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COSM WORK ORDERS
COSMhaslaunchedanewWorkOrderFormthatwillnowbeusedforbothCOSMandCCRLrequests. Tobetterprioritizeneeds,requestswillbecategorizedas:
Emergency–Needstobecompletedthesameday
Urgent–Needstobecompletedwithin72hours
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When submitting a request, please include as much detail as possible so that Darrin Moore and Sam Futch can properly assess the situation. They may follow up with you if additional information is needed.
Forquestions pleasecontact:
DarrinMoore,InstrumentationMaintenanceandResearchSpecialist darrinmoore@georgiasouthern.edu
SamFutch,DirectorofElectronics&ResearchTechnology cfutch@georgiasouthernedu
CCRL - INSTRUMENT OF THE WEEK
ThisweekisfocusedontheScanningElectronMicroscope(SEM)JEOLJSM-6610LVinstrument.Thisis locatedinroom1116BofBiologicalSciencesBuildingoftheStatesboroCampus.
TheJEOLJSM-6610LVisaversatilescanningelectronmicroscope(SEM)equippedwithfeaturesthat allowfordetailedimagingandanalysisofawiderangeofmaterials.Here'sasummaryofits capabilitiesandthetypesofsamplesitcanhandle:
SampleTypes:
ConductingandNon-ConductingSamples:Theinstrumentiscapableofimagingandanalyzing bothtypesofmaterials,especiallywithitslowvacuumcapabilitiesfornon-conductivesamples.
FragileMaterials:Thelowvacuummodeallowsforhigh-resolutionimagingandchemicalanalysis offragilematerialswithoutrequiringaconductivecoatingbutwithlossofresolution.
Biological,Geological,Anthropological,andArcheologicalSamples:Theinstrumentoffersvarious analysisandimagingmethodstoinvestigatethesesolidsampletypes.
SamplesofVariousShapesandSizes:Thelargechamberanddifferentstubholdersallowfor flexibilityinsamplesizeandshape
Smallpiecesupto4-inchwafers:Theinstrumenthassubstratecompatibilityforvaryingsizes,from smallpiecestolargerwafers
Capabilities:
High-ResolutionImaging:TheJSM-6610LVcanachieveapoint-to-pointresolutionof3nmat30kV, enablingtheobservationoffinestructures.
LargeSampleHandling:Itfeaturesalargeimagingchambercapableofaccommodating specimensupto200mmindiameterand80mminheight.
DualLiveImaging:Userscancomparesecondaryelectronimageswithback-scattered compositionimagestoevaluatecontrastingfeaturesofasample.
ElementalAnalysis(withEDS):TheBiologySEMdoesnothaveanEDScurrently.
LowVacuumMode:TheJSM-6610LVoffersalowvacuummode,whichisparticularlyusefulfor imagingspecimensthataresensitivetohighvacuumconditions,suchasthosewithverylowwater contentornon-conductivematerials,withouttheneedforaconductivecoatingbutwithlossof resolution
Inessence,theJEOLJSM-6610LVSEMisa versatiletoolforhigh-resolutionimagingand characterizationofmicrostructuresand elementalcompositioninavarietyofsolid materials,eventhosethatmaybedifficult toanalyzeundertraditionalhigh vacuumconditions.
IfyouhavenotusedoneoftheSEM’s, pleasecontactAndrewDiamanduros forasession.
COSM NEWS
Students in Dr. Tyler Cyronak’s (SEES) Oceanography course, alongside participants in the NSF RaMP program, recently took part in a hands-on research cruise aboard the R/V Savannah. During the trip, they collected water, sediment, fish/invertebrate assemblages from seine hauls, and gained experience using oceanographicinstrumentssuchasaCTDrosette.
AtEaglePreview,prospectivestudentsgotaglimpseoftheacademicexperiencewiththeDepartmentof BiochemistryandChemistry Dr RaoRamoutarandDr EricJohnsonwowedthecrowdwithexcitingliquid nitrogendemonstrations,showcasingthefunanddiscoverythatsciencebringstotheclassroom
The Department of Biochemistry, Chemistry and Physics was honored to welcome back distinguished alumnus Dr. Ben Eller, who returned to campus as the featured speakerforthePhysicsandAstronomyColloquium.
This past Sunday, Dr. Kathryn Craven (Biology) and three students from the TERPS Club, partnered with the University of South Carolina Beaufort, and the South Carolina Department of Natural ResourcesatSt.HelenaIslandtosearchforwilddiamondbackterrapins.
SMART CENTER FREE TUTORING
Asyoubeginthissemesterofmathand/orscienceclasses,Ijustwantyoutoknowthatthereishelp availableforyourstudents.QualifiedstudentsareworkingaspeertutorsintheGeorgiaSouthern SMARTCenterandwanttohelpstudentssucceedinyourclasses.
TheSMARTCenteriscurrentlyofferingin-persontutoringsessions Studentsdonotneedan appointmenttoreceivethishelp Theycanalsousethecenterasaplacetoworkontheirhomework andaskquestions,asneeded,fromaqualifiedpeertutor
TheSMARTCenteroffersfreetutoringinthefollowing:
AnatomyandPhysiology
Biology
GeneralandOrganicChemistry
Physics
Statistics
Mathematics
Alimitednumberofvirtualtutoringsessionsarealsoavailable.Studentscanfollowthese instructionstoscheduleavirtualappointmentthroughthePenjiapp.
TheSMARTCenterislocatedontheArmstrongcampusinScienceCenterroom132
Ifyoucouldhelppromoteourservicesinyourclassesandincludedetailsinfolio,itcanbeagreat helptogettingstudentstodobetterintheirclasses
Formoreinformation,contactMattBrown:
Email:mbrown@georgiasouthern.edu
Ph 912 344 3165
November 17, 2025
Call for Abstract Submissions
Submission deadline is October 1, 2025
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