Project Grant DESC0022463

This $1.1 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program will fund the acquisition of a magnetic-field-free atomic-resolution scanning transmission electron microscope at the University of Illinois at Chicago from September 2022 through August 2025. The microscope's novel lens design provides a magnetic-field-free sample region allowing for atomic-resolution imaging and chemical analysis of quantum materials such as magnetic,...

This $900,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), will fund the development of the world's lowest temperature and highest energy-resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) facility at the University of Colorado Boulder. ARPES is a critical technique for studying the quantum behavior of electrons in solids but is currently limited by available energy and...

This $433,986 Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), supports research led by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to develop new nanoscale photonics technologies for revolutionary advancements in X-ray science. The project aims to experimentally validate the production of highly directional and monochromatic X-rays through quantum interference of electrons, with the potential to generate extremely bright...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Xelera Research LLC on February 12, 2024 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant funding supports the development of a high brightness source of femtosecond polarized electrons for electron microscopy. Xelera Research LLC, a for-profit limited liability company specializing in particle beam and neutron source technologies, will perform the research work under this...

American Physics And Technology LLC (Apt) was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 14, 2022 to support work on ULTRA-PRECISION SUBSTRATE FIGURING FOR COHERENCY-PRESERVING X-RAY MIRRORS through March 31, 2023. Under this award made through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), Apt will develop techniques for ultra-precision substrate figuring to enable the fabrication of coherency-preserving x-ray mirrors. The...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program totaling $154,755 will enhance structural science capacity in the Rocky Mountain Northwest region through microcrystal electron diffraction training. The University of Montana will provide comprehensive microcrystal electron diffraction analysis instruction and experience to the principal investigator and two trainees from remote learning and collaborative visits to the National Center for Cryo-Electron...

This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $160,000.00 to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to support the development of an "Ultra-Compact X-Ray Free-Electron Laser for Ptychographic Tomography-Based Inspection". The goal of this one-year research project is to advance scientific discoveries and technological capabilities that can address critical U.S. energy, economic, and...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Nion Co. a $199,715 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop FAST AND PRECISE ELECTROSTATIC BEAM POSITION CONTROL FOR AN ATOMIC-RESOLUTION STEM. The grant, awarded February 21, 2023 for completion by November 20, 2023, will support Nion Co.'s work to deliver products and services focused on controlling the position of electrostatic beams with atomic-level precision for scanning...

This Project Grant award of $683,990.00 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049) supports fundamental research on polarized electron physics and electron scattering dynamics. Key products and services to be delivered include: Experiments studying collisions between polarized electrons and chiral, or "handed", molecules to investigate the magnetic effects caused by electron spins and provide insights into the origins of...

This Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) provides $1,999,997 to Arizona State University (ASU) to acquire an electron energy filtering system and direct electron detector camera to upgrade the university's cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) capabilities. The new instrumentation aims to improve the resolution and data quality of cryo-EM studies, enabling ASU researchers to better investigate biomolecular...