{"id":506,"date":"2018-09-24T10:59:03","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T09:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/?p=506"},"modified":"2018-09-24T10:59:03","modified_gmt":"2018-09-24T09:59:03","slug":"a-day-in-the-life-of-a-research-technician","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/2018\/09\/24\/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-research-technician\/","title":{"rendered":"A day in the life of a research technician"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Nathan Feddy, a Research Technician at the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) at The University of Manchester talks us through a typical day commissioning equipment at the University&#8217;s second building dedicated to graphene and 2D materials research due to open at the end of 2018.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-497\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/05\/IMG_1476-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/05\/IMG_1476-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/05\/IMG_1476-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/05\/IMG_1476-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/05\/IMG_1476-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/05\/IMG_1476-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The first three months working for the GEIC have been absolutely fantastic. All of the \u2018GEICs\u2019 (pronounced like geek) are incredibly friendly, enthusiastic and intelligent. The atmosphere is one that promotes both the bouncing of ideas off each other and encourages active collaboration on very exciting projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Graphene at Manchester\u2019 invests a significant amount in its employees\u2019 professional development; offering numerous training courses and work trips. I was fortunate enough in my second month to represent the GEIC at the Farnborough Air Show with the Business Development Manager Dr Nicholas Gowland and my fellow Research Technician (soon to be Dr) Tim Wilderspin (both phenomenal guys).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/image1-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"467\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/image1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/image1-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/image1-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/image1-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/image1.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The GEIC is still in the installation\/commissioning phase, and it is the responsibility of the technical staff to ensure that the facility is fully functional in time for the first wave of industrial clients.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/IMG_1135-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"343\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/IMG_1135-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/IMG_1135-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/IMG_1135-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/IMG_1135-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/IMG_1135-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With eight main shared-space labs focusing on characterisation, composites, energy storage, membranes, coatings and others, you can imagine how many different pieces of high-end analytical and processing equipment need installing.<\/p>\n<p>The current role of the technical team is to work with the equipment suppliers\u2019 commissioning engineers to install everything in a timely manner. This has resulted in my following daily schedule, however this will change significantly once the building is up and running.<\/p>\n<p><strong>07:00: Alarm rings (Standard iPhone tune).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Depending on the day\u2019s schedule, my alarm is set between 6.45 and 7.15. I start the day by picking up my phone and glasses from the bed side table and checking the news on several apps. After I have exhausted all of the interesting articles, I hop out of bed.<\/p>\n<p>I normally wear a Graphene-branded polo shirt and sports jacket with chinos however I do occasionally opt for a casual shirt.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/IMG_1148-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/IMG_1148-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/IMG_1148-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/IMG_1148-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/IMG_1148-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/IMG_1148-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>08.05: Lanyard On, Shoes On, out the door.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have never been a breakfast person, so the next step is to put on my Lanyard and shoes and leave the house. This normally takes a few minutes because my labrador Archie likes to move my shoes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>08.20 \u2013 08:45: Commute to Work.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fortunately I can either jump on the Piccadilly or Altrincham Metrolink line so my wait isn\u2019t normally longer than a few minutes. I get off the tram at Market Street or Piccadilly Gardens depending on the line. After a cheeky 5-minute walk across town I arrive at the airlock doors of the GEIC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>08.55: Coffee and Team Brief.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-515\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/IMG_1140-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"353\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/IMG_1140-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/IMG_1140-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/IMG_1140-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/IMG_1140-2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/IMG_1140-2-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After a quick trip to the kitchen to make a coffee (milk, one sugar) in a Graphene-branded thermo chromic mug, we have the tech staff brief meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Phil Hirst (Technical Services Manager) talks us through the equipment due for delivery\/installation that day. Phil and I both studied for a degree in Metallurgy and Material Engineering at the same University so we often reminisce about our times there and our previous projects.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/IMG_1146-169x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/IMG_1146-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/IMG_1146-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/IMG_1146.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>09:00: Engineer Greeting and Personal Protective Equipment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If equipment is being commissioned that day I walk down to the entrance, greet the engineer and bring them upstairs to the office. As some of the laboratories are still under construction, half of the building is technically a building site. We therefore provide PPE to the engineer, escort them through the high bay area and into a lab which has been set up specifically for commissioning.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/IMG_1149-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"362\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/IMG_1149-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/IMG_1149-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/IMG_1149-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/IMG_1149-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/09\/IMG_1149-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>09:30 \u2013 17:00: Equipment Inventory and Set Up<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We unload the equipment using an overhead crane or fork lift, open the boxes\/crates (sometimes with crow bars), and take an inventory of all the components. If the equipment requires process gases or specific connections we provide these to the engineer and help them commission the equipment.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on how long the equipment takes to install, we may have some preliminary training immediately afterwards to learn how it is used and maintained. If the engineer\u2019s time is limited, we may reschedule the training for a later date.<\/p>\n<p>Any spare time that we may have during the day is normally used to discuss potential ideas\/projects that we may want to explore and how to cater for the needs of prospective clients. Everyone is incredibly excited for the day that the facility is fully functional and we are able to start making a greater impact on the advanced materials sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nathan Feddy, a Research Technician at the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) at The University of Manchester talks us through a typical day commissioning equipment at the University&#8217;s second building dedicated to graphene and 2D materials research due to open at the end of 2018. 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