Project Grant DESC0023584

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 $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 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences provides $611,799 to Oregon State University for acquisition of a seagoing computed tomography scanning system for the Marine Sediment Sampling Facility. The system, a GEOTEK Vertical X-ray CT-scanner, can collect high-resolution 3D images of sediment cores up to 150 cm in length while preserving the sediment-water interface. It has a small footprint allowing deployment aboard vessels in the United States...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded a $1,177,779 Project Grant to the University of Georgia (UGA) Research Foundation to acquire a high-resolution X-ray computed microtomography (micro-CT) imaging system with in situ capabilities. This award, made under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program, will support research, training, teaching, and outreach efforts across more than 30 investigators at UGA, Georgia Tech, and Emory University in diverse...

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 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $2,500,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to Washington State University (WSU) to procure a new transmission electron microscope (TEM) system and replace ancillary equipment at the Franceschi Microscopy & Imaging Center. The 24-month project aims to acquire a state-of-the-art JEOL JEM F200 4D STEM (or similar) TEM with advanced capabilities to support expanded research...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $1,250,000 Project Grant (CFDA 11.617 - Congressionally-Identified Projects) to the University of Rochester (UoR) to acquire a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM). The TEM will significantly enhance UoR's research capabilities and collaboration across scientific and engineering disciplines, including quantum information science, materials science, optics, photonics, and biomedical engineering. The TEM will enable...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program provides $704,482 to Auburn University to acquire an X-ray diffraction contrast tomography (DCT) instrument. This advanced instrument will enable new research, education, and workforce development activities at Auburn University, in the state of Alabama, and the Southeast region. The DCT instrument will allow researchers to non-destructively map the orientations of crystalline...

This $256,000 National Science Foundation Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Project Grant to Itomography Corporation supports the development of dual-modality tomography core scanning technology for oil saturation estimation at wellsites. The Phase I project will demonstrate the feasibility of determining three-dimensional hydrocarbon distribution throughout large-diameter cores with high spatial resolution of 10 cubic millimeters, 95% accuracy, and a throughput of 1 meter per hour...

This $274,786 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) will fund the development of a cutting-edge scanning magnetometer microscope by Femtosenselabs, LLC. This new microscope technology will enable high-resolution imaging of novel magnetic materials with unprecedented sensitivity at the nanoscale, supporting the advancement of spintronics and the development of...