The personal and professional website of Douglas Van Bossuyt
It was my grandmother’s birthday today so the family got together at Forked Meadow to celebrate.
In the morning, there was a bi of fog out in the meadows before we were greeted by another crystal clear Sierra Nevada day.
We went over to the Central Sierra Historical Society museum for their annual steamup where they run the old steam donkey that used to pull logs through the forests around Shaver Lake when all the old growth sugar pine were cut down.
A part of the original lumber flume that carried rough cut wood out of the mountains and down to the valley below.
An original restored line truck used when Southern California Edison built the Big Creek Hydroelectric Project.
A part of the original water piping in the area.
Old school winch.
The caboose from the old San Joaquin and Eastern Railroad built to service the hydro dams.
The mockup of Redinger Powerhouse where an old pelton turbine is installed to show people interested in how hydropower works.
The old pelton wheel is inside this green circle.
The controls to sync the generator with the grid. These controls still work!
An example of a pelton wheel.
They cranked the generator up to show us how it works.
Shaver lake sure is pretty.
Friday was the MIME graduation ceremony. I was hooded by my professor. This is from before the lineup and processional into the concert hall.
David’s two kids were having fun hiding in his robes.
Marching in.
The platform party including the invited speaker telling us to have a good time and not sweat the small things.
Getting hooded. I had to bend down so that my professor could put the hood on me. Rob and Toni were having a good laugh over the height differential and also the words that the MCs read about me. I made sure that they read something funny.
Sitting back down after getting my hood. Academic swag!
With my professor. My hands seem to have vanished.
The new PhDs and our professor.
Three PhDs fresh from the academic salt mines.
With my parents.
I am surprised Heather put up with me writing my dissertation for so long!
Rob, me, and Irem.
The whole family.
