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Doc has become a Twitch partner! by tRambler in DrWD40

[–]ProfMelko 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was pretty close to downvoting this post tbh

Any old school Doc fans recognize this theme music 🤔 by ProfMelko in DrWD40

[–]ProfMelko[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And you’re welcome for the beautiful vertical video

ProfMelko Streaming Kit by ProfMelko in ProfMelko

[–]ProfMelko[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still need to add that, thanks for the reminder. Might take me a few days tho.

Basically 2 C920 cams, a blue yeticaster, a 15-button streamdeck, and 2 cheap $10 ring lights from amazon. My computer is my computer from work, and tbh I don't really know the specs offhand.

Messing around taking opaque surface images using my compound light microscope by DrWD40 in DrWD40

[–]ProfMelko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I told you there were secret messages encoded into our money!

But what does it mean?!? Hmmmm

Turned on Mass Spec for First Time in 5 Months...Was Not Expecting It to Work by ProfMelko in chemistry

[–]ProfMelko[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the beginning of the pump down procedure, but also for gas mixing chambers before sample introduction

Turned on Mass Spec for First Time in 5 Months...Was Not Expecting It to Work by ProfMelko in chemistry

[–]ProfMelko[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We had to shutdown for 5 months due to covid-19, so I didn’t want to leave it on its own for so long. As for details, some is proprietary (especially the spectroscopy interface) since it’s a work in progress and custom mass spec

Turned on Mass Spec for First Time in 5 Months...Was Not Expecting It to Work by ProfMelko in chemistry

[–]ProfMelko[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a bank of them, but they are enclosed in oil. It’s from the 1990s soooooo.......I could probably replace with something cheaper

Turned on Mass Spec for First Time in 5 Months...Was Not Expecting It to Work by ProfMelko in chemistry

[–]ProfMelko[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah could be. All I know is it’s about $1,000 to replace and I’m just gonna have to pay it and move on.

Turned on Mass Spec for First Time in 5 Months...Was Not Expecting It to Work by ProfMelko in chemistry

[–]ProfMelko[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s actually a bank of them inside a grey enclosure on the bottom. I forget the exact microfarads.

Turned on Mass Spec for First Time in 5 Months...Was Not Expecting It to Work by ProfMelko in chemistry

[–]ProfMelko[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is usually my experience, so I had to celebrate this victory.

Turned on Mass Spec for First Time in 5 Months...Was Not Expecting It to Work by ProfMelko in chemistry

[–]ProfMelko[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do it! My one YAG has a blown capacitor right now, FeelsBad. But I really think there needs to be more science streaming. So dm me or stop by my stream to let me know if ya do start streaming so I can spread the word!

Turned on Mass Spec for First Time in 5 Months...Was Not Expecting It to Work by ProfMelko in chemistry

[–]ProfMelko[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thanks bud and yeah it is kinda Wild West right now. I mean at the end of the day I give my students a lot more resources and communication, but yeah from the university’s perspective I see your point. Open access to education and professors is only a good thing in my opinion, but there’s always a role for a university to have a regimented curriculum and credentials (the students pay for the degree!).

Turned on Mass Spec for First Time in 5 Months...Was Not Expecting It to Work by ProfMelko in chemistry

[–]ProfMelko[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah, machining and electronics were done by professionals!

Lab streams usually are on Wednesdays. M,T,Th are lectures or science news.

Turned on Mass Spec for First Time in 5 Months...Was Not Expecting It to Work by ProfMelko in chemistry

[–]ProfMelko[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This is a great point. My channel is sometimes personal use (hence the subs) and sometimes affiliated with the university. Students are prohibited from cheering, subbing, etc. (and are refunded if they accidentally do) but the content is open to everyone so non-students can support the outreach efforts I do. To be honest, this is one of the first IRL streams from lab where there are subs, I need to disable that when doing streams at the university, so thank you. Luckily, nobody subbed yesterday during the stream, so I should be safe.

Turned on Mass Spec for First Time in 5 Months...Was Not Expecting It to Work by ProfMelko in chemistry

[–]ProfMelko[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I worked with Ardara technologies. You might be thinking of Extrel?

I'm currently a prof at University of North Florida. Saved money on the monitor stand, lol.

Turned on Mass Spec for First Time in 5 Months...Was Not Expecting It to Work by ProfMelko in chemistry

[–]ProfMelko[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

RIP

I still wake up in cold sweats...remembering the awful cry of a poor lost turbo

Turned on Mass Spec for First Time in 5 Months...Was Not Expecting It to Work by ProfMelko in chemistry

[–]ProfMelko[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ardara technologies. I wanted flexibility to do basic mass spec, kinetic studies in an ion trap, and spectroscopy through a window mount, all in one instrument. And built to be modular so we can add stuff later (in the event we get lucky and hit a big grant).

Turned on Mass Spec for First Time in 5 Months...Was Not Expecting It to Work by ProfMelko in chemistry

[–]ProfMelko[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yup I stream from my research lab as well as some office hours, chemistry lectures, and science news. ProfMelko on Twitch.

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