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A Closer Look
 Last summer, Assistant Professor of Chemistry Chuck Taylor and his
students traveled to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena to use
NASA equipment for their research. This summer, Taylor and his students
worked in the basement of Millikan Laboratory, where a new Field
Emission Scanning Electron Microscope was installed in the spring.
“The new Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM) is the
same type of equipment used in state-of-the-art research labs across the
country,” said Associate Professor of Physics David Tanenbaum who
spearheaded efforts to bring the new instrument to campus. “One of the
major motivating factors to get this equipment was student
accessibility. It’s difficult and expensive for students to become
proficient with this equipment when using equipment off-campus.”
Taylor and his students are using the FE-SEM to examine the
microstructure of chemical sensors. “Being able to use this equipment in
their research will better prepare students for graduate school, as well
as careers in applied sciences,” said Tanenbaum.
The Biology, Chemistry, Geology and Physics departments, as well as the
Keck Graduate Institute, contributed to the $250,000 purchase. |
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