Florida Center for Analytical Electron Microscopy

Florida International University
https://emlab.fiu.edu/

Contact Information

Rosemary Hickey-Vargas

305-348-3471

hickey@fiu.edu; Director

beasley@fiu.edu; Research Coordinator

sholbik@fiu.edu; Visiting Research Assistant

Miami

FLORIDA

Instrument Type

  • ELECTRON MICROBEAM - SEM scanning electron microscope (including BSE, back-scattered electron detector)
  • ELECTRON MICROBEAM - EDS energy dispersive spectrometer
  • ELECTRON MICROBEAM - CL cathodoluminescence detector +/- spectrometer
  • ELECTRON MICROBEAM - EMPA electron microprobe; wavelength dispersive spectrometers

Application:

Micro-imaging

Typical Use:

  • We have 2 instruments listed below. For more information, please check out our website.
  • variable vacuum SEM with EDS, and BSE and CL
  • JEOL 8900 EPMA with 5 WD spectrometers, CL, EDS, BSE etc

Conditions for Use:

  • Submitted samples will be analyzed on a contract basis (i.e. lab personnel will do the work)
  • Visitors are invited to work in the lab to work with lab personnel
  • Visitors are invited to work in the lab to design and do the work themselves
  • Training Session (short course) is offered

User Fees:

Contact Tom Beasley (305-348-2714).

Instrument Priorities:

Contact us, but the highest priority is given to funded research.

Remote Use:

Yes. Contact Tom Beasley (305-348-2714).

Sample Preparation:

Contact Tom Beasley (305-348-2714).

Standard Collections/Lab Blanks:

We have SPI-1, SPI-2, EMS-1, BHVO-1 and BHVO-2

To view our complete standard list, copy and paste the following url: https://fcaem.fiu.edu/instrumentation/epma/epma-standards/

Software:

Contact Tom Beasley (305-348-2714).

Educational Use:

  • Class demonstrations are available for undergraduates
  • Undergraduate student research projects are invited
  • Graduate student research projects are invited
  • Tutorials and other educational materials related to the lab are available


Support provided by:

The original instruments were purchased through NSF-MRI and Institutional fund.