Students will work on research projects ranging from mechanical properties characterization to transmission electron microscopy. Each student will have a primary instrument or technique they use during the summer. Students will work in collaborative teams to augment each other's skill to accurately develop the relationships between processing methods, properties, and material structure.
All participants will take the course MSE 471, Materials Characterization Techniques, an intensive short course designed to expose students to electron microscopy, mechanical testing, scanning probe microscopy, and surface chemical analysis. This course will ensure all students leave the REU program with a working knowledge of all the techniques used by members of the program.
In addition you will:
- Learn advanced characterization methods including AFM, SEM, TEM, XPS, OIM, Auger, and nanoindentation
- Participate in ongoing research projects
- Gain valuable laboratory experience in cutting edge techniques and working in a team environment with 10 other students
- Have fun, make new friends, see the Palouse