In this episode of the Hyperthesis, Patrick, Pheely, and Liam are joined by Catherine Boisvert, an MSc student studying atomic force microscopy at McGill University. Before we delve into her work, Pheely discusses his dream of cats that leads to traffic jam, and how waves seemingly propagate through traffic. These are also known as ghost jams. Similar ideas are used in fluid dynamics, and can be used to describe a number of phenomena. For our main topic, Catherine talks about her research focused on single electron charging events using atomic force microscopy. Catherine also shares her experience as a woman in physics, and discusses her past interests and journey, along with plans for the future. Finally, Liam summarizes the 1986 Nobel Prize in physics for the invention of scanning tunneling microscope and the atomic force microscope.
