Dr. Diane E. Albert is a Metallurgical Engineer/Materials Scientist. She works at Los Alamos National Laboratory in
Los Alamos, New Mexico. Her speciality is fundamental and applied research in the area of mechanical behaviors of
metals. Diane uses testing materials to deform pieces of metal that are of interest to her. She then looks at the
deformed microstructures using electron microscopes, like the
Scanning Electron Microscope (used to look at surfaces of
materials), the Transmission Electron Microscope (used to look at interiors of materials), and the High Resolution
Electron Microscope (1.5 million times magnifying power-it can image atoms!).
On a day-to day basis, she prepares specimens for microscopic analysis, works on the microscope, does a lot of reading and literature searches in the library, and works with technicians and other scientists planning research projects. She talks to her colleagues and tries to come up with new and interesting ideas for research.
