Repair of an Atomic Force Microscope XYZ piezoelectric scanner

2018年年中，Paige Group的*原子力显微镜(AFM)的压电扫描仪遭遇了不可逆转的故障。如果没有可操作的扫描仪，仪器就无法使用。AFM是佩奇实验室的核心研究仪器，他的所有研究生每天都在使用。自最初安装以来，从该仪器收集的数据已出现在超过25份同行评议的出版物和10篇研究生论文中，并在超过25名HQP的研究培训中发挥了关键作用。随着仪器*故障，表面活性物质单层成像的关键研究项目停滞不前，*HQP培训中断，Paige在表面成像*方面非常成功的计划已经严重受损。这项建议的目的是确保修复这一核心基础设施的资金，并使Paige在表面活性剂单层研究方面的成功项目恢复全部运营能力。

In mid-2018, the piezoelectric scanner for the Paige group's*atomic force microscope (AFM) suffered an irreversible failure. Without an operating scanner, the instrument is unusable. The AFM is the core research instrument in*Paige's lab and is used on a daily basis by all of his graduate students. Data collected from the instrument has*appeared in over 25 peer-reviewed publications and 10 graduate theses since its*initial installation, and it has played a key role in the research training of more*than 25 HQP. With the instrument*breakdown, crucial research projects in surfactant monolayer imaging are at a stand-still,*training of HQP interrupted and Paige's highly-successful program in surface*imaging has been severely impaired. The purpose of this proposal is secure funds to repair this core piece of*infrastructure and return Paige's successful program in surfactant monolayer research to full operating capacity.