Additional Participants

Senior Personnel

Peter Koons

Martin Yates

Karl Kreutz

Daniel Lux

Graduate Student

Meredith Petrie

Cheryl Alvarado

Deborah Shulman

Project Period

September 2011-August 2012

Level of Access

Open-Access Report

Grant Number

0820946

Submission Date

11-18-2012

Abstract

Funding from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program grant will support acquisition of an Scanning Electron Microscope with secondary and backscattered electron detectors, electron backscatter diffraction capability, and live-color cathodluminescence capability for the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Maine. The instrument will be used to support faculty and student research in geodynamics and crustal studies and studies of global climate change. The instrument will be the primary research tool of an early career researcher, but will be utilized by several faculty within the department. The scanning electron microscope facility is unique within the state of Maine and will thus operate as a regional facility for research collaboration with scientists from other universities, state government agencies, such as the Maine Geological Survey, and private industry. The facility and its personnel will also participate in outreach activities for K-12 education and the Penobscot Indian Nation.

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