Repair of an Atomic Force Microscope XYZ piezoelectric scanner

2018年年中，Paige集团的原子力显微镜（AFM）的压电扫描仪发生了不可逆的故障。 如果没有操作扫描仪，仪器将无法使用。 原子力显微镜是佩奇实验室的核心研究仪器，他所有的研究生每天都在使用。 从仪器收集的数据 * 出现在超过25同行评议的出版物和10个研究生论文，因为它 * 最初的安装，它已经发挥了关键作用的研究培训超过25 HQP。 随着仪器的故障，表面活性剂单层成像的关键研究项目处于停滞状态，HQP的培训中断，Paige在表面成像方面非常成功的计划受到严重损害。 该提案的目的是确保资金用于修复这一核心基础设施，并使佩奇在表面活性剂单分子层研究方面的成功计划恢复到全部运营能力。

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.