JeremyBlum.com

Jeremy Enjoying a Lovely night at Columbus Circle in NYC

Welcome to JeremyBlum.com, a blog covering the random endeavors of ….. drum roll ….. Jeremy Blum! A little background:

I’m 19 years old, and I am a sophomore at Cornell University’s college of engineering majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering. I’ve been into science and engineering most of my life, and thus you’ll notice that all the interesting stuff on this website will revolve around that. If you’ve seen the user name “sciguy” or “sciguy14″ around the web, that is probably me (science + guy = sciguy).  Don’t hesitate to comment on posts or to contact me if you have any questions at all!

Some background on stuff I’ll be posting about:

Assorted Hacks and Mods
Though my free time to work on personal projects is generally limited, I occasionally manage to squeak out a cool robot, hack, or something like that.  In this category you’ll find things like an internet-controlled roboclaw, and a nerf sentry gun.  I’m a big fan of sharing ideas, so whenever possible I always release full source code and schematics, so that you can duplicate or build upon my projects!  More drawn out engineering projects get there own category (like my prosthetic research and the deepnote guitar hero bot mentioned below).

UltimateComputers.net
I developed ultimatecomputers.net as an online community where computer building enthusiasts and those wishing to start building can come together to help each other through a collaborative website. Members are encouraged to give advice and help each other solve problems. Zach Lynn and I myself produce computer and technology related videos under the UltimateComputers name.  They are all available on my youtube profile, and I post new ones in this blog. Ultimatecomputers.net attracts tens of thousands of unique visitors per month.

My Prosthetics Research
From 2005 to 2008, I conducted a scientific research project which culminated in a submission of my findings to the Intel Corporation to be considered in the Intel Science Talent Search competition; of which I was a finalist. My research endeavor began with the selection of a topic and the quest to find a mentor who would be willing to assist me in my efforts. I worked with Dr. Peter Kyberd of the Institute of Biomedical Engineering at the University of New Brunswick, Canada. With his guidance I conducted experiments to determine if force sensors could be effectively used to control an intelligent prosthetic device. My methods included building a model and comparing data sets with those of a hand controlled by conventional myo-electrodes. I received a $2,000 grant from the national office of Mu Alpha Theta (a math honor society, of which I am a member) to pursue my research in the field of intelligent prosthetic control.  You can view the final results of my research including my research paper, and my project poster here.

DeepNote Guitar Hero Bot
The DeepNote Guitar Hero Bot was I project I worked on in the summer of 2008 alongside 4 friends and a professional engineer.  It has gained popularity across the internet, specifically a few gadget blogs, and on youtube.  The DeepNote Bot, explained thoroughly on our official website, can play any guitar hero song you throw at it, without any prior knowledge of the song.  In other words, it works in real time.