Day-to-Day Responsibilities
Designing experiments to grow, purify or disperse carbon nanotubes for a specific use.
Checking nanotube size, purity and structure using characterisation tools such as electron microscopes and spectroscopy.
Mixing nanotubes into polymers, coatings or inks, then testing how the final material conducts, bends or holds up.
Scaling a lab process up to a pilot batch while keeping quality consistent from one batch to the next.
Recording results, writing test reports and updating standard operating procedures.
Following safety rules for handling nano-powders, including fume hoods, protective equipment and waste disposal.
Working with chemists, physicists and device engineers to fit nanotube materials into a product.
