as a PhD Student

As a drummer I have been dying to try and bring in my musical interests with my current studies as a graduate student. I must admit I am very grateful to my professor William Turkell for encouraging this project and encouraging me to integrate my passion for drumming with digital history. So here's the plan as it stands for far. The grand idea is to hit a drum which will interact with my pc and then start a drumming robot. The details are as follows: grab a snare drum and stand, place a piezo sensor inside which will detect the vibrations emitted from the actual drum every time it is hit. At this point it will be connected to a phidget (basically the thing that detect the vibrations will be connected to a chip that will connect to my computer via USB) that will use the Max 6 program to start a drumming robot. What I mean by a drumming robot is a bunch of solenoid triggers that will hit objects based on how it is programmed.   Here are a couple photos to help you get a sense o...

Welcome to my blog revolving around my trials and tribulations as a graduate student who is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in history at the University of Western Ontario. You will find all kinds of things on this blog including personal thoughts, my academic research, updates on courses (particularly History (9832B - Interactive Exhibit Design), any interesting articles I have read, current events, songs I am currently in love with and anything else I feel like sharing :) For starters here is a great song by Miike Snow that combines a great mix of alternative rock with electronica. I currently have this on repeat and I must give a shout out to my buddy Niko for recommending this band to me a couple years back :) Silvia - Mike Snow If you are wondering more about my research regarding the migration, settlement, and integration of Ugandan Asian Refugees in Canada from 1972 onwards be sure to check this blog out within the next two weeks as I will have updated it with a post dedicated ...