Researchers from the University of Oklahoma recently received a grant from the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program, or DURIP, from the U.S. Department of Defense. DURIP grants are designed to enable universities to perform state-of-the-art research that augments current and develops new capabilities.
Iman Ghamarian, principal investigator and an associate professor in the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, will lead this project alongside Thirumalai Venkatesan, co-PI, director of the Center for Quantum Research and Technology and professor in the Holmer L. Dodge School of Physics and Astronomy, Yingtao Liu, co-PI, an associate professor and a William H. Barkow Presidential Professor in the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, and Andrew Elwood Madden, co-PI, director of the Samuel Roberts Noble Microscopy Laboratory, the Joe and Robert Klabzuba Chair and professor in the School of Geosciences.
The expected $300,000 grant will allow the researchers to purchase a Fischione 1040 NanoMill ion beam milling system to help prepare samples for transmission electron microscopy.
“Programs like DURIP are prime examples of how the University of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Aerospace and Defense Innovation Institute can increase our research infrastructure and capabilities,” Lt Gen (ret.) Gene Kirkland, executive director of OADII, said. “One of our missions is supporting OU researchers as they seek external funding opportunities to acquire new state-of-the-art instrumentation and build world-class research programs.”
In addition to the DURIP award, these researchers have also recently received external funding from the NSF Major Research Instrumentation program and internal funding from the Office of the Vice President for Research and Partnerships.
