Grace的進修雜記:)

This is just a report of a seminar.
By exploring truly modern aspects of quantum mechanics in the undergraduate laboratory students can understand Quantum Mechanics, which may be hard if students only think about those abstract theories. “Exploring Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics in the Undergraduate Laboratory” was a lecture, which was presented by Professor Mark Beck. Before the lecture students learned quantum mechanics from a little of history to wave-particle Duality experimental phenomena, which was a huge step to cross. During the learning process, the heavy mathematical analysis usually bothered students a lot. Maybe the teaching materials or methods need to be changed. A suitable textbook will lead students to a new concept of learning quantum mechanics.
There were five presented experiments in this lecture. The purpose is to provide some visible results for students to understand comprehensive quantum mechanics. The first one was spontaneous parametric down conversion. The second one was to “prove” Photons exist. The third one was single-photon interference. The fourth one was quantum state measurement. The fifth one was to test of local realism. The first laboratory section included optical experiments, which provided one photon converted into two. Because of energy conservation and momentum conservation, the photons were produced at the same time. Since the optical experiment was visible, students could get clear images of the results, which helped them to comprehend the difficult quantum mechanics theories.

I am so glad to receive this special post card from Taiwan. I want to say thanks to ann.

因為參加了兔子穗的活動剛好在台灣的農曆過年前寄出，收到的時候還算是農曆年期間，感謝兔子穗讓我收到來自台灣的明信片，看到工整的字還有用心繪製的圖，瞬間有拋開冬季憂鬱整個心情大好！

When the winter ice storm came, we got a lot of snow.

The campus will remain closed due to weather and road conditions. Therefore, we had a long weekend.

Since winter storm is coming to Northwest Oregon, our campus closes at 2pm this afternoon.

When I was in Taiwan, I only got " typhoon day off". Now I got " Winter Storm day off", and most of students head home as soon as possible.

We had a kind of potluck to celebrate Chinese New Year.
I want to say thanks to all of you especially those traditional Taiwanese foods. You made me so happy.

Time flies like an arrow. It is time to celebrate Chinese New Year!
時光飛逝，轉眼間又要過農曆年了，雖然人在國外，還是要過節所以三五好友相約吃火鍋就是必須的啦！

When we order pizza from papa Murphy's Take N Bake Pizza, we also got their cookie Dough with Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chip.

It is very easy to make Chocolate Chip Cookie in ten minutes.

I have a chance to learn different language from my friend. Therefore, I want to take a note before I forget it.
Sa-lon = hello / hi
Ke Va a hal = how are you?

The work for me to do in the lab is fabrication of fiber-based near-field optical probes, which are used for implementing high resolution Raman spectroscopy.
In addition to the fabrication process includes chemical etching and metal coating under vacuum conditions. We aim to measure directly the nanometer-sized amplitude of the NSOM probe when the probe is mounted on a Tuning Fork. We plan to use the "razor blade" method. By moving the razor blade across the image an intensity profile is recorded. This method allows simultaneous measurement of both the tuning fork output signal and the ac component of the optical intensity. Alternative we could use an interferometer set up.
A particular application of this work is to monitor, via nano-Raman, the eventual liquid-solid phase transition that mesoscopic fluid films undergo when subjected to confinement (between the NSOM probe and a solid substrate.

This is brief summary of my report about an overview of LCD technology and competing approaches to flat panel displays.
As technology improves, the displays of electric devices are changing to thin and light monitors. Therefore Liquid Crystal Displays are replacing the big and heavy CRT monitors. The structure of LCD is composed of two sheets of specially treated glass such as Indium Tin Oxide (ITO), contains a liquid crystal solution, and a pair of polarizers.
Type of LCD:

To begin with 2013 I flight back Taiwan to visit my family, and we had good time there.
Time fly, it's already one year nearly.
At the end of this year I got my Current Term GPA~ 3.83, and my professor took me out for dinner to celebrate.

This is a recipe of the salad for our x'mas dinner.
One bag of cabbage salad is poured before we add some marshmallow into the mixing bowl.

It's time to exchange Christmas Gifts, and you can see last minutes gift sale in different stores.

When I saw the word on the t-shirt, I can't control my self to stop laughing, but I didn't buy it.

This was a summary of science lecture, which took place in the First Congregational Church.
（這個科學講座是因為學校有贊助，所以我們可以自由索票然後再到學校附近的教堂去聽演講。）
The speaker of " A Future of Radical Abundance : Nanotechnology Transforming Material Civilization" was Eric Drexler.

When we went to Ichidi last time, it was closed, but my friends told me that is a good place to have Japanese Restaurant.
After I ate in Ichidi Japanese Restaurant, I found that is the best Japanese Restaurant in Portland area.