iamkosta.org blog entries
- A Tribute to Doug Cloney July 28, 2010
- To Chicago, to capture hearts and minds! May 10, 2010
- Sleep tight. May 5, 2010
- Favourite Things May 4, 2010
- Police Brutality Protest 2010: Montreal March 16, 2010
Portfolio
SpaceX
On September 28, 2008 SpaceX made history by putting the first commercial rocket into space. On this flight there was a small experimental communications satellite that after being blown up once, and re-designed twice, is now orbiting at 16,358 miles per hour with an apogee of 397 miles. KSAT2, my assignment, completed its [...]
The Balloon Project
With over $14,000 in undergraduate research grants, Kosta Grammatis envisioned, designed, built, tested, and flew the Balloon Project–a two year research endeavor designed to conduct high altitude air quality and pesticide research. With an on-board air sampling system, dual wireless video links, a web server, comprehensive telemetry system, and even a remote balloon deflation [...]
Writing
I started enjoying writing in high school. I think I realized that writing could be particularly just that much more fun when I took it upon myself to inform the authors of my high schools standardized test that their prompt was absurd and didn’t promote any type of thinking outside of the ordinary. [...]
Art
THIS IS(NT) ART
THE NUTCRUSHER:
The Nutcrusher is a parody of the traditional nutcracker. In the 21st century one would imagine that an update for such an old-albeit effective-technology would exist. This kinetic sculpture sought to do just that. Using pneumatic clasps to hold a nut in place a skewer pushes through the bottom [...]
Awards & Recognitions
Notable places where the work of Kosta Grammatis has been featured:
+“New Scientist” Tech Blog ( Permalink)
+CSUCI Press Release ( Permalink)
+Hacked Gadgets ( Permalink)
+Ventura County Star Article ( Permalink)
Awards Received:
+1st Place Engineering & Computer Science, CSU Undergraduate Research Competition– for work related to the Balloon Project (link)
+CSUCI Outstanding Integrative Approaches Award– Awarded to one [...]
