Pranam Tries To Make Things

MAS.863 - 2016

Me Hi friends! I am a first-year graduate student at the MIT Media Lab in the Molecular Machines group, where I develop nucleic acid technologies for applications in gene editing, synthetic biology, and DNA nanotechnology. Additionally, I have extensive experience in immunology, computer science, and (now) fabrication!
Me

Pranam Chatterjee

Hi friends! I am a graduate student at the MIT Media Lab, developing nucleic acid technologies for applications in gene editing, synthetic biology, and DNA nanotechnology. Additionally, I have extensive experience in immunology, computer science, and (now) fabrication!

Final Project

Final Project

The FabSpec

THIS IS IT --- what we have ALL been waiting for! Check out my crazy journey through the Final Project, where I constructed a real-time wireless spectrophotometer, by integrating almost every module and skillset acquired during the semester!

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Week 13: Machine Building

Team Building Machines That Make

The last weekly assignment: a fun, team-building project to assemble machines that make! Check it out!

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Week 12: Networking and Communications

Interfacing the Phototransistor with Bluetooth

A new spin on the final project guides my electronic designs this week! The Bluetooth module will come in soon, too.

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Week 11: Interface Programming

Writing a Potetential Output Program for the FabSpec

So I designed an Eagle board (YIPEE!), but I didn't get to make it in time. However, I wrote a cute starter program that can do stuff with voltage values from the photogate (once the board is made)! Find out more.

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Week 10: Output Devices

LED Board for Final Project

I just quickly made a demo LED board, but will be working on Eagle designs this week!

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Week 9: Composites

Making a Glovebox Holder

Will this be useful for me in the lab? No idea -- let's see how I made it!

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Week 8: Input Devices

Reading a Phototransistor

The first component of my final project: reading a phototransistor with the Arduino IDE. Take a look!

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Week 7: Molding and Casting

Molding and Casting the MolMec Logo

Want to see if I could mold and cast my group's logo successfully? Find out here!

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Week 6: Embedded Programming

Making the Board Blink Programmably

Time to get back to the board. This time, let's make it blink and do other cool things!

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Week 5: Computer-Controlled Cutting

Making a Doghouse for Yoko

Join me as I design a press-fit doghouse for our beloved little CBA puppy, Yoko!

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Week 4: Electronics Design

Designing an ISP PCB Board with an LED and Button

The electronics gruel and horror continues with an introduction to the electronics design process *shivers*!

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Week 3: 3D Printing and Scanning

Printing Proteins and Scanning Ducky

Check out my exciting week, where I 3D print a TAL effector protein binding to DNA, and scan my beloved stuffed animal, Ducky!

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Week 2: Electronics Production

Stuffing the FabISP

Join me as I begin the uphill battle of learning how to design and build electronics!

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Week 1: Press-Fit Construction Kit

Carousel Pipette Stand

Learn about my adventure to creating a rotating pipette stand out of cardboard!

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Week 0: Modeling the Final Project

Modeling the FabSpec

This week, we begin the long trek towards the final project. My idea? A rapid protyping, cost-effective spectrophotometer for cell culture monitoring: the FabSpec!


Pranam Chatterjee

Hi friends! I am a first-year graduate student at the MIT Media Lab in the Molecular Machines group, where I develop nucleic acid technologies for applications in gene editing, synthetic biology, and DNA nanotechnology. Additionally, I have extensive experience in immunology, computer science, and (now) fabrication!