[IA] Week 3, Day 2

so so so so so...

I did this sputtering thing this morning.


9.20 am
Suddenly my supervisor came to my cubicle (I was thinking I would see her at 9.30 lol)... and asked me to go down to the cleanroom with her, because the sputtering machine is booked for the afternoon slot. She said maybe we could use the machine during lunch hour lol.

9.25 am
I met her at her desk, and we went down to the cleanroom at 9.30. Because there was this Mr. Sofian; the person-in-charge (aka PIC) for the (big) sputtering machine.

9.40 am
Started doing the sputtering...

Actually I was just watching my supervisor and Mr. Sofian doing it. Because I really donot understand... Damn.

Firstly we did the pre-sputtering for Chamber 1 and 3 (the two chambers will be used in the sputtering process). Chamber 1 is for RF sputtering (dielectric; we did use HfO) while Chamber 3 is for DC sputtering (GST-225).

Next, we did the preparation for the sputtering for our sample.
While my supervisor did the *damn, I don't know the english word for this* 'etching' (is it?) for the samples on the disc, Mr. Sofian talked alot to me ^^v


-what he told me-

You are lucky to study BioEngineering. Because BioEngineering studies many fields... and BIE has to study many fields... including mechanics, thermodynamics, fluid flows, electronics, and basic biology.

Mr. Sofian himself got his undergrad for Chemical Engineering and his postgrad for Biomolecular Engineering (he got his postgrad at Newcastle). And he said that he cannot do what he wanted to do, because there is no human resources ~.~

He wants to study the human protein in the BioElectronics side; by using circuit analysis. Hence, he needs a Microbiologist to study the protein affinities and properties, and a Surface Analyst to study the protein surface.

He said BioEngineers are needed in DSI. lol.

Then, he also told me that in DSI, you have to set a target (and the methods to achieve it) so that DSI will fund your research. Compared to IBN where you get the money to do your research and then submit your results.

Hoa...
I didn't dare to ask him why he did stay in DSI. lol :D

-ended of his talk-


Syalalalalala~~~


After that
12.15 pm, lunchtime
Went to the nearby canteen with Ratna and had our lunch; then we took the shuttle bus to Central Library (there's this BAZAAR) there.

And the bazaar here in NUS is quite nice. The items sold are much better than that of NTU's.
Haha. No wonder many people buy stuffs during the bazaar here xD


2.30 pm
Met my supervisor. I thought we together would go to the cleanroom. But she just asked me to go there by myself --" (again, with her $100 access card).

So, I just went to the cleanroom. I think it's only half an hour there, just to take the samples out from the discs and put it in the small boxes ^^v

3.30 pm
So, here I am now, waiting for 6.00 pm to come xD


-updated-

4.30 pm
Met my supervisor.

We went to Optical & Crystal Laboratory (the one at the most corner), and she told me to read the manuals for Thermal Annealing using those Heat Controllers.
One is Box Controller, and another one is the Tube Controller.


Tomorrow morning... At 9.00 am, I have to meet her to load the sample in the Heat Controller.
Damn, cannot be late :P