Blog #5 - Starting Tests/Experiments

 Wednesday was finally the first day of testing! All the reading and preparation helped. Reading and then doing the testing finally connected, I started to understand what I was reading about. I like the idea of reading, then doing the test/experiment, and then going back to the reading and connecting the different parts of the reading to the experiment. I will be doing at least three experiments, depending on if we have enough time since there are other things they are working on and I have to have enough time to finish my trifold and organize it. Each experiment will take about two and a half hours (a little longer for setting up). Wednesday, I measured the temperature inside the incubator with the MRI radiofrequency coil inside. I used an excel sheet to record the data of the temperature from the heater, temperature inside the incubator, and the voltage and amps of the power supply of the heater. I used two Digital Multimeters (DMM) and an INCU display control to measure the temperatures. Today (Thursday), I measured the temperatures inside the incubator, but without the MRI RF coil. I did this because we wanted to see if the coil made a difference in the temperature inside the incubator. I used the same devices to measure the temperatures as in Wednesday’s experiment. Our hope was that the coil does not make a difference and fortunately, there weren’t major distinctions in temperature between the two experiments. Tomorrow is another experiment and I’m excited to see the results and compare them with the other experiments.

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  1. KatrinaDecember 10, 2021 at 10:36 PM

    Sasha, it is so interesting to read about the experiment and the ways that your knowledge is unfolding and your skills are building by reading and then applying your knowledge. I'm glad to hear that you had successful experiments. Heading into the final week, do you have any goals for yourself? Are there any skills that you'd like to practice even more? Something new you'd like to try?

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