Jessie is a student in the SERCCS program at CHESS.
Jessie is researching how to build a web application to aid users in preparing their diffraction experiments at the FAST beamline.
Jessie is a student in the SERCCS program at CHESS.
Jessie is researching how to build a web application to aid users in preparing their diffraction experiments at the FAST beamline.
What is your home institution and your expected graduation year?
My home institution is Borough of Manhattan Community College, and my expected graduation is spring 2024
Which CLASSE summer program are you a part of and who is your mentor?
I am part of the SERCCS program, and my mentor is a beamline scientist at the FAST beamline, Kate Shanks.
What is the research you are engaged in and what have you accomplished so far this summer? What are you hoping to accomplish by the end of your project?
I am researching how to build a web application to aid users in preparing their diffraction experiments at the FAST beamline. In order to optimize the experiment, set up, being able to visualize the experiment set up would be very beneficial to aiding users with their experiment. Some of these parameters include being able to select the detector, input the material, and to choose how far the sample is from the distance of the detector.
What are the impacts of your research for the general public?
A web-based interactive application for in situ high energy diffraction experiments has the potential to accelerate research and increase accessibility to reach a wider audience in addition to improving experiment set ups.
What are you enjoying most about this research/summer experience?
I’ve enjoyed learning about how interconnected science and technology is this summer. While science is the observation and study of the natural world, technology is the application of the knowledge obtained by science. Their relationship is very much so bi-directional. While different experiments at the beamline allow us to learn more about the microstructure of materials, technological advances propel us forward in their discoveries demonstrating a productive loop in which science and technology are deeply intertwined.
What are you finding the most challenging about this research?
I find it particularly challenging to find out how to connect different pieces of code together to form one application on the web.
How has this experience changed your view about being a researcher?
This experience has led me to realizing the importance of all disciplines and how deeply interconnected the fields of science and technology are to each other. This view allows me to have a more holistic view of the world and the issues that we may face today. By acknowledging this, I am able to approach issues in a more multifaceted approach, instead of solely relying on a single approach.