The acquisition of PI 85 SEM PicoIndenter to enable in-situ nano-mechanical experiments on organic samples

Abstract

The Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) is designed to improve the capabilities of U.S. Universities to conduct research and to educate scientists and engineers in selected technical areas of importance to national defense. DURIP funding provides for the acquisition of research equipment and instrumentation for this purpose. This proposal is for the purchase of a PI 85 Scanning Electron Microscope PicoIndenter. The P.I., Professor Julia Greer, of the California Institute of Technology, will use the equipment to augment and enhance research capabilities in the acquisition of nano- and micro-mechanical data on biological and inorganic samples while simultaneously capturing deformation processes, providing critical and otherwise unattainable information for input into multi-scale models.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Jul 24, 2019
Source ID
W911NF1510368

Entities

People

  • Julia R. Greer

Organizations

  • Army Contracting Command
  • California Institute of Technology
  • United States Army

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology
  • Research Science/Academic Research

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics