Lynn Mazzoleni shares her research and travel experience in a live chat hosted by @mturesearch. Through the end of the semester, she is on sabbatical with funding through the Fulbright program, studying with colleagues at Italy's Institute for Atmospheric Science and Climate. From pollution seen up high to fog in a bottle, Mazzoleni goes over the big and small aspects of her chemistry research. Join the conversation #mtulive and follow her at @LynnMazzoleni.
Tell us what you’re studying abroad @Mic_Mul @djflaspo @LynnMazzoleni #TravelTuesday #mtulive
— MTU Research (@mturesearch) February 23, 2016
@mturesearch #mtulive I’m studying the molecular composition of fog water -> strongly affected by rural emissions
— Lynn Mazzoleni (@LynnMazzoleni) February 23, 2016
@LynnMazzoleni @mturesearch
— Lynn Mazzoleni (@LynnMazzoleni) February 23, 2016
I’m especially interested in how the measurements from two different mass spectrometry approaches vary #mtulive
Here's another photo, but this time from space. @mturesearch #mtulive #CNR @FulbrightIT pic.twitter.com/e30sqZm0RE
— Lynn Mazzoleni (@LynnMazzoleni) February 23, 2016
Seeing through the fog
.@jessienam @mturesearch
— Lynn Mazzoleni (@LynnMazzoleni) February 23, 2016
Here's a photo of the fog on my way to work today. #mtulive pic.twitter.com/u2wdEMhs5Z
@LynnMazzoleni @jessienam So is that fog-fog, emissions-fog, or is it hard to tell? #mtulive #TravelTuesday
— MTU Research (@mturesearch) February 23, 2016
@mturesearch Here's some very polluted fog for you to see.
— Lynn Mazzoleni (@LynnMazzoleni) February 23, 2016
Can you believe how dark that stuff is? #mtulive pic.twitter.com/kFuaxwksZc
Science you can see! #mtulive #RealTimeChem https://t.co/H0pnPbj2TH
— Allison Mills (@aw_mills) February 23, 2016
.@aw_mills Complex chemistry you can see & lots of molecules detected with ultrahigh resolution MS #mtulive pic.twitter.com/f8igir7oML
— Lynn Mazzoleni (@LynnMazzoleni) February 23, 2016
Introducing "Princess Elite"
This is the fond nickname of the new mass spec instrument coming to @MichiganTech as part of a research instrumentation grant from @NSF. The machine earned the nickname, because like the "Princess and the Pea" fairytale, sensitivity is key for analyzing the chemistry of dilute samples. That includes everything from Lynn's fog samples to infant tears to municipal waste water to the drops of water stored in peat pores.
So, we have to ask @LynnMazzoleni: Tell us about your new instrument "Princess Elite" #NSFfunded #Chemistry #mtulive
— Allison Mills (@aw_mills) February 23, 2016
@mturesearch #mtulive
— Lynn Mazzoleni (@LynnMazzoleni) February 23, 2016
We plan to use our new #NSFfunded instrumentation to fully exploit the fog and aerosol samples.
@aw_mills @mturesearch #mtulive
— Lynn Mazzoleni (@LynnMazzoleni) February 23, 2016
The princess will arrive in June. Her high resolution and 2d-chromatography friends will be great!
@LynnMazzoleni @mturesearch The Princess has handmaidens! And a whole court, perhaps?
— Allison Mills (@aw_mills) February 23, 2016
@aw_mills @mturesearch Of course! And, a team of pawns to hold all of the data.
— Lynn Mazzoleni (@LynnMazzoleni) February 23, 2016
The best parts of research abroad
@LynnMazzoleni @djflaspo @Mic_Mul What has been the most rewarding part of doing research abroad? #TravelTuesday #mtulive
— MTU Research (@mturesearch) February 23, 2016
Hmm…choosing how to spend my time? So, much to do...#mtulive
— Lynn Mazzoleni (@LynnMazzoleni) February 23, 2016
@mturesearch #mtulive
— Lynn Mazzoleni (@LynnMazzoleni) February 23, 2016
It’s all about the growth experience.
And the challenges of international science
@LynnMazzoleni @mturesearch Do you have a pulse on how the Italian public responds to emissions science? So political in the US #mtulive
— Jessica Brassard (@jessienam) February 23, 2016
@jessienam @mturesearch Yes, it seems that they don't understand the debate in the US. #mtulive
— Lynn Mazzoleni (@LynnMazzoleni) February 23, 2016
.@jessienam @mturesearch There's a clearer connection between emissions and health concerns here as well. #mtulive
— Lynn Mazzoleni (@LynnMazzoleni) February 23, 2016
Farewell notes
Before, I sign off, I'll add a selfie from this weekend in Trento, Italy. #mtulive
— Lynn Mazzoleni (@LynnMazzoleni) February 23, 2016
Thanks/Grazie!!! pic.twitter.com/zYN5W7z9xz
A perfect photo to wrap up our #mtulive #TravelTuesday. Thanks for chatting, @LynnMazzoleni! https://t.co/O2ut7KSGlK
— MTU Research (@mturesearch) February 23, 2016
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