Amelia Estry

From high school to the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in one short year

By Paul Cottle, Florida State University, July 2, 2014

 

 

 

A year ago, Amelia Estry was addressing the Deltona High School Class of 2013 as its valedictorian and looking forward to beginning her studies as a physics major at Florida State University.

What a difference a year makes. This summer, Amelia is a member of a research group at FSU's National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, where she is studying antiferromagnetic materials that exhibit unique superconductive properties.

 

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Amelia at work

 

Producing the material in which she is interested, which includes the elements cerium and indium, requires 30 days of baking in a furnace at the laboratory.

In addition to her work in Tallahassee, Amelia's summer agenda included a working visit to New Mexico's Los Alamos National Laboratory, where she continued her work on materials science.

 

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