Wheaton’s Society of Physics Students performed a science demo production for students and faculty. We covered a lot of different topics in our show, including lasers, plasma ball, smoke rings, electric field induction, and superconductor levitation. See the full video … Continue reading
Prime Number Finder Project
I did this project early on as an exercise in what I had learned in Java. The code creates a window in which the user can enter a range of integers. The program can then find and display all of … Continue reading
SPS Show: Covenant Christian School
SPS did another science demo for an elementary school. My segment of the show involved dry ice and liquid nitrogen.
Wood Figure Travels (image series)
Here I got some more practice on doing realistic but expressive poses, and had some fun putting together immersive backgrounds.
Velocity (sculpture)
I took a sculpture class at Wheaton because I wanted to pick up some useful perspectives for the projects that I do on the computer. In this project we learned how to model a human head in clay and were … Continue reading
Pixelated Inverse Triple Toroid (sculpture)
My artistic side had no idea what to call it, so I went with a more technical label. Simple in concept (based on a random notebook doodle), complex in implementation. This project was a very rewarding one.
Stagnation (sculpture)
SPS Show: St. Michael’s Parish School
The Society of Physics Students does science shows at local grade schools from time to time. We choose flashy demonstrations that exhibit different physics concepts, and then explain them at an elementary level. Our goal is to get young students … Continue reading
Natural Selection Project
For a final project in my Computer Modeling class, I used MATLAB software to model the basic principle of natural selection. I modeled a population of animals using an array of identical objects, with field variables like age and size … Continue reading
Jazz Combo – Fall Concert
Wheaton held a concert this semester featuring all three of its jazz groups. The Showcase Combo (my group) performed first. Skip to 3:50 for some solos.
Drums – Nintendo Mix
I put together a mix track of some popular songs from Mario games, and made up a drum cover for it. The song titles are on the video. Enjoy! The basic idea, as well as some of my playing, was … Continue reading
Jazz Combo – Chicago Recording Center
Wheaton College’s Jazz Combos got the opportunity to go to this professional studio in the city for a recording session. My group recorded 3 tracks, which you can download here: St Denis: download Caravan: download A Child is Born: download
Castle (animation)
I just finished a short movie with the cartoon castle and figures I made. I’ve found that creating realistic movements in animation is more challenging than it appears, but I learned a lot here. Music: Legend of Zelda Main Theme
My Story on MSG Varsity
The network MSG Varsity did a story on me on the show The High School Journal. A crew came to my house and interviewed me and then filmed a band practice at my church. I was also able to show some … Continue reading
Valley Christian Church Christmas Eve music
This is a clip from one of our songs at the Christmas Eve service at Valley Christian Church. I’ve been playing drums for the Valley Praise Band for over four years, and for most of that time I’ve been their only drummer. … Continue reading
