Hey y'all. So here I am in Tallahassee. I have been set up with a laptop...unfortunately I can't upload pictures to it. At least I can post small updates of my experiences. I arrived here late Saturday night on June 6. I want to keep this short so I wont go into detail about my long and painful journey to and from the local grocery store, nor will I drag on about the near thirty mosquito bites that have miraculously appeared in the last two days on my arms and legs.
I will however give a rundown of my research progress. I am working with another teacher under and scientist/Florida State University professor in what is know as the Shaw building... which is part of the National High Magnetic Field Lab. We have an assistant scientist and two graduate students monitoring our work and results. This group of researchers and working the superconductor Bi 2212. I can't explain many details but I can say that his is a type of wire that we are trying to improve so that it can hold more current and withstand higher magnetic fields. If this product can be improved we can greatly reduce the amount of energy used by certain high level magnets. (Such as the 45 Tesla magnet they have here which is currently the largest magnet in the world.) We are mounting, grinding, and polishing cross samples of various stages of this Bi2212 so we can basically disect them and magnify them more then 10,000 times so we can look at the filaments and bridges that are beging changed during the melting and cooling process. Okay so that is the most simple way that I can put it. No, I don't understand every little part of it. Yes, I am learning and loving it!
I am working with undergrad and graduate students from mechanical engineering programs, as well as with post-doctrate physicists. This sure puts me in my place yet I feel so inspired to seek higher education. I am surprised at how much I have learned already and how much does really make sense! Only five weeks to go!
From what I have heard my family is doing well...I love them and can not express how much I miss them! I talk to Jesus every day and I can not believe how much he is talking and explaining things!! What a joy!
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Yeah! Thanks for the update. It's good to hear what you're doing and that you are enjoying it! So, are you working inside or outside? Sounds like more inside work, which would be nice if it is so hot. Hope the next five weeks go fast for you!
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