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Taking Measure

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Magnetics

Working to Improve Small-Scale MRIs: My Summer as a SURF Student at NIST

September 29, 2021

I didn’t really know what to expect on the first day of my virtual Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program at the National Institute of

SURFing from Susceptometers to Skyrmions: The Making of a Neutron MANiAC

July 24, 2018

I was a freshly minted senior in high school when I first came to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Center for Neutron Research (NCNR)

An Invention in Focus: When Science Gets Real

June 18, 2018

As a research scientist, I often face a difficult problem when discussing my work with family or friends. Everyone seems initially fascinated that I am a

The Frustrated Matter of Quantum Spin Liquids

January 10, 2018

There’s a pub here in Fort Collins, Colorado, that offers 100 different beers on tap. This sounds—and actually is—great, but it has a drawback. With so many

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