Sandia National Laboratories

time at Sandia National Laboratories, I interned under the department of WMD Threats and Aerosol Science. I saw men and women using their scientific and engineering backgrounds to study and understand systems that can be used to counteract chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction. It was incredible to see and work on various projects that allowed for counter-terrorism. One of the biggest projects I worked on was our "Spray Knockdown System" it is a massive, almost 20-foot-tall, decontamination structure. It was a system that could easily counteract the effects of a biological weapon on large objects by rapidly releasing a specialized decontaminate. The decontaminate would be electrically charged so that it would stick to the object, similar to how rubbing a balloon on your hair lets it stick to a wall. It was incredible to see such a device built and to be a part of building it. I felt a fulfillment working at Sandia, that I was helping make America a safer place. I 'm the son of two immigrants who came to this country dirt poor. My parents talk about all the issues they faced, all the persecution and violence they had to deal…

The Declaration of the Indian Juan is written in the format of a Spanish author documenting his exchange with a Pueblo, “Indian Juan,” that chronicles the Pueblo experience of the Pueblo Rebellion. The author is unknown, but presumably is a former Spanish leader or resident of the Pueblo area. They are likely documenting this conversation for the consumption of others displaced from that area or to the Spanish back home. It is clearly not intended for a Native American audience due to the…

The following is an assessment of Case 3.7, and the mentor/mentee interaction. The graduate advisor Ron Archer is a mentor for a predoctoral student named Gordon Polk. One day, Gordon approached Ron enthusiastically about his transformative findings of a enzyme’s properties. For the sake of credibility, Ron requested that Gordon redo the experiment. Later, Gordon reperformed the experiment, and returned to Ron with the same results. Before going forward with the findings due to their…

method of how to solve for x when x+1=2, and the homework questions were likely to be integral questions. They are totally different! Were I missed something during lecture? I questioned myself, and I paid ten times harder in the lecture afterwards, and the homework and exams still turned out to be some ridiculous or totally unrelated questions. The equation was likely to be Rome, though all roads lead to it, I have to make some turns before I can go straight on it. Maybe I am not smart…

INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE I AND II (Lab Exercise #7) TO: Mr. Francis Burke, Forensic Science Laboratory FROM: Jason Skidmore, Scot Turner, Matthew Wills, and Martin Maldonado: Team Microsil SUBJECT: Tool Mark Impressions A. Description of Assignment This lab was divided into two separate days. On Tuesday, January, 26tht, 2016 in the Police Academy’s Forensic Lab Room 321 at 12:29 a.m., team Microsil began the first part of their Tool Mark Impressions lab. The first part was…

Procedure: Why it is important: What equipment it is likely to relate to (examples): Knowledge of equipment Knowledge of the equipment in which is in the laboratory is very important, as the equipment in which needs any maintenance is then kept maintained. It is also important so you know the places in which equipment needs to go in and you know where to look for specific things. - Where the glassware is situated as it should all be grouped together to decrease chances of breakages or equipment…

chlorophyll a are at the blue wavelengths of light, 425 nm approximately, and at the red wavelengths of light, 680 nm approximately (Karp 2009). On the other hand, chlorophyll b can also absorb wavelengths of light in the blue region, but specifically around 465 nm, while the red regions of wavelength can absorb closer to 655 nm. Although chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b are able to absorb blue and red wavelengths of light, both are able to absorb a greater intensity of blue wavelengths than red…

Our group observed a computer lab for game design majors on three separate occasions. The reason we chose a game design lab is that there are numerous interactions that tend to occur simultaneously. While the lab is a place designed for productivity, students use the space for other a range of activities, such as working on school assignments, socializing, or engaging in recreation. We expect to observe behaviors like these in this setting. The computer lab is a large room, comprised of curved…

This research lab was done in order to determine the environment roly poly’s prefer best, moist or dry. Prior to conducting the lab on how moisture affects roly poly behavior, information had been collected from multiple sources that suppose and support the conclusion. roly poly’s tend to be attracted to moist environments. From surveying other experiments and reports on roly poly behavior, a hypothesis was developed that stated roly polys will migrate to moist surroundings because it will…

Introduction: This Laboratory experiment mainly focused on the fundamental concepts of basic Chromatography. We had a goal of learning about the properties of color additives, studying their molecular structures, and their rates of solubility when added to a strip of paper and temporarily placed into a beaker of solution. When actually performing the experiment, it is relatively easy and straightforward to do as long as you do not increase the concentration of the dye or leave the wrong side of…