Project Grant DESC0023573

This $100,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program will support the development of a transmission electron microscope specimen holder for imaging quantum matter and other extreme low-temperature applications at the University of Michigan. The specimen holder aims to enable atomic resolution imaging of materials at or near their operating temperatures, including quantum devices and materials used in quantum...

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,...

The Protochips, Inc. was awarded a $205,102 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a computationally mediated tomography system for in situ transmission electron microscopy from February 21, 2023 through November 20, 2023. The Office of Science's mission is to deliver scientific discoveries and major scientific tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) supports the feasibility investigation of a new microscope sample vessel technology to enable routine in situ vitrification and imaging. The $305,000 award to Atomnaut Inc. aims to develop a sample vessel that can physically and chemically suppress ice nucleation, overcoming key limitations of ex situ vitrification techniques like plunge freezing. Successful...

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...

Direct Electron, L.P. received a $205,809 project grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 21, 2023 to fund research and development activities through February 20, 2024. The grant was awarded under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness. Specifically, the funding will support Direct...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry has awarded a $375,000 Project Grant to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the "Design and Implementation of Hyperdimensional Scanning Tunneling Microscopy" project. Dr. Shaowei Li and his team are developing a new microscopy technique called Hyperdimensional Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (HD-STM) to study the ultrafast dynamics of electrons and...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant provides $274,771 to H-Bar Instruments, LLC to develop a novel liquid helium transmission electron microscope (TEM) specimen holder. The holder will enable atomic-scale imaging of materials and devices at temperatures as low as 10 Kelvin, overcoming limitations of current low-temperature TEM capabilities. The project aims to create a commercially viable instrument that can turn any TEM...

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 $656,315 federal Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) will enable Vanderbilt University to acquire a 120kV Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM), the TALOS L120C, to support critical biomedical research. The TEM will be used for screening and optimizing specimen samples prior to analysis on the university's cryo-electron microscopy instrumentation, which is essential for determining high-resolution...