Student Research Assistant - Autonomous Imaging

Job description

The National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) at Brookhaven National Laboratory seeks a Student Researcher to support the X-AutoMap project, an initiative focused on autonomous hard X-ray spectromicroscopy. The project utilizes the Hard X-ray Nanoprobe (HXN) capabilities, which provide ultra-high spatial resolution scanning imaging for multimodal elemental (XRF) and chemical (XANES) analysis. The X-AutoMap framework is currently under development, with the goal of integrating Computer Vision models and AI-driven segmentation to enable active feedback control for characterizing chemically heterogeneous systems, such as rare earth minerals. As a Student Researcher for X-AutoMap, the successful candidate will work closely with a team including beamline scientists to implement and validate AI-driven scanning workflows. The Student Researcher will assist in adapting vision models for real-time feature detection and integrating them into the beamline control system (Bluesky), helping to transform the microscope into an intelligent agent capable of efficient, autonomous discovery. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Implement Vision Models: Adapt Deep Vision Models (e.g., Vision T...