In celebration of Carleton’s newly acquired FEI Tecnai G2 Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM), Malcolm Butler, dean of Science, and Mark Forbes, associate vice-president (Research) will launch the device with a ceremony on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013.

Media are invited to attend.

Where: 2nd Floor Foyer, Steacie Building, Carleton University

When: Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013 at 10:20 a.m. A tour of the Nano Imaging Facility will begin at 11 a.m.

Parking: Parking is available in P2. Journalists are invited to leave their credentials on their dashboard.

The TEM is capable of revealing specimen information down to the atomic level, where it reaches one million magnification. It is capable of ultra-high resolution imaging and is equipped with the latest electron and X-ray detection systems, offering a high-degree of accuracy.

The device will be housed in Carleton’s Nano Imaging Facility, a not-for-profit which now operates two electron microscopes. The facility makes these devices available to academic, public sector and commercial clients for both teaching and research purposes.

The acquisition of the TEM at Carleton University is a part of a joint venture with Environment Canada.

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For more information:
Chris Cline
Media Relations
Carleton University
613-520-2600, ext. 1391
christopher_cline@carleton.ca

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