Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile
Articles by Kristin Roberts
Celebrate 'Science Eras' at National High Magnetic Field Laboratory Open House
“It’s a love story, baby just say ‘yes’” to celebrating the MagLab’s “Science Eras” at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory’s 2025 Open House. The Open House will showcase the eras of the world’s largest and most powerful magnet lab over its 30 years — from visioning, building and launching to leading and evolving — while looking ahead to the inspiring future of magnet technology and discoveries. The celebration will also incorporate themes from Taylor Swift’s wildly popular “Eras” tour.
MagLab director to coach promising young leaders from U.S. Department of Energy’s 17 National Labs
Kathleen Amm, director of the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, will offer her experience, expertise and guidance to emerging science leaders from across the country. Amm has been named a mentor for the Department of Energy’s 2025 Oppenheimer Science and Energy Leadership Program. In the role, she’ll coach and guide promising young leaders from the Department of Energy’s 17 National Labs.
U.S. Trotting News
Children’s Valentine’s Day Craft Event Goshen, NY – Bring the kids to the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame, located at 240 Main Street, Goshen, New York on Saturday (Feb. 10) from 10:30 a.m. – noon for a fun-filled Valentine’s Day celebration. Participants will decorate cards, create a horse themed suncatcher and a candy box filled with sweet treats. Also enjoy fun games like Wagon Wheels, Clean the Stall and Horseshoe Toss.
Crisis Response Team training held at FUMC
The Crisis Response Team, a collaboration of counselors, pastors, social workers, providers, emergency response personnel and school system staff, sponsored training June 1-2 at First United Methodist Church in Newport. CRT is sponsored by the Cocke County Health Council. Its mission is to be prepared for a potential emergency in the community, to offer assistance as needed, and maintain an organized, response process.
Play hands-on science games at MagLab open house
Flip the timer, roll the dice, play your cards. The Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, the only national lab in the state of Florida, will celebrate the fun of science using some of your favorite games during its 2023 Open House where it will be “Game On for Hands-On Science Fun.” The free science festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, at the MagLab’s FSU location, 1800 E.
National MagLab secures increased NSF funding of $195 million
The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory will receive $195.5 million over the next five years, a move that keeps the world’s most powerful magnet lab headquartered at Florida State University with partner sites at University of Florida and Los Alamos National Laboratory and supports groundbreaking discoveries using high field magnets. The National Science Foundation funding, authorized by the National Science Board, is a 6% increase in the lab’s funding levels.
National MagLab magnet recognized with R&D 100 award
Engineers and technicians from the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory were recognized with a 2022 R&D 100 Award for the design and construction of the 32 tesla (T) Superconducting Magnet. The R&D 100 recognizes revolutionary ideas in science and technology, and the 32T magnet is the world’s most powerful all-superconducting magnet.
How Early Mentorship Can Shape STEM Paths
We talked to Esha Atolia about her time as a student in the MagLab's Ion Cyclotron Resonance Facility and how it helped shape her STEM career. Watch and learn about her experiences and what advice she has for young scientists today. VIDEO By Kristin Roberts and Stephen Bilenky
NSF grant funds new 40T superconducting magnet design at FSU-headquartered MagLab
MagLab engineer Iain Dixon and technician Brent Jarvis work on a test coil for the future 40 T. A new $15.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will produce a detailed design for the world’s most powerful superconducting magnet at the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory.
The US government is tightening cybersecurity requirements-so should you
The US government is tightening cybersecurity requirements—so should you By Kristin Roberts, JD, CCEP Kristin Roberts (kar0032@auburn.edu) is a Compliance Manager for Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, USA.
MagLab open house goes virtual with 20 events, extends time frame
The Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory’s annual open house will move to the virtual realm for 2021 with 20 live virtual events, an expansion of the lab’s traditional one-day extravaganza. From Feb. 19 through March 6, science lovers across the world will be able to connect with MagLab scientists to experience all that the lab has to offer and even observe a few experiments that can be done in the comfort of your own home.
