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Electron Microscopy Facility
Subsidiary of the Research and Graduate Studies Office of the AVP

Workshops

Training on BYU's Electron Microscopes is available to *anyone.

In order to operate the microscopes or ancillary equipment users must be trained by the Microscopy Facility Staff or Director. Please be aware that the BYU Electron Microscopy Facility also offers operator services to on and off campus researchers when needed. If it doesn't make sense to go through the training because the project is too small or to provide proof of concept for a project prior to committing to training please contact the BYU Electron Microscopy Facility for assistance.

  • Basic Operator Training for the SEM is conducted beginning the first week of each month during fall and winter semesters and on an as-needed basis during the spring and summer terms.

    The Basic Operator Training for the SEM consists of four "hands-on" sessions on the microscope with either Mike Standing on the Low-Vacuum Apreo SEM, or the Helios Dual-Beam SEM/FIB, OR Paul Minson on the High-resolution Verios SEM.  You may request Basic Operator Training (or attend a training session that has already been scheduled) by contacting Mike or Paul depending on which microscope you would like be trained on. The initial training session will be scheduled once a request has been made and additional participants will be encouraged to attend the session.

    The training is free for BYU Students, Faculty, and Staff if conducted in groups. However, if training is needed right away and cannot wait for another person to request the training, a billing code may be provided to the Facility Staff or Director and the trainee will be charged for the microscope time that is used for training (typically 6 hours for the SEM).

    Basic SEM training consists of the following hands-on training sessions:

    1) Demonstration of how to perform a basic imaging session (2 hours).

    2) Trainee performance of the items demonstrated in session #1. This is preferably conduced in pairs (2-trainees) (2 hours).

    3) One hour practice session to help solidify the training experience

    4) Practice session with additional pertinent instruction geared toward the trainee's research (1 hour). Following the final training session there will be an on-boarding session (60 to 75 minutes) where the trainee will be oriented to the scheduling software and informed of lab policies.

  • The Basic Operator Training for the TEM consists of several "hands-on" sessions on the microscope with Paul Minson on the Tecnai F20 TEM/STEM in the underground lab facility of the Eyring Science center (ESC). Please contact Paul to request TEM training.

    A training session will be scheduled once 2 or more persons have requested training. The date and time will be set to accommodate those that have initially requested training, but a general announcement for the training may then be made to inform any additional persons interested in the training.

    The training is free for BYU Students, Faculty, and Staff if conducted in groups. However, if training is needed right away and cannot wait for another person to request the training, a billing code may be provided to the Facility Staff or Director and the trainee will be charged for the microscope time that is used for training.

  • Advanced training on the electron microscopes and associated analytical equipment is available once the basic operator training has been completed. Please contact the Electron Microscopy Facility staff for more information and to schedule the additional training(s) you want to take.

    Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

    SEM Cross Training

    • Once Basic SEM Operator Training has been completed, cross training to either of our other SEMs can be completed with a one to two hour cross training session.
    Apreo SEM Advanced Training

    • Backscatter Electron Imaging (BSE)
    • Cathodoluminesence (CL)
    • Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD)
    • Energy Dispersive X-ray Microanalysis (EDXA)
    • Field Free High Resolution Imaging
    • Low Vacuum Operation
    Helios FIB/SEM Advanced Training

    • Energy Dispersive X-ray Microanalysis (EDXA)
    • Focused Ion Beam Operation (FIB)
    • High Resolution Imaging
    • Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM)
    Verios SEM Advanced Training

    • Backscatter Electron Imaging (BSE)
    • Energy Dispersive X-ray Microanalysis (EDXA)
    • High Resolution Imaging
    • Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM)

    Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)

    Tecnai TF20 TEM/STEM (Obsolete) Advanced Training

    • Convergent Beam Electron Diffraction (CBED)
    • Dark Field Imaging
    • Energy Dispersive X-ray Microanalysis (EDXA)
    • Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (EELS)
    • Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM)
    • Selected Area Electron Diffraction (SAED)
    Iliad TEM/STEM Advanced Training

    • Convergent Beam Electron Diffraction (CBED)
    • Dark Field Imaging
    • Energy Dispersive X-ray Microanalysis (EDXA)
    • Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (EELS)
    • Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM)
    • Selected Area Electron Diffraction (SAED)
    • Tomography
    Krios G4 Cryo TEM/STEM Advanced Training

    • Convergent Beam Electron Diffraction (CBED)
    • Cryo TEM
    • Dark Field Imaging
    • Micro Electron Diffraction
    • Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM)
    • Selected Area Electron Diffraction (SAED)
    • Single Particle Analysis (SPA)
    • Tomography

*IMPORTANT: Microscope training is available to those not affiliated with BYU for the current off campus assisted rate (7 hrs at the staff-assisted hourly rate).