July 28, 2022
Over the summer, Palak Patel was studying damage progression in nano-engineered aerospace carbon fiber composites using synchrotron radiation computed tomography at the Super Photon Ring 8 GeV, the most powerful synchrotron radiaiton facility in the world located in Hyogo, Japan. She led a team of seven from MIT, University of Southhamption, and University of Porto that studied the effect of different loads on carbon fiber composite materials.
picture 1: team at the beamline, Palak on the left
picture 2: Palak at the synchrotron radiation facility in the ring
picture 3: Palak making adjustments to the testing rig at the beamline
Photos:
![team at the beamline, Palak on the left](http://necstlab.mit.edu/sites/default/files/Ze7CkPUI.jpeg)
![Palak at the synchrotron radiation facility in the ring](http://necstlab.mit.edu/sites/default/files/xfxt3P5Y.jpeg)
![Palak making adjustments to the testing rig at the beamline](http://necstlab.mit.edu/sites/default/files/xCEpzioU.jpeg)