During week 8 the main focus was to finish the poster, specifically ironing out the details. What should I add? How do I shorten it out? I struggled a lot with the background and method since it became either too much text or un-identifiable. It eventually became easier for the method since it’s basically adding pictures to a step-by-step process but the background was the more challenging aspect, there’s too much to talk about for BNNT and Nanotubes in general so I wrote everything I thought was cool/important on my notebook and started crossing stuff off or circling them to make sure I add them. Another insanely challenging part was the phase diagram itself, I was very confused about how to do it and it was by far what changed the most. Joe thankfully helped me out and sent me a reference phase diagram he made from one of his papers. It was a lifesaver and I was able to do all of it on my own even if I had to research how to use certain programs in Excel and work around certain limitations, the only thing Joe thought I could’ve improved on it was adding H2SO4 t the top and CSA at the bottom which I did. I was very pleased with it and it was the thing that ate up most of my time compared to everything else. The 2nd hardest part was actually starting the poster, was the font correct? How were the spaces? Is the logo big enough? It was scary since Ive never done anything like it, I was walking on no man’s land, it was almost thrilling. I enjoyed the process an I found it very fun to find alternate solutions and compromise with the limitations of the poster.