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Taking Measure

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Emily Buchanan

Emily Buchanan is a senior at the University of Texas at Dallas studying chemistry and biology. After she graduates, she plans to pursue an M.D. and continue developing MRI technologies as a medical researcher. When she is not in the classroom or the lab, Emily enjoys swimming, painting, spending time with her three sisters, kayaking, and trying out new recipes!

Working to Improve Small-Scale MRIs: My Summer as a SURF Student at NIST

September 29, 2021

I didn’t really know what to expect on the first day of my virtual Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program at the National Institute of

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