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The analytical facilities at Penn State, the University of Illinois, the University of Wisconsin, and the University of Minnesota are collaborating on a free seminar series on characterization. One-hour Zoom lectures will be held three times per week starting March 30th. The initial lectures will provide broad overviews of various analytical techniques. Future lectures will address more specific measurements, applications and materials.

The UW-Madison shared facilities have added a new ThermoFisher Helios G4 UX Plasma Focused Ion Beam/Field emission Scanning Electron Microscope and a PANalytical Empyrean X-ray Diffraction Instrument.

These new instruments add to the already significant capability of the UW-Madison Core facilities. 

The Plasma FIB, is capable of removing ~100x more material in the same time frame as older galium focused ion beam systems.  Additionally, the FESEM on this system is capable of sub-nm resolution and sub-keV electron landing energies for low damage imaging analysis.

The UW-Madison MRSEC shared facilities have added two new ellipsometers

1.  JA Woollam VASE+AR

2. JA Wollam IR-VASE Mark II

Both of these instruments are immediately available for use to both internal and external users.

• PSU is continuing to invest in critical research infrastructure and has purchased a beautiful FIB/SEM (the Helios NanoLab 660).
• The FIB/SEM adds imaging, analysis and sample modification capability that will be enjoyed by both the Materials Science and Life Science communities.
• To learn more about the FIB/SEM, contact Trevor Clark (trevor@psu.edu; 814-865-8476).