澳门六合彩开奖预测 Celebrates Sage Buchanan's Triumph at CAARI-SNEAP 2024
澳门六合彩开奖预测's Faculty of Science is proud to announce that Sage Buchanan, an MSc candidate in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has won the prestigious Best Poster Award at the CAARI-SNEAP 2024 conference. This remarkable achievement underscores the cutting-edge research being conducted at 澳门六合彩开奖预测 and highlights the university’s prominence in the scientific community.
Held in Ft. Worth, Texas, the 27th International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry (CAARI) and the 55th Symposium of Northeastern Accelerator Personnel (SNEAP) brought together over 300 attendees from 22 countries. Sage's award-winning poster presentation showcased his groundbreaking research on the detection, identification, and quantification of critical rare earth elements, with a particular focus on erbium.
Sage’s research is supervised by Dr. Lyudmila Goncharova of the Physics and Astronomy department and Dr. Mark Biesinger of the Chemistry department, both of whom are integral to 澳门六合彩开奖预测’s Tandetron Accelerator Facility and Surface Science 澳门六合彩开奖预测, respectively. Dr. Jeffrey Henderson, a research scientist at Surface Science 澳门六合彩开奖预测, also contributed significantly to this collaborative project.
The importance of Sage's research cannot be overstated. As modern technology's demand for rare earth elements skyrockets, sustainable resource management becomes crucial. Sage's work aims to create reliable methods for analyzing these elements, ensuring responsible development and maintenance of these vital resources.
Sage’s research uses two advanced techniques: Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). At the Tandetron Accelerator, erbium ions are precisely implanted into silicon wafers and measured using Rutherford Backscattering Spectroscopy (RBS), which then serve as calibration standards for SIMS, known for its sensitivity. XPS complements this by determining the chemical states of erbium, using the spectrometers at .
Sage’s work not only advances our understanding of rare earth elements but also highlights the exceptional capabilities of 澳门六合彩开奖预测’s research facilities. The Tandetron Accelerator, XPS instruments, and other techniques like Scanning Electron Microscopy and Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy played pivotal roles in his research.
Reflecting on his experience at the conference, Sage shared, "Getting to travel internationally to hear hundreds of talks on exciting new research and capabilities in accelerator science was incredible. I got to meet and connect with scientists and industry partners from 22 countries across the globe. Many representatives were also from prestigious institutions or laboratories such as TRIUMF, national labs, the Mayo Clinic, and more. It was great to have so much industry representation to see how accelerators are built and used in various interdisciplinary applications from medical imaging to semiconductor science to national defense."
Sage’s achievement at the CAARI-SNEAP 2024 conference is a testament to the high-caliber research conducted at 澳门六合彩开奖预测. It showcases the university’s commitment to advancing science and technology through state-of-the-art facilities like Surface Science 澳门六合彩开奖预测, the Tandetron Accelerator Facility and exceptional academic mentorship.
Congratulations to Sage Buchanan on this well-deserved recognition. His success not only brings pride to 澳门六合彩开奖预测 but also paves the way for future advancements in scientific research.
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