Kenneth Bart, Director of Hamilton's Electron Microscopy Facility, and DavidBailey, assistant professor of geology, submitted the grant proposal to theNSF. The goal of the grant is to enhance Hamilton's science curriculum byproviding students with hands-on experience using state-of-the-art equipmenttypically used in graduate level research and industry.
The grant will allow Hamilton to add analytical and chemical mappingcapabilities to their existing scanning electron microscope, and the newinstrument will be used to teach modern microanalytical techniques for thechemical analysis of biological, geological, and archaeological specimens. Itwill be housed in Hamilton's Electron Microscope Facility.
The Electron Microscopy Facility at Hamilton is an interdepartmentallaboratory located in the biology department. The Facility was established in1986, and major equipment has been acquired with funds from the Kresge andSherman Fairchild Foundations. The mission of the laboratory is to teachundergraduate students electron microscopy by offering laboratory-intensivecourses and providing students and faculty with advanced imaging equipment formorphological investigations.
