KIC Instrumentation Project Awardees
The Kavli Institute at Cornell is devoted to the development and utilization of next-generation tools for exploring the nanoscale world. KIC Instrumentation Projects support the purchase, development, and use of novel scientific tools and approaches for probing the nanoscale. Past project awards include:
2021
- Ultrafast Transient Absorption Microscopy: Andrew Musser, John Marohn, Phillip Milner
- Optoelectronic Neural Networks: Peter McMahon, Alyosha Molnar, Paul McEuen
- Cold-Field-Emission Electron Microscope: David Muller, Lena Kourkoutis
- Conversion of Greenhouse Gases into Higher Hydrocarbons: Shusaku Shoji
- CMOS+ Foundry for Next-Gen Intelligent Nanosystems and Sensors: Alyosha Molnar, Paul McEuen, Itai Cohen, Alyssa Apsel, Brad Ramshaw, Song Lin
- ReMOTE optical test station: Alyosha Molnar, Song Lin, Paul McEuen
- Next generation high speed atomic force microscope: Simon Scheuring
2020
- Savannah S200 atomic layer deposition system for CNF: Itai Cohen, Paul McEuen, David Muller et al.
- CMOS+ Foundry for Next-Gen Intelligent Nanosystems: Paul McEuen, Alyosha Molnar, Itai Cohen
- Deep level transient spectroscopy: Takuya Maeda, Michael Thompson, Grace Xing
- Electrophysiology station for sensing of nano-scale STIMS devices: Kemper Ludlow, Itai Cohen, Paul McEuen
- Optics testbed for nano-scale aluminum antennas: Yaqiong Li, Mike Niemack, Terry Herter
2019
- Low temperature, high magnetic field scanning probe microscope: Kin Fai Mak, Jie Shan, Katja Nowack
- Closed-cycle low-vibration optical cryostat: Kin Fai Mak, Dan Ralph, Jie Shan
- High-frequency measurements of 2D heterostructures: Brad Ramshaw, Kin Fai Mak
- 2-in-1 Magneto-Optical Kerr Effect Microscope: Amal El-Ghazaly
- Piezoelectric uniaxial strain cell: Katja Nowack, Dan Ralph, Brad Ramshaw
- CMOS+ Foundry for Next-Gen Intelligent Nanosystem: Paul McEuen, Alyosha Molnar
- Imaging Platform for Multi-scale Sensing in Plant Leaves: Abraham Stroock, Michael Gore, Susan Daniel, Margaret Frank, Jocelyn Rose, Robert Turgeon
2018
- 35 Tesla Pulsed Magnet: Brad Ramshaw, Kin Fai Mak
- Cell-Sized CMOS Wireless Integrated Circuit Sensors: Alyosha Molnar, Paul McEuen
- Microwave SQUID Readout: Katja Nowack, Brad Ramshaw, Kin Fai Mak, Jie Shan
- Magnetic Recording & Manipulation Microscope: Itai Cohen, Paul McEuen
2017
- Pixel Array Detector: David Muller, Lena Kourkoutis
- AFM for characterizing exfoliated van der Waals materials: Debdeep Jena, Grace Xing, Katja Nowack
- Confocal Microscope: Warren Zipfel, Iwjin De Vlaminck, Ilana Brito, Ulrich Wiesner
- Diamond NV center microscope: Katja Nowack, Gregory Fuchs
- Optical probe station: Paul McEuen, Chris Xu, Alyosha Molnar, Itai Cohen
- Pump-probe station: Jeffrey Moses, Nicole Benedek, Farhan Rana
2016
- Low Temp Near Field IR: Paul McEuen, Katja Nowack, Kyle Shen, Darrell Schlom
- Pixel Array Detector: David Muller, Sol Gruner
- Development of Hyperspectral Multiphon Microscope: Chris Schaffer, Frank Wise
- Probe Station for Magnetic Manipulation and Optical Sensing of 2D materials: Itai Cohen, Dan Ralph, Paul McEuen
- Probe Station for Characterization of Ionic Liquid Devices: Hector Abruna, Katja Nowack, Menyoung Lee
2015
- Plasma Cleaner for Microscopy Facility: Lena Kourkoutis
- GMW C-Frame Electromagnet and Oxford Cryostat: Marcos Guimaraes
- Low Temp Optical/Optoelectric Studies of Nano Materials Using Infrared Lasers: Long Ju, Paul McEuen, Jiwoong Park
- Direct Electron Detector for High-Resolution Single Particle Structure Biology and Cryo-Electron Tomography
2014
- Combined Confocal Fluorescence Interfacial Imaging (CFII) and Brewster-Angle Microscopy (BAM) Apparatus for Interrogating Folding in Angstrom to Nanometer Thin Sheets: Paul McEuen, Itai Cohen
- A New Device for Super-Resolution Imaging for Nanoscale Biological Architecture and Dynamics in Response to Mechanical Force: Matthew Paszek, Gerald Feigenson, Don Koch, Warren Zipfel
- AirSEM X-Ray Detector (Supplemental Request): David Muller, Lara Estroff
2013
- Tunable Light Source: Jiwoong Park, Paul McEuen
- Graphene Kirigami: Itai Cohen, Paul McEuen
- Fluorescence Microscope for 3D Imaging: Matt Paszek, Warren Zipfel
- X-Ray Detector for AirSEM: David Muller, Lara Estroff
- Microscopy Technique: Cynthia Reinhart-King, Susan Pannullo, Paul McEuen, Abe Stroock, Joseph Miller
2012
- A Fluorescence Colocalization Microscope for Two-Color STORM and Photoactivated Single-Molecule FRET Imaging at the Nanoscale: Warren Zipfel, Jiwoong Park
- FIB/SEM Cryo-System for Nanocharacterization of Soft and Composite Materials: Lena Kourkoutis, Lynden Artcher, Lara Estroff, David Muller
- Stem Detector to Perform Complete-Information Diffraction Imaging: Sol Gruner, David Muller
- In Situ Oxidation & Reduction of Nanoscale Films: Phil King, David Muller, Darrell Schlom, Kyle Shen
2012 (off-cycle awards)
- Picosecond optical parametric oscillator (OPO): Alexander Gaeta
- Air-operational scanning electron microscope (SEM): David Muller, Jiwoong Park, Paul McEuen, Lara Estroff
- Optical Microscope for AFM (McEuen)
2011
- Low-T scanned optical/SQUID microscope: Paul McEuen, Jeevak Parpia
- Opto-electromechanical probe station: Paul McEuen, Michal Lipson
- Low-T scanning microscope: Seamus Davis, Darrell Schlom, Kyle Shen
2010
- Low-T scanning confocal optical/NIR microscopy: Dan Ralph, Alex Gaeta, Frank Wise
- DUV microscope for π-π* plasmonic imaging and spectroscopy: Paul McEuen, Jiwoong Park
- Mid-IR pump source for ultrabroadband frequency comb: Alex Gaeta, Michal Lipson
- DUV/VUV “Synchrotron in a Box”: Paul McEuen, Darrell Schlom, Kyle Shen