Blogtober Day 5…
When I was in graduate school, I used to grow crystals. Well, I attempted to grow them, but the process proved to exhaust my patience. My research advisor was over the crystal growth laboratory. There were multiple areas of research I could choose from but all of them were based on various stages of crystal development, for the most part. For the first few months or so of this program I observed every stage from crystal growth to crystal characterization. Each stage takes time, focus, and patience. Recently, I’ve met some new friends that have been such a blessing to be around. Observing them as reminded me of my experience growing crystals in graduate school. Materials for growing crystals will depend on the type of crystal you need. The crystals that were grown in the lab were not used as jewels or gems. These crystals were/are used in medical equipment, space exploration, and radiation detection, just to name a few. However, I want to discuss a little of the process. Often in li...