Introducing Luka Marko Pravica

 Introduction:

Hi my name is Luka Marko Pravica! Im a first year here at Trinity majoring in biochemistry. Im from Henderson Nevada. 




Interests: 

Ive always been fascinated by the mechanisms which enable life to exists. I want to pursue a career in studying them. I hope to finish my education at trinity and go on to graduate school to get a PHD and do research in the modification of microorganisms for carbon intake or the repurposing of naturally occurring substances for medicinal practices(though this is of course subject to change). My artistic interests include drawing, playing the cello, making films, and acting in musicals(of which I have done Mamma Mia ,Mean Girls, and Hamlet). Here at Trinity Im in involved in the choir, boxing club, and animation club. Lastly I very much enjoy physical fitness and health I currently run a push pull legs hypertrophy focused split with training cycles repeating every 2 days.


Expectations:

I really want to come out of this class with a much better understanding/ability to build and create things. Numerous times in my life when trying to do things I enjoyed I was inhibited by a lack of understanding on how to construct things an example is when I tried to produce a thermite reaction by reacting manganese di oxide with aluminum powder because I could not construct a proper vessel for distillation. I expect to come out of this course with a better ability to build things for my at home experiments( Im currently working on a test tube rack for my Cyanobacteria) and an ability to help repair things at home.  I expect to learn to model and design things better, use fusion 360 software, learn techniques to become better with hand tools, and how to 3d print objects.
(squat rack/lat pull down machine  I built.).
(bioreactor, something I want to build in the future.)

(micro spectrometer something I want to build in the future)


(Attempted thermite reaction set up.)



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Scott Wald Project 1: Building with hand tools

Image
 Process The first part of making the tool tote is to create a design in fusion360. This extremely specific software is useful in the building process because of how you can specify exact dimensions in the blue prints. After this, it is useful to sketch all of the building pieces on a piece of paper and label them all with letters. The next step is to carefully draw out the tool tote pieces on a large piece of plywood. Next, the chop saw needs to be used to cut the plywood into more digestible and workable pieces. After this the bandwidth saw needs to be used to cut out the exact pieces needed for the project. This does not solidify the design though because pieces are still free from each other, so they can be switched around based on the builder's preference. In my case, I moved two walls from holding together a smaller handle to be at either end of the tote to hold a long bar, and therefore opening more room within the tote for larger tools. This handle was made by finding a nic...
Read more

Nate Goodwin Project 1: Building With Hand Tools

Image
Process The first step in making the toolbox was to create the design in Fusion360. Fusion360 helps to model digitally what the finished toolbox would look like, with specific measurements for pieces listed as well.  Model of the Toolbox Made in Fusion360 Blueprint of my toolbox After this was to sketch the pieces on a board of wood. This was then cut  using a miter saw and bandsaw into the pieces of the toolbox. A jigsaw was used for cutting out the handle. The cut pieces arranged in the shape of my toolbox I then sanded down the pieces so they didn't splinter. After that I used a drill and screws to put the pieces together. We have a finished product! Results I'm really happy with how my tote turned out! For being one of my first woodworking pieces, It looks great! In terms of the process, I had to have some help with a few of tools, which now that I have an even greater understanding of them, I should be even better off when working on wood in the future.  Reflection T...
Read more

Liberty Mata Project 1: Building with hand tools

Image
 Process To start off the design process, I followed the provided tutorial instructions to create a basic tool tote in Fusion 360. Then, I modified the original tote design to include a round bar handle, softer edges around the top of the main tote compartment, and heart-shaped cutouts below the handlebar. Once I had my design finalized, I drew the appropriate measurements onto my wood plank and created outlines coinciding with the boards needed to construct the assets of my tote. I proceeded to use the chop saw to cut down my plank into more manageable sections and used the bandsaw to cut out my outlined pieces. I sanded all of the edges of my pieces and used a trim router to soften the top edges of the main tote compartment. I also used a drill press to create holes in two of my pieces to fit my handlebar and, on those same pieces, I used a jigsaw to cut out the heart-shaped designs. Next, I mock-constructed my tote and marked some ideas for where to add screws. I drilled small e...
Read more