Week 10 5/30/2021

Goals

• Present poster

Accomplished

• Present poster

Week 9 5/23/2021

Goals

• Finalize poster

Accomplished

• Finalized poster

Week 8 5/16/2021

Goals

• Work on poster

• Analyze ICPMS data

Accomplished

• Worked on poster

• Received ICPMS data

Week 7 5/9/21

Goals

• Create and practice presentation for SMEL lab

Accomplished

• Met with Ved

• Worked on and finished presentation

• Presented to SMEL lab

• SMEL lab meeting

Week 6 5/2/2021

Goals

• Create poster

• Revise Ved checked poster sections

• Work on SMEL presentation

Accomplished

• Revised first three sections of the poster

• Created and formatted the poster

Week 5 4/25/2021

Goals

• First three poster presentations

• Give second sample set to Hongpeng for ICP

Accomplished

• Gave Hongpeng second sample set

• Meeting with Ved

• SMEL lab meeting

Week 4 4/18/2021

Goals

• More trials

• Revise experiment

Accomplished

• SMEL Lab meeting

• Revised experiment methodology, met with Hongpeng to pick up syringes, needles and filters for taking new samples

• Ran 2 trials, one with carbon black and the other with ketchen black

• Meeting with Ved

Week 3 4/11/2021

Goals

• Meeting with Ved

• Received ICP analysis, first two trials were a bust

Accomplished

• Meeting with Ved

• SMEL lab meeting

• Poster workshop

Week 2 4/4/2021

Goals

• Find and read papers for SED presentation

• Get samples back

Accomplished

• SMEL Lab meeting

• Got ICPMS data back on Sunday

Week 1 29/3/2021

Goals

• Send in samples for ICPMS

Accomplished

• Delivered samples to lab, waiting for analysis

Week 10 03/07/2021

Goals

• Rerun the experiment and schedule ICPMS analysis.

Accomplished

• Ran experiment twice, used a Britta to filter solution in one, reused cloth to filter solution in the second one.

Week 9 2/28/2021

Goals

• Run first experiment, get any kinks solved

Accomplished

• Ran two preliminary experiments, still need to fix pouches.

Week 8 2/21/2021

Goals

• Pick up materials and see the lab

Accomplished

• Met with Duc and Hongpeng in the lab, brief tour

• Got materials necessary for the experiment

Week 7 2/14/2021

Goals

• 100% finalize materials

• Get materials

Accomplished

• SMEL Lab meeting

• Meeting with Dr. Chen and Hongpeng to discuss materials and set up pick up time for the materials.

Week 6 2/7/2021

Goals

• Create a rudimentary procedure for the experiment

• Meet with Hongpeng to discuss procedure

Accomplished

• Created basic procedure for the experiment. Modified materials list to reflect new procedure.

• SMEL Lab meeting

Week 5 1/31/2021

Goals

• Get final approval for materials and begin experiment

Accomplished

• Clarified procedure and materials list based on a past paper. Will no longer need to create a system that pumps and maintains temperature. Much simpler experiment.

Week 4 1/24/2021

Goals

• Finalize materials list

• Figure out how to heat solutions

Accomplished

• Call with Duc to dictate number of trials and recalculate amount of materials needed.

• Decided to go with arduino controlled immersion water heaters, working on how to build the set up.

• SMEL lab meeting

Week 3 1/18/2021

Goals

• Finalize materials list and start ordering things

• Determine if we will be able to work in lab

Accomplished

• In person meeting with Duc to find materials and get a quote on expenses, also decided to do experiment in garage.

• SMEL lab meeting

• Materials list approved but must change the scale

Week 2 1/11/2021

Goals

• Final check to the research proposal

Accomplished

• Grammar checked the proposal

• Meeting with Hongpeng to discuss possibility of lab time, possibly other solutions if we cannot get lab time

• Time Management Workshop

Week 1 1/4/2021

Goals

• Get back on track/ reconnect with Duc

Accomplished

• Met with Duc to plan for the quarter

Goals

• Meet with mentor

• Understand terminology and processes found in readings 1 and 2

• Set up research log

• First thoughts on GEAR

Saturday, October 10 (1 h)

• Set up research log

• GEAR initial thoughts

  • • I am most excited to work in a lab, particularly in research. The thought of having the tools and knowledge needed to do something no one has done before in a professional setting is incredible. Beyond the actual research we do, simply learning the techniques needed to use complicated systems and machinery is something few can do.

    • The most nerve-racking part of GEAR is the strong sense of responsibility I feel to make the best of it. I was confident that I was up to the challenge and still am, however, after the first readings it became clear that I had a small idea of what I was doing. Getting to a level of proficiency of the material where I can read papers such as the first ones and understand what is happening is my primary goal as of now. However, the road to get there feels long and winding.

• Log Reflection

  • • I felt all log examples were well made and communicated their purpose clearly. I liked the website log a lot for its organization, however, I feel that the entries were too long as they focused more on reflection than what was done. The other two logs were made in Google Docs and while the setup felt kind of weird, I still thought that the logs were better made/ more representative of what a research log should be. The logs kept a clear history of what the researcher did. While this might not be as helpful to the researcher it would certainly be helpful to those working with them since it would allow them to know what the researcher has done, is doing and will do. What would be helpful to the researcher is that by documenting their goals and accomplishments, they can have a more accurate picture of what they can reasonably accomplish by looking at which goals they failed or accomplished.

Friday, October 9 (3 h)

• Attended ENG 20 student and mentor meet up

• Met with mentor afterwards where he introduced the lab and explained confusing aspects of the readings.

Sunday, October 4 (2 h)

• Read both readings

• Developed a list of terminology used in the readings and some further questions