My work in graduate school and industry, before joining the faculty at WWU, focused on building and using expensive microscopes and semiconductor capital equipment.  Once at WWU, I changed my research direction to focus on building projects that are much cheaper.  The goal is to bring interesting science experiments into reach for schools without large budgets.

• Diodes:  A cheap and quick method for building diodes on a silicon wafer.
• EPROM Chip Diffraction:  A method for getting 2-dimensional diffraction patterns.
• studentSTM:  A minimal cost scanning tunneling microscope.

• MechHeat Upgrade:  A upgrade to the Pasco Mechanical Equivalent of Heat Apparatus (TD-8551A).
• Photoelectric Effect Apparatus:  A 3D printed box that holds a vacuum tube and LED.
• SpectraCam Rev 5:  A variation of the Public Lab spectrometer using PVC.
• SpectraCam Rev 6:  A variation of the Public Lab spectrometer using 3d printed parts and PVC.