ESP Biography



OLIVIA MELLO, ESP Teacher




Major: Physics

College/Employer: MIT

Year of Graduation: 2014

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Past Classes

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S8355: Physics Lightning Lectures! in Spark 2014 (Mar. 15 - 16, 2014)
Ever wanted to learn about special relativity or how the universe formed? Want a quick introduction to how quantum mechanics works? Come join us in for the physics lightning lectures this Spark!


W8356: Physics Walk-in Demos! in Spark 2014 (Mar. 15 - 16, 2014)
Come join us for demos in freezing things in a flash using liquid nitrogen, viewing magnetic fields with ferrofluids, and experimenting with non-Newtonian fluids!


S7523: Physics Lightning Lectures! in Splash! 2013 (Nov. 23 - 24, 2013)
Ever wanted to learn why neutrinos pass right through us or about the curvature of spacetime? Were you ever curious about how we use atoms to do quantum computation? Learn all of it in our series of 5 minute in our lightning lectures on popular topics in physics!


W7524: Physics Demos - Fun with Liquid Nitrogen! in Splash! 2013 (Nov. 23 - 24, 2013)
Want to have some fun with ferrofluids, or shatter gummy bears and flowers? Come join us as we experiment! We'll be demonstrating these cool effects on a variety of objects.


S6996: A Smorgasbord of Modern Physics in Spark! 2013 (Mar. 16, 2013)
Dude, it's a smorgasbord of modern physics. Brought to you by the Society of Physics Students.


W6997: Will It Freeze? An Exploration with Physics and Liquid Nitrogen in Spark! 2013 (Mar. 16, 2013)
Marshmallows, rubber bands, flowers, grapes, oobleck and more will all be dipped into liquid nitrogen and instantly frozen. Check out the interesting results! We will also have several other demos that will blow your mind!


W6387: Awesome Physics in Splash! 2012 (Nov. 17 - 18, 2012)
Want to see what happens when you cool something over 300 degrees below the freezing point of water? Interested in seeing how you can use everyday household ingredients to create fluids that get thicker when you push on them? Stop by this walk-in activity for some fun with liquid nitrogen, non-Newtonian fluids, and more.