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Week 5: Arrgh! Lab woes lead to an entertaining blog

Friday, June 26, 2015

Teresa Turmanian

This week got off to a good start. I spent Monday as a nano-scale scullery maid! Translation: I suited up in a lab coat, gloves, and goggles and used a chemical process to clean off our silicon target substrate several times to be sure it was spic and span.

Week 4 : A sloooow week

Friday, June 19, 2015

Teresa Turmanian

This past weekend I really felt the perks of being an SPS intern! Friday evening we were all treated to a posh dinner at Clyde’s restaurant in DC. It was DELISH!

Week 3 : Frustrations ensue

Friday, June 12, 2015

Teresa Turmanian

This week got off to a good start. I learned how to use a probe station to measure the electronic behavior of nanoscale devices. Once again, despite its complex appearance, the gist of using this machine was basically delicate hand movements and keeping track of what cables connected to which p

Week 1: Blastoff !

Friday, May 29, 2015

Teresa Turmanian

This first week has kicked off what promises to be an exciting summer! It began at the American Center for physics in College Park.

Week 2: Full speed ahead !

Friday, June 5, 2015

Teresa Turmanian

Now that I am all settled into NIST my project has gotten off the ground. As a quick reminder I am working on the fabrication of a solid state nano-sensor for identifying biomolecules in solution. The nano-sensor will consist of a silicon substrate topped with and layer of SiO₂. Ato