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fadeimages[0]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Stonehill_L_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Stonehill_L.jpg", "_top", "<i>Laura Stonehill, P-23</i>, works with a vacuum chamber that is part of a custom-designed test stand for cryogenic testing of PMTs. Understanding the operating characteristics and properties of the PMTs at cryogenic temperature is an essential input to the design of the dark matter experiment."]
fadeimages[1]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Anderson_B_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Anderson_B.jpg", "_top", "<i>Brian Anderson, EES-17</i>, conducts a time reversal experiment on a glass block. Time reversal is a method used in classical wave system to reconstruct and/or localize an unknown source event.  In this set of experiments, Brian is studying the resolution limitations inherent in time reversal. "]
fadeimages[2]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Choi_S_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Choi_S.jpg", "_top", "Sukgeun Choi, MPA-CINT</i>, controls the in-situ optical monitoring system for the semiconductor nanowire growth in a Metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) while measuring the growth duration."]
fadeimages[3]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Di_Z_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Di_Z.jpg", "_top", "<i>Zengeng Di, MPA-CINT</i>, uses the 3 MV tandem accelerator in the Ion Beam Materials Laboratory (IBML) to analyze implanted samples."]
fadeimages[4]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Francoual_S_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Francoual_S.jpg", "_top", "<i>Sonia Francoual, MPA-NHMFL</i>, attaches a capacitance plates dilatometry cell at the bottom of the mixing chamber of a dilution refrigerator at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Los Alamos. "]
fadeimages[5]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Houston_J_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Houston_J.jpg", "_top", "<i>Jessica Houston, B-9</i>, adjusts the trigger of an oscilloscope to measure the amplitude of a frequency-modulated NIR light signal for use on a phase-sensitive flow cytometer housed at the National Flow Cytometry Research Resource."]
fadeimages[6]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Jiang_C_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Jiang_C.jpg", "_top", "<i>Chao Jiang, MST-8, studies the point defect structure of cementite (Fe3C), the most important carbide in steels, by performing first-principles calculations using PC clusters."]
fadeimages[7]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Johnston_C_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Johnston_C.jpg", "_top", "<i>Christina Johnston, MPA-11</i>, tests the performance of a Se/Ru catalyst in a hydrogen-air fuel cell."]
fadeimages[8]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Koushiappas_S_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Koushiappas_S.jpg", "_top", "<i>Savvas Koushiappas, T-2/ ISR-1</i>,  performs research focusing on the problems of dark matter and structure formation in the Universe, and the influence of dark energy on the topology of the Universe as part of the LANL Computational Cosmology project."]
fadeimages[9]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Mara_N_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Mara_N.jpg", "_top", "<i>Nathan Mara, MPA-CINT</i>, loads a sample substrate into a magnetron sputtering chamber for deposition of nanoscale multilayered composites.  These composites are used for fundamental studies into the origin of the enhanced strength of nanomaterials, as well as investigations into their unique ability to resist radiation damage."]
fadeimages[10]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/OShea_B_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/OShea_B.jpg", "_top", "<i>Brian O’Shea, T-2/X-2-N1</i>, performs supercomputer simulations of cosmological structure formation to understand how stars and galaxies form, and what effect they have on the universe and on each other."]
fadeimages[11]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Owens_I_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Owens_I.jpg", "_top", "<i>Israel Owens, P-21</i>, sets up the optics for an entangled photon quantum key distribution (QKD) test-bed system."]
fadeimages[12]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Park044_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Park044.jpg", "_top", "<i>Tuson Park, MPA-10</i>, prepares a pressure cell for high pressure study of strongly correlated electon systems."]
fadeimages[13]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Stevens_L_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Stevens_L.jpg", "_top", "<i>Lewis Stevens, DE-9</i>, takes the Brillouin spectrum of a block co-polymer.  Brillouin scattering is an optical technique used to measure the sound velocities of a material. "]
fadeimages[14]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Tarimala_S_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Tarimala_S.jpg", "_top", "<i>Sowmitri Tarimala, EES-14</i>, studies non-reactive micromixing of two fluids in a micromodel etched onto a silicon wafer."]
fadeimages[15]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Tarvainen_O_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Tarvainen_O.jpg", "_top", "<i>Olli Tarvainen, AOT-ABS</i>, conducts experiments at the negative ion source test stand at Los Alamos Neutorn Science Center."]
fadeimages[16]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Ulrich_T_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Ulrich_T.jpg", "_top", "<i>Tim Ulrich, EES-17</i>, prepares for a TREND (Time Reversed Elastic Nonlinearity Diagnostic scan.  TREND is a method developed by Ulrich and other LANL researchers to image damage (e.g. cracks) in solids using a combination of different nondestructive ultrasonic techniques."]
fadeimages[17]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/VelaBecerra_J_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/VelaBecerra_J.jpg", "_top", "<i>Javier Vela-Becerra, in the Colloidal Synthesis Lab in MPA-CINT</i>, uses inert atmosphere techniques to handle organometallic precursors used in the rational and controlled synthesis of quantum dots."]
fadeimages[18]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Wallace_M_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Wallace_M.jpg", "_top", "<i>Mark Wallace, ISR-1/ N-2</i>, tests electronics modules for signal processing of multi-anode photo-multiplier tubes.  This is part of a project to developed a new type of 3-D imaging technique using positron emissions."]
fadeimages[19]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Lee_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Lee.jpg", "_top", "<i>Han-Oh Lee, MPA-10</i>, is working on the transport and calorimetric measurement for the high pressure cell."]
