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I am reading Bard & Faulkner, who states that the current given by the Butler-Volmer equation is related to the overpotential ##\eta##, which is the ##\eta=E_{app}-E^0-E_{eq}##. The equilibrium potential depends strongly on the initial bulk concentration of products and reactants...

The Cornell Nanoscale Facility's REU program has been cancelled. Obviously working remotely is tricky for a program whose main benefit is access to a great academic cleanroom, but I hope that most REUs/internships are able to switch to being remote. I'm glad BNL has moved in that direction.

While in quarantine, I've been reading a lot about some millimeter-scale flying robots, like DARPA's Nano Hummingbird and others. I'm noticing that a lot of millimeter-scale flying robots flap their wings like a fly, and I'm wondering if it's even possible to use this motion to move if the fly...

Well... what sort of research would you like to do?

Should the topic be something that you intend to continue pursuing after the summer is over, or something that you'd like to learn more about that you wouldn't otherwise encounter?

If you're looking to a super basic intro to solid state, Oxford solid state basics is the best undergrad-level intro text I've found. Kittel if you want more math. For semiconductor circuit design, I recommend "CMOS VLSI Design" by Weste and Harris.

They are both great schools, but perhaps the largest difference is in where they are located. Do you find yourself better suited to living in the Bay area, or somewhere more secluded? I'm a grad student at Cornell and know plenty of people who have attended both Berkeley and Cornell. Those...

The program I'm mentoring for (as a grad student) just canceled their summer REU. Just something to watch out for...

There, I agree, is the key. So many experimentalists are able to isolate themselves during research (and/or work in environments such as cleanrooms which are objectively safer) that it's careless to revoke access to everyone.

Indeed! Students were not allowed remote access to some computational resources before, but that has been waived. If grad students have nothing to do during the shutdown, they really aren't trying hard enough. Also, I should say... our lab has physical keys ;) I know some of us have become...

Yes, some. I'm a grad student at Cornell. Grad students were prohibited access to labs, and keycard access was revoked.

Despite the 5+ "Please don't shake hands at March meeting!" e-mails, I really didn't see this coming. I pity all of the attendees who have already started to travel to the meeting - especially those traveling internationally. The cost of canceled travel/stays is almost definitely in the...

Haven't you missed the application deadline for most schools, or are you looking to apply for fall 2021?

Oh, that could be - I'll have to examine these papers further. Thank you!

I think that is where I am misunderstanding - I don't see why it matters. The geometry, thickness etc. can be the same, but why would the resonance frequency change depending on whether it is being used as a resonator or a transducer? In both cases, an acoustic wave is being converted into an AC...