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Summer 2012 Research Group Dinner! Thanks everyone for a great summer in the lab!

Lab Members: Ewuradjoa Gadzanku '13, Miranda Dershimer '14, Sarah Martell '15, Afua Nti '12, Prof. Young

Contratulations to Afua Nti!

Congratulations to Afua on her thesis defense, her graduation and for receiving a recognition for her accomplishments from the Dean of Faculty at Amherst College in the form of a post-baccalaureate summer research fellowhip to allow her to work in the lab for the summer after her graduation.

August 31, 2011 Wet Lab is getting filled with instruments!

 

Afua working with the UV-vis_NIR

 

Spec-Echem Set up!

 

Vacuum pumps...still need to be set up, but arrived.

 

Soon to be High-Vac line.

 

Balance and pH meter.

 

August 8th 2011 Laser Table is delivered!

 

Truck and crane arrive at Merrill and are in position.

 

The special legs to support the crane are specially supported.

 

The crane is up on all for lets and leveled out. The front of the truck is several feet off the ground!

 

Laser table is hooked up to the crane.

 

up, up, and away!

 

The laser table is carefully landed onto dollies on the roof. The ply wood is there to provide extra protection for the roof.

 

The landing from a different perspective.

 

Bird's eye view of the progress across the roof.

 

Making their way to the door...

 

Here comes the table into the door (notice the small step down to come into the room - that's the reason for the special rigging equipment).

 

The first side of the table gets supported.

 

Now, the rest of the table comes into the room.

 

Down the hall we go to the lab!

 

Arrived in the lab: Thumbs up!

 

Now we have to get the laser table from its side into its final position.

 

Slowly lowering the table...

 

Finally it is in the right orientation!

 

Time for the legs!

 

Check that the laser talble is level!

 

And, DONE!!

 

August 2011

We are currently setting up the wet lab for upcoming experiments.

Future site of the Laser lab will be Merrill 413/414!