fadeimages[20]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Cao_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Cao.jpg", "_top", "<i>Fang Cao, MST-8</i>, operates a Philips CM30 transmission electron microscope for defect structure analysis on metallic materials after deformation."]
fadeimages[21]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Graves_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Graves.jpg", "_top", "<i>Christopher Graves, MPA-10</i>, injects a sample into an NMR spectrometer for analysis of novel organouranium complexes."]
fadeimages[22]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/McClarren_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/McClarren.jpg", "_top", "<i>Ryan McClarren, CCS-2</i>, analyzes results from a Monte Carlo simulation of heat transfer in a combustion furnace.  The work seeks to better simulate the operation of such furnace so that they can produce energy more cleanly and efficiently."]
fadeimages[23]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Bala_Ranjan_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Bala_Ranjan.jpg", "_top", "<i>Greg Orlicz, Devesh Ranjan and Bala Balakumar, P-23</i>, tune the shock tube facility to study shock-wave induced mixing in turbulent flows with strong density gradients. Such unique experiments help understand the physics behind mixing in inertial confinement fusion reactions, supernova explosions, supersonic engines, and in the validation of codes used in stockpile stewardship."]
fadeimages[24]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Shah_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Shah.jpg", "_top", "Laser intensities now routinely reach levels pushing us into a regime, which induces relativistic effects in their targets, and an exciting potential application is a new kind of laser-based ion accelerator.  Specifically, the laser must strike a few nm foil but even the slightest bit (1 part in ten-billion) of preceding energy will destroy the foil before the main laser pulse arrives. <i>Rahul Shah, P-24</i>, demonstrates our approach towards meeting stringent requirement."]
fadeimages[25]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Marsden_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Marsden.jpg", "_top", "<i>Chandra Savage Marsden, IAT-2</i>, adjusts a titanium-sapphire mode-locked laser, which provides the seed pulse for an ultrafast regenerative amplifier.  The lasers are used for machining microelectromechanical systems."]
fadeimages[26]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Roberts_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Roberts.jpg", "_top", "<i>David Roberts, T-4/T-CNLS</i>, works on the theory behind spontaneous synchronization of coupled oscillators, an important phenomenon in biological and physics systems."]
fadeimages[27]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Suzuki_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Suzuki.jpg", "_top", "The heat capacity of Niobium is measured between 20 K and 350 K using a homemade calorimeter and data acquisition. <i>Yoko Suzuki, MPA-NHMFL</i>, installs a probe in the Helium flow cryostat with the sample."]
fadeimages[28]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Diyabalanage_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Diyabalanage.jpg", "_top", "<i>Himashinie Diyabalange, MPA-MC</i> works on synthesis and characterization of hydrogen storage material: sample preparation for NMR analysis."]
fadeimages[29]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/kozimor_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/kozimor.jpg", "_top", "<i>Stosh Kozimor, C-NR/ADSMS, loads uranium samples into the UHV chamber using a radiological containment tent that provides safe handling of material and rigorous exclusion of air and moisture.  This work is conducted at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (SSRL) operated by the US Department of Energy."]
fadeimages[30]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Mazzoleni_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Mazzoleni.jpg", "_top", "<i>Claudio Mazzoleni, EES-14/ISR-2</i>, tests instrumentation in the Aerodyne mobile laboratory in Mexico City during the MILAGRO (Megacity Initiative: Local and Global Research Observations) field campaign."]

fadeimages[31]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Bauer_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Bauer.jpg", "_top", "<i>Amy Bauer, T-14</i>, investigates how local structural heterogeneities (crystal defects) in energetic materials give rise to hot spot formation. This theoretical research involves understanding and simulating shock-induced plastic deformation in energetic materials at both the atomistic (molecular dynamics) and continuum scales (EOS), and developing homogenization techniques based on statistical descriptions to integrate atomistic scale physics into meso-scale models."]
fadeimages[32]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Maskaly_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Maskaly.jpg", "_top", "<i>Karlene Maskaly, a member of the SQUID Team in P-21</i>, demonstrates the feasibility of directly imaging neural activity in the human brain using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques at ultra-low fields (ULF).  Her role in this project includes calculating the magnetic fields and expected MRI signals in support of our experimental effort, as well as assisting with a large-scale simulation designed to investigate the dynamics and statistics of the magnetic field that results from a realistic ensemble of neurons within the brain."]
fadeimages[33]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Greenfield_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Greenfield.jpg", "_top", "<i>Margo Greenfield, DE-9</i>, demonstrates the alignment of an ultraviolet acousto-optic modulator based femtosecond pulse shaper.  Shaped UV pulses are used to coherently control molecular system."]
fadeimages[34]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Listwan_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Listwan.jpg", "_top", "<i>Pawel Listwan, B-9</i>, develops automated methods to identify compact domains in protein molecules. Proteins are often composed of several domains and this research will help researchers worldwide who want to work with just one domain at a time but who previously could not identify the right part of their protein to study."]
fadeimages[35]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Farinholt_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Farinholt.jpg", "_top", "<i>Kevin Farinholt, INST-OFF</i>, holds a compact, energy efficient wireless impedance device (WID) developed during his research at the Engineering Institute.  This sensor node can be used in structural health monitoring applications, and can be powered by conventional batteries, RF energy transmission, or energy harvesting techniques."]
fadeimages[36]=["/science/postdocs/gallery/thumbs/Mack_thumb.jpg", "/science/postdocs/gallery/Mack.jpg", "_top", "<i>Nate Mack, C-CDE</i>, examines engineered nanoparticles for advanced spectroscopy on a JEOL 3000f at the Electron Microscopy Laboratory (EML)."]

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