OPEN HOUSE, April 25, 2025
GEM will host an Open House at the GEM Core Facility in the ISTEM Research Bldg 1 from 10:00am – 3:00pm to present new instrumentation within the facility. All faculty, staff,
and students invited.
Welcome Dr Roussel
GEM has a new staff scientist Bayleigh Roussel (PhD), who will be leading our Cryo-TEM efforts.
Micro-CT at GEM fully installed and taking samples
The Sigray Eclipse Micro-CT at GEM fully is installed and taking samples, please contact Dr. Formo if you have any questions related to its abilities and pricing.
Atomic Resolution at GEM
GEM now has the ability to image at atomic resolution, if you are interested please contact Dr. Formo. The cost for such imaging is 200 dollars per sample.
JEOL 2100 plus
The JEM1011 TEM has been replaced by GEM’s newest TEM.
Teneo will be moving on January 3rd
The Teneo will be moving on January 3rd, to ready the lab space for the arrival of our new TFS Tundra Cryo-TEM. As such all users should plan for the Teneo to be down from January 3rd-January 10th, just in case there are issues during the move. The Teneo’s new home will be in room 1001 of the GEM suite.
Festive Season Closure
We will be unavailable during the UGA Holidays (Dec. 24, 2023-Jan 2, 2024)
Cryo-SEM fully installed
We have recently completed the installation of our newest set of equipment which includes a variable pressure SEM, a cryo SEM preparation system, and an ion mill which also has a cryo milling feature. If you are interested in more specific details related to this equipment please contact Dr. Formo, at eformo@uga.edu
Coming Soon! Hitachi Cryo-SEM
Our newest Scanning Electron Microscope has arrived and we are awaiting the Quorum Cryostage attachment. Once everything is installed, we will be ready to work with your samples.
GEM has moved to I-STEM Bldg!
Georgia Electron Microscopy has moved.
New address is 302 E. Campus Rd, Athens GA 30602 , Rooms 1001-1017. For directions, see our location page https://gem.uga.edu/contact/location/
To set up sample preparation and other services, contact Eric, Mary or John for arrangements.