Accessible Benchtop Scanning Electron Microscopy for Student Researchers
Biology
Requested:
$107,747
Status:
Funded
Awarded:
$97,863
Abstract
We request funds to obtain a benchtop scanning electron microscope for use by student researchers in the sciences. The model we are requesting is called the JCM-7000 and it enables scientists to examine and quantify the size, shape and surface properties of samples with 10 times the resolving power and up to 300 times more depth of field than of standard light microscopes. It will be widely used by biologists to characterize cells, tissues, organisms and fossils. It will also be available to those in the engineering and physical sciences who wish to examine the features of non-biological materials at high resolution.
