Glacios Cryo Electron Microscope

CU Boulder BioKEM facility added 200 kV Glacios TEM. Online as of December 2024. 

Purchase and maintenance of the Glacios TEM is supported by generous contributions from Pfizer, Fiona & Marv Caruthers, and Tom & Carol Cech.

Glacios Electron Microscope Technical Highlights

X-FEG Gun

Flexible accelerating voltage from 40-200 kV

Cryo-Autoloader (load up to 12 Autogrids)

Computerized 4-axes specimen stage with ±70° alpha tilt

Cryo-stage with single axis holder for better stability and drift performance

EPU Single Particle Collection Software Suite

EPU-D Micro Electron Diffraction Software Suite

CETA CMOS camera 16M 

Serial EM Data Acquisition Software from the Mastronarde Group

Gatan K3 Direct Electron Detector