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Senior Experience Seminar Series in Physics 2025

Dylan Delgado
"Deconvolving NMR spectra using a neural network"

NMR Spectroscopy is an important tool in materials science for analyzing the structure and composition of materials. An important process in this analysis is the deconvolution of the spectra into individual peaks with characteristic amplitudes and linewidths. This process is usually performed by experts who are experienced in NMR, but this is tedious and time consuming. We present a method of generating synthetic NMR spectra, specifically made for training a machine learning model, with the capability of making a million synthetic spectra in minutes. Additionally, we implemented a deep neural network incorporating modern techniques such as Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) layers to demonstrate feature extraction on the synthetic spectra.

Hilirie McLaughlin
"Implementing 3D Super-Resolution Microscopy: Bringing Advanced Biomolecular Imaging to Our Lab"

Super-resolution microscopy has revolutionized our ability to visualize biological structures on the nanoscale by overcoming the diffraction limit of light. This talk explores the implementation of three-dimensional (3D) super-resolution imaging in an undergraduate laboratory using a cylindrical lens to characterize the axial (z) localization of fluorescent molecules. This accessible approach can bring cutting-edge imaging into the classroom, allowing students to explore the nanoscale world in three dimensions.

Location:	YoungChild Hall 121
Sponsor:	Physics Department
Contact:	Matthew Stoneking
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