MagLab awarded $1.5M by U.S. Department of Energy to develop better superconductors
Research scientists Shreyas Balachandran, left, and William Starch draw lengths of niobium-tin superconducting wire at the Applied Superconductivity Center at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. A new grant of $1.5 million will allow the group to continue this research. Photo: Stephen Bilenky A grant from the U.S. Department of Energy will further research that will help make the next generation of high-energy particle accelerators. TALLAHASSEE, Fla.
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded scientists at the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory $1.5 million to develop more efficient, robust superconductors that could lead to powerful particle accelerators and new
The DOE Science News Source is a Newswise initiative to promote research news from the Office of Science of the DOE to the public and news media.
New director named for MagLab’s Applied Superconductivity Center
The reins of the MagLab’s Applied Superconductivity Center (ASC) have been handed over to scientist and professor Lance Cooley. Cooley takes over for his longtime mentor David Larbalestier, who will remain the chief scientist for materials at the MagLab and a professor in the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering.
National MagLab to receive $184M NSF renewal grant
The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory will receive $184 million over the next five years from the National Science Foundation, keeping the world’s most powerful magnet lab headquartered at Florida State University. The National Science Board authorized NSF to make the five-year award for the continuing operation of the National MagLab. This is a nearly 10 percent increase in funding over the previous five-year funding period and brings the agency’s total MagLab investment to $867 million.
World’s Strongest Human MRI
Tissue sodium concentration maps of a 24-year-old (left) and a 73-year-old (right) made in the 9.4-tesla MRI show differences in cerebrospinal fluid (white) but little variance in brain tissue (green) despite age. Pack a sack lunch and load up! We're hitting the road to learn how this massive magnet tracks sodium moving through your brain. Magnetic resonance imaging harnesses the power of magnets and radio waves to see inside the human body.
Science and sports will team up at MagLab Open House
Some may see science and sports as unrelated, showcasing different people, skills and strengths. But they actually have a lot in common, as visitors to the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory’s Open House will discover. The “science of sports” is the theme of this year’s event, and many of the hands-on demonstrations will play off that theme.
FSU's Maglab snags new world record
The Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory has shattered another world record with the testing of a 32-tesla magnet — 33 percent stronger than what had previously been the world’s strongest superconducting magnet used for research, and more than 3,000 times stronger than a small refrigerator magnet. On Dec. 8, this new magnet reached a magnetic field of 32 tesla. Tesla is a unit of magnetic field strength; a small refrigerator magnet is about .01 tesla.
MabLab receives $5.8M to develop biomedical technology - Florida State University News
The Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory will be home to a new National Institutes of Health Biomedical Technology Resource Center that will develop unique instrumentation for innovative biomedical work in high magnetic fields to combat diseases like Alzheimer’s and tuberculosis. To create the center, the National MagLab will receive a $5.8 million grant from the NIH.
MagLab receives $5.8M to develop biomedical technology - Florida State University News
The Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory will be home to a new National Institutes of Health Biomedical Technology Resource Center that will develop unique instrumentation for innovative biomedical work in high magnetic fields to combat diseases like Alzheimer’s and tuberculosis. To create the center, the National MagLab will receive a $5.8 million grant from the NIH.
National MagLab racks up new world record with hybrid magnet - Florida State University News
After a decade of planning, designing and building, the Florida State University-based National High Magnetic Field Laboratory now has the strongest magnet in the world for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, a powerful technique used to study molecular structures in proteins and materials. The 33-ton engineering marvel, called the series connected hybrid (SCH) magnet, successfully broke the record this week during a series of tests conducted by MagLab engineers and scientists.
New research into high temperature superconductivity could offer answers for important questions
Scientists at the Florida State University-based National High Magnetic Field Laboratory have made a discovery that will help determine how strongly paired electrons are in a high temperature superconductor, information that could advance magnet technology in things like MRI machines, levitating trains and power grids.
Show More
loading
Actions
Is this you?
As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.Get in touch with Kristin
Contact Kristin, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack