On May 5th, the StudioLab hosted approximately 60 students from the W.E.B. Dubois Scholars Institute, an Institute that "develops a diverse cadre of leaders and scholars who, through rigorous preparation and nurturance, excel in higher education and professionally. With an array of academic enriched content, career development resources and cultural awareness, the Institute aims to foster well rounded young minds and wisdom-loving change agents working to create a more just and human world." The Scholars participated in a “Paper Piano: Making electronics with everyday things” workshop as well as toured the space.

Isabel Cleff ’18, a Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering student, used the 3D printer to create this glider in its stowed and deployed configurations. The idea is that it's an atmospheric sampling probe launched in a rocket and then deployed to glide down through a planetary atmosphere. The wing pivots such that it can fit inside a rocket but also glide like an aircraft.