Category: Team Members
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The First Annual Spinlab Group Picnic
Motivated by the Andy’s desire to try Spam Musubi, Adam organized the group’s first Group Picnic at Lake Lansing Park North. According to Courtney, the only Real Spam Musubi is one that is cooked in a car. Since we had no care volunteers, there was no RSM. We did have BBQ ribs,…
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Welcome REU Students Andy and Courtney!
Andy Sanchez (hat and backpack) is joining us from the University of Connecticut and will be working on Project 2. Courtney Nelson (blue dress) is joining us from Occidental College and will be working on Project 1. Project 1: Single Atom Microscope for Nuclear Astrophysics We are developing and commissioning…
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Farewell Jennifer & Martin!
Jennifer Wenzl and her husband Martin Eibach (a postdoc with the Ion Trapping/Mass Measurements Group) are leaving the NSCL to go back to Germany. Jennifer received her Ph.D. in December of 2013 from the Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz in the field of Soft Condensed Matter Physics. She joined Spinlab in September of…
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Jake and Kristen Graduate!
Two Spinlab undergrads graduated over the weekend. Jake Huneau graduated with a B.S. in Physics from the Lyman-Briggs College and Kristen Parzuchowski graduates with a B.S. in Physics from the Honors College. Jake joined the group in the Fall 2014 when Spinlab was just an empty room. He made two…
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Evan wins First Place in the UURAF Poster Competition!
Being able to take part in UURAF was a great opportunity to learn how to present research in a professional environment. Probably the most useful part for me was the preparation of the poster. Having never made a scientific poster before, Jennifer was very helpful in giving me advice. By…
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2017 University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum
Six Spinlab undergraduate researchers will be presenting on our research on April 7 as a part of MSU’s 2017 University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum. Abstracts (links), titles, and locations for the posters (2) and talks (5) are below. Name: Kate Nezich Title: How to Make Atoms Glow: Characterization of Different LED’S for the Detection…
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APS DNP Vancouver 2016
Four members of the Spinlab team made the trip to Vancouver for the annual fall meeting of the Division of Nuclear Physics of the American Physical Association held Oct. 13-16th. The team contributed talks and posters regarding their work at the MSU Spinlab and was composed of Jaideep Singh, Roy…
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First Steps Towards Two-Photon Magnetometry Using Polarized Noble Gases
We are collaborating with Skyler Degenkolb and Prof. Tim Chupp from the University of Michigan on demonstrating two-photon magnetometry using nuclear-spin polarized noble gases. Spinlab happens to have an intense and tumble UV laser source needed for this project. The first step is to find the UV two-photon transition in…
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The Great Laser Installation of 2016
The Spinlab tunable lasers from M-squared were installed this week. The GRUVY laser provides tunable single frequency laser light from 250-300 nm, 500-600 nm, and 700-1000 nm. The BLUREI laser provides tunable single frequency laser light from 350-500 nm and 700-1000 nm. Thanks Steven and Daniel!
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The Great Laser Table Installation of 2016
Spinlab has two nonmagnetic optical tables fabricated from 304 and 316 stainless steel from TMC. They were installed on the morning of April 23, 2016. These tables provide a very stable and vibration-isolated platform for mounting lasers and performing atomic physics experiments. See how the 12 ft by 4 ft…
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