| Abstract |
My experience was in every way rewarding- educationally, culturally, and personally. I left Colorado on a snowy, dry winter day and arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the dead heat and humidity of summer where temperatures were soaring above 100º F. And so my unique and incredible experience began. During my three months stay at Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) in the Laboratorio de ElectrÏŒnica Cuántica (LEC) under Dr. Oscar E. MartÃnez, I was able to apply my optics lab experience and knowledge from my current research at Colorado State University on fullfield nano-imaging systems using compact extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lasers, to set up a knife-edge imaging system at UBA to perform full-field nano-surface photopolymerization of dye-enhanced resin using a Helium Neon (HeNe) laser. Although both of these nano-oriented systems rely on very different wavelengths of light, I found there to exist many correlations between the two systems. Further, through analyzing my setup for the polymerization system in Argentina I came to understand my imaging setup in Colorado on a more basic microscope level. The photolithography project I worked on at UBA also links to my future career goals to work in the semiconductor lithography industry. The IREE grant gave me the opportunity to travel abroad and experience another culture, while simultaneously allowing me to work in a foreign lab on a challenging project. My experience was rejuvenating, and I am extremely grateful to been given this opportunity. |
| Bio |
Courtney Brewer received a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a
concentration in Optical Electronics from Colorado State University in 2005 as
Summa Cum Laude. She is currently pursuing her MS in Electrical and
Computer Engineering at Colorado State University, where she plans to defend
her thesis work in December 2007 on compact EUV high-resolution imaging.
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| Sponsored By |
NSF EEC-0310717
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| Cite this work |
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Courtney Brewer, "International Research and Education in Engineering (IREE)", Trip report presented at the NSF IREE 2007 Grantees Conference, October 30 - November 1, 2007, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
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| Tags |
- Argentina
- IREE 2007
- trip report
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