On Friday 24th of January, a small group of Year 13s travelled to London South Bank University with Mr Allen, Head of Science, to spend the day inside their science labs and learn about the technology they use there. This trip was a celebration of winning the Imperial College London’s Global Health prize, in which we designed a research poster focusing on the diagnosis of tuberculosis in displaced people. When we arrived we met Dr Suela Kellici, a professor in renewable energy, who alongside two postdoctoral scientists, guided us throughout the day. We first observed Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) which is a technique used to obtain an
infrared spectrum of absorption or emission of a solid, liquid of a gas. Gracie and I even
and produced spectra of molecules such as glucose, acetone and aromatic compounds. I found it really interesting to see real- life applications of loaded the FTIR ourselves
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