The 2021 Core Facility Assistance Grant program resulted in 11 new grants with approximately $119K awarded to CU Boulder faculty across disciplines.
Project Title | PI Name | Core Facility | Unit |
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PC replacement and software upgrade for JEOL 8230 Electron Microprobe | Aaron Bell | Electron Microprobe Lab | Geological Sciences |
New computer for Nikon A1R Laser Scanning Confocal to increase microscope functionality | Joseph Dragavon | ALMC | BioFrontiers |
Workstation for X-ray micro CT image analysis | Adrian Gestos | MIMIC | Mechanical Engineering |
Enhancing imaging quality on scanning and transmission electron microscopes within the CU, Shared Research Facilities | Aju Jugessur | COSINC | CEAS |
Essential parts replacement for the COSINC photolithography system (OAI J500) | Aju Jugessur | COSINC | CEAS |
Acquisition of two critical instruments to extend the service capabilities of CAL | Thomas Lee | Central Analytical Lab | Biochemistry |
Improving infrastructure benefiting campus-wide research through the purchase of two Windows 10/Diva 9 workstation upgrades in the Flow Cytometry Shared Facility in JSCBB | Xuedong Liu | Flow Cytometry Shared Facility | Biochemistry |
Research infrastructure upgrades to improve safety, accessibility and reliability of the Materials Research X-ray Diffraction Facility | Joseph Maclennan | Materials X-Ray Diffraction | Physics |
Upgrading instrumentation to improve research infrastructure and safety through purchase of an inverted phase contrast microscope for the Biochemistry Cell Culture Facility | Theresa Nahreini | Cell Culture Facility | Biochemistry |
Modernization of Widefield Microscopy for Increased Efficiency and Productivity | James Orth | Raman Microspectroscopy Laboratory | MCDB |
Acquisition of a multi-functional specimen holder for studying advanced nano-materials under biasing, heating and cryogenic conditions in-situ in TEM | Sadegh Yazdi | CUFEMM | RASEI |