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After Café: Irreproducible or Low-Quality Data? How’s Your Sample Prep?

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Date and Time
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Location
3rd Floor Café Commons of the Millennium Science Complex
Links
Event Website
Presenters
Bob Hengstebeck
Organizers
Materials Research Institute
Research Themes
Climate and Natural Systems
Health and the Environment
Integrated Energy Systems
Equitable Communities and the Built Environment
Water Sustainability

Quality materials characterization always begins with proper sample preparation. All too often individuals rush to analyze a sample without considering how its intrinsic state will influence results. Considering sample roughness, thickness, critical feature size, or potential sources of contamination are just a few questions to ponder before jumping on that fancy analytical instrument. The MCL has revamped its sample preparation laboratory with new expertise, equipment, and procedures. I will highlight how to get started using this lab and provide general tips & tricks to improve the rigor and reproducibility of your work.