Repair of an Atomic Force Microscope XYZ piezoelectric scanner

2018年年中，佩奇团队的原子力显微镜（AFM）的压电扫描仪遭遇了不可逆转的故障。没有操作扫描器，仪器是无法使用的。AFM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AFM。自安装以来，该仪器收集的数据已在超过25篇同行评议出版物和10篇研究生论文中发表，并在超过25名HQP的研究培训中发挥了关键作用。由于仪器故障，表面活性剂单层成像的关键研究项目陷入停顿，HQP的培训中断，Paige在表面成像方面非常成功的项目受到严重损害。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Paige在表面活性剂单层研究方面的成功项目恢复到全部运作能力。

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.