NIST
Some of the many NIST deer
Secrurity preventing photographics
at the slow neutron facility, so photos from 2001 are included.
Hitting the road
Rich Cavenaugh hosts us
A standard meter
Newton's apple tree (really!--grown
from a cutting)
Laser ablated samples. Compare
images.
How many laser colors do you need?
Why an auger on the wall? Same
spelling as "Oh Jay" electrons!
An experiment in progress--you can
tell by the mess.
An $8 M dollar microscope
Not all denizens of NIST are
scientific. Some just lounge in the sun and eat the grass.
Dick Lindstrom (Nuclear Analytical
Methods)
Models of the Cold Neutron source
A Li nuclear detector and
archeological counting from neutron activation
The 20 MW reactor is on. And yes
that is duct tape.
You can walk right over the reactor
Counting
The Great Hall. The huge pipes are
neutron guides to the numerous experiments.
Still counting. Safety is critical.
Kevin Ridge
Center for Advanced Research in
Biotechnology (CARB)
What is its structure? What does it
do? How does it work? Can we do something useful with this knowledge?
PCR gets smaller all the time
The NMR facility.
There is a six foot gap to prevent
lawn mowers from messing up the magnets
Roy's Place
Unique Food -- Unique Ambience
DQ for a light snack
Hitting the road
Rich Cavenaugh hosts us
Newton's apple tree (really!--grown
from a cutting) 
Laser ablated samples. Compare
images.
How many laser colors do you need? 
Why an auger on the wall? Same
spelling as "Oh Jay" electrons!
An experiment in progress--you can
tell by the mess.
An $8 M dollar microscope 
PCR gets smaller all the time
The NMR facility. 
