NEWS
Congratulations Tri!!
It is with great pride that we would like to congratulate Tri to being awarded a prestigious internship at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology in Japan for summer 2020! This experience will certainly expand deepen his appreciation for crystal growth–in this case for quantum materials. May the force be with you!
Bridging the Industry-Academia Gap in Materials Research
Thank you, Jaime Freitas, for joining and educating us on the current and future needs for Group III-N in the Navy! Was a great symposium and am looking forward to working together for many years to come.
Bullseye
In the latest Pimputkar vs. Strandwitz rivalry, this time we clashed over precision in hitting a target. Bow and arrow to be precise. To the surprise of everyone, (him included) Siddha hit the bullseye twice in a row taking the clear lead! Now let’s see if this translates into hitting the target for getting the lab construction complete …
Let’s make sure nothing goes BOOM
After many long days and nights (well weeks and months really), the growth room is practically ready to go. Exciting! Containment vessels are hooked up with all the cables, wires, and sensors being able to do the things they need to do. Good to go! Well, once we have the gas cabinets that is …
Getting there …
Exciting news: at long last, Chris is getting his research rolling in the lab. Starting off easy with some simple corrosion studies to help us understand some important relationships needed for us to pursue some pretty cool nitride materials. Fingers crossed thermodynamics works in our favor in this unexplored territory!
Gas cabinets are here woohoo! (oh wait …)
Exciting moment! The gas cabinets have finally arrived–woohoo! The long saga of getting the lab constructed will hopefully come to an end soon. Oh wait … they didn’t provide what we asked for. Sigh. Back to waiting …
Sand Volleyball time!
To get the most (and the last) out of the summer, one last round of Team Strandwitz vs. Team Pimputkar on the sand volleyball court! Was great to meet the new team members of Strandwitz’s group and show them out to play ball.
Neurons have been laid …
Fantastic work by the team over the summer and we have reached a point where all the neurons have now been laid in the lab and the brain has been assembled. Still need to kick the tires to check things out, but a huge step forward. Great work team!