Associate Professor Dr. Mustafa Rajabali is building an ion beam laboratory on campus. By teaching a diverse group of students how to get information and direction from departments across campus, Dr. Rajabali and his team have saved countless dollars and gained valuable hands-on experience. The team\u2019s projects are impressive in both scope and cost savings.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0ion-beam facility is unique\u00a0in that it involves only undergraduates in every aspect of\u00a0its design, development and construction. It is envisioned to be a training ground for undergraduate science and engineering majors who intend to\u00a0pursue\u00a0a path in graduate studies or choose a career path in applied physics. The lab\u00a0incorporates many\u00a0fields in physics and engineering and\u00a0is a critical part of a plan to develop a facility that will support a multitude of research projects including\u00a0work related to Dr. Rajabali\u2019s Department of Energy, Office of Science, Nuclear Physics Grant.<\/p>\n
The ingenuity and resourcefulness of Dr. Rajabali\u2019s team has resulted in unique experiences for undergraduate students in acquiring knowledge, collaborating with other departments and facilities on campus, and in learning how build their own equipment. Invaluable lessons learned even before the lab and equipment contained within are fully functional. It\u2019s not the destination, it\u2019s the journey!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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