TEM, SEM, Absorption, Fluorescent and the lifetime, XRD, SAXS, Glovebox, IR, NMR... etc etc
It is straight up juggling. You can learn them one by one, but you do not want to forget what
you learned as you move onto the next one. I highly recommend making a personal SOP note for each instrument. The organization is the key to avoid wasting time, and you don’t want to have to relearn any of
the methods or “languages” of research.
5
steps to organizing your measurement notes
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| My SOP folder. Each folder contains my note and some pdf or ppt files that I found online |
Step 1. Make an operation manuals folder.
Step 2. For example, make a “TEM” subfolder.
Step 3. Using Microsoft Word or Apple Pages, make a note of your
own SOP.
Step 4. Save additional information online in your folder and
subfolders. (pdf and videos are great. There is literally a great amount of excellent information online.)
Step 5. Write down what you don’t understand at this point or what you can
improve in the measurement next time in your SOP note.
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| please, don't say something like this when you mess up your lab instruments, please |
Good luck keeping tabs!
