This RMS studentship was focused on creating and then testing the functionality of an optics module that would use the Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera modules instead of the currently used Raspberry Pi Camera 2 in the OpenFlexure microscope.
The surface characterisation of pharmaceutical-based powders is a challenge due to their beam sensitivity. Secondary electron hyperspectral imaging (SEHI) is a novel surface analysis technique which filters secondary electrons (SE) energies using mirror electrodes to generate a spectrum.
I have been studying and photographing rocks under all sorts of microscopes for more than thirty years. I enjoy this part of my work as a geologist more than ever. A good optical microscope, with a well-trained eye, is still the essential tool for successful research in my field.
The summer studentship carried out jointly with Diamond Light Source and the University of York aimed to explore and test the use of synchrotron X-ray Nanoprobe analyses for the study of archaeological remains.
