Acquisition of a Scanning Electron Microscope/Energy Dispersive Spectrometer for Materials Investigation and Student Training

材料研究仪器计划和重大研究仪器计划颁发的这一奖项将使詹姆斯·麦迪逊大学获得一台扫描电子显微镜/能量色散光谱仪(SEM/EDS)。扫描电子显微镜/能谱仪系统将服务于材料科学中心、科学与数学学院和詹姆斯·麦迪逊大学的综合科学与技术学院。该仪器将提供新的能力，用于固体的微观化学分析，使用二次和反向散射电子的数字显微成像，用于定位半导体中p-n结的电子束感应电流，以及用于晶体物质元素分区研究的阴极发光。该仪器将成为教职员工和本科生研究的焦点，并将促进大学内几个系和学院的合作研究倡议。将鼓励邻近的学院、大学和当地行业之间的外联和合作。材料研究仪器计划和重大研究仪器计划颁发的这一奖项将使詹姆斯·麦迪逊大学获得一台扫描电子显微镜/能量色散光谱仪(SEM/EDS)。扫描电子显微镜/能谱仪系统将服务于材料科学中心、科学与数学学院和詹姆斯·麦迪逊大学的综合科学与技术学院。该仪器将为固态研究提供新的能力。该仪器将成为教职员工和本科生研究的焦点，并将促进大学内几个系和学院的合作研究倡议。将鼓励邻近的学院、大学和当地行业之间的外联和合作。

This award from the Instrumentation for Materials Research program and the Major Research Instrumentation program will allow James Madison University to acquire a Scanning Electron Microscope/ Energy Dispersive Spectrometer (SEM/EDS). The SEM/EDS system will serve the Materials Science Center, the College of Science and Mathematics and the College of Integrated Science and Technology at James Madison University. The instrument will provide new capabilities for micro-chemical analysis of solids, digital micro-imaging using secondary and backscatter electrons, electron beam induced current for locating p-n junctions in semiconductors, and cathodoluminescence for elemental zoning studies in crystalline substances. The instrument will be a focal point for faculty and undergraduate student research and will foster cooperative research initiatives across several departments and colleges within the university. Outreach and collaboration among neighboring colleges, universities and local industry will be encouraged. This award from the Instrumentation for Materials Research program and the Major Research Instrumentation program will allow James Madison University to acquire a Scanning Electron Microscope/ Energy Dispersive Spectrometer (SEM/EDS). The SEM/EDS system will serve the Materials Science Center, the College of Science and Mathematics and the College of Integrated Science and Technology at James Madison University. The instrument will provide new capabilities for solid state research. The instrument will be a focal point for faculty and undergraduate student research and will foster cooperative research initiatives across several departments and colleges within the university. Outreach and collaboration among neighboring colleges, universities and local industry will be encouraged.