Project Grant 2509770
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $439,413 Project Grant to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), a Hispanic-Serving Institution, under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083). The grant will fund the acquisition of a Hitachi HT7800 120 kV transmission electron microscope (TEM) to enhance multidisciplinary research and education at UTRGV. The new TEM will enable high-resolution imaging and analysis of biological, chemical, and physical samples, supporting...
- This $199,998 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Biological Infrastructure, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), will fund Montana Technological University to acquire, maintain, and operate an Hitachi HT7800 electron microscope. The microscope will advance interdisciplinary research, education, and outreach in biology, chemistry, geochemistry, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, and geology. It will strengthen PhD programs in materials...
- This $699,999 award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program will support the acquisition of a state-of-the-art electron probe microanalyzer (EPMA) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The EPMA is a highly specialized instrument used for rapid, high-resolution elemental analysis of solid materials, advancing research across disciplines such as volcanology, petrology, geochemistry, cosmochemistry, astrobiology, archaeology, and planetary...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $836,490 supports the acquisition of advanced instrumentation for an in-situ transmission electron microscopy testing facility at the University of Missouri from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2024. The instrumentation includes a gas-phase test cell with residual gas analyzer, liquid-phase test cell with electrochemical capabilities, and a vacuum cell with heating and biasing capabilities. Additionally, an active image stabilization system...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provided $520,050 to California State University, Bakersfield to acquire a field emission scanning electron microscope. The microscope will enhance interdisciplinary research and teaching capabilities across multiple disciplines including geology, biology, environmental studies, engineering, physics, and agriculture. It will support ongoing externally funded research projects and enable new...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $2,705,396 to the University of Oregon to acquire a cold-field emission, aberration probe-corrected scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM). This state-of-the-art equipment will advance materials research, enable next-generation electron optics, and provide training for graduate and undergraduate students. The STEM microscope will be integrated into the...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded Brandeis University a 3-year, $1,767,282 Project Grant to acquire a Thermo-Fisher Tundra cryo-electron microscope. This advanced microscope will enable visualization and analysis of complex biological structures at the macromolecular level, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration across fields from materials science to cell biology. The microscope will be available to researchers at Brandeis and in the local region,...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), provides $506,132 to New Mexico State University to acquire a field-emission scanning electron microscope. The microscope will enable multi-disciplinary research in materials development, fuel cells, batteries, water purification membranes, and biosciences. Initial users include faculty working in areas such as fuel cell design, additive manufacturing, and membrane technologies for water...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $394,713 project grant to Loyola University of Chicago to support the acquisition of a transmission electron microscope. The grant, awarded under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), will allow the university to purchase equipment to advance basic biological research from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The Biological Sciences program aims to strengthen the nation's biological research enterprise by increasing scientific knowledge...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $461,650 Project Grant to The University of Iowa to acquire a field emission scanning electron microscope to expand characterization capabilities. Funded through the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), the microscope will improve data collection and analysis for a wide range of research in earth and environmental sciences, chemistry, anthropology, engineering, and physics. It will provide key support for undergraduate and graduate student research and...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $1,070,506 to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to enable the purchase and commissioning of a new transmission electron microscope (TEM) equipped with an energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy system. This advanced instrument will significantly enhance the university's research and training capabilities across biology, materials science, and engineering disciplines, while providing valuable educational opportunities for graduate students, undergraduate honors students, and K-12 students through outreach programs. As the only fully equipped electron microscopy facility serving the state of Hawaii, this TEM will strengthen existing partnerships and support workforce development in microscopy techniques essential for Hawaii's research infrastructure and economic development. The enhanced capabilities of the new TEM will advance frontier-pushing research programs across diverse scientific domains, including investigations of physiological mechanisms enabling larval zooplankton survival, marine species dispersal and connectivity, fine-scale morphological adaptations, and more.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.1m | 8/14/25 |