Expanded Scanning Electron Microscopy Instruction for Undergraduates

正在进行的课程向学生介绍现代扫描电子显微镜的各种功能，矿物学和岩石学课程的学生通过几个实验室练习学习这些能力。在一门新课程中，学生通过广泛的劳动获得对最先进设备的实践体验。他们在透射电子显微镜和扫描电子显微镜领域的背景水平使学生能够向未来的雇主展示更有利的资历。此外，学生拥有技术能力，使他们能够在研究生院或医学院的研究中追求目标。受赠人为这个项目提供的资金超过了NSF的奖励。

Students in an ongoing course are introduced to the full range of capabilities of a modern scanning electron microscope and students in the minerology and petrology courses learn of these capabilities through several laboratory exercises. In a new course, students receive hands- on experience with state-of-the-art equipment through extensive labortory work. Their level of background in areas of transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy enable the students to present more favorable credentials to prospective employers. Further, students have the technical capabilities that allow them to pursue goals in either graduate school or medical school research. The grantee provides funds for this project that more than match the NSF award.