UTSA Kleberg Advanced Microscopy Center (KAMC)

KAMC Operations Update during COVID-19 Pandemic

In response to the COVID-19 situation nationwide, KAMC is adopting feasible measures in order to comply with CDC current recommendations on social distancing.

Effective immediately, KAMC will be subject to the following restrictions.

All External Users outside of the San Antonio metropolitan are restricted from accessing KAMC facilities.
Internal Users who have traveled domestically and/or internationally are restricted from accessing KAMC facilities.
Internal Users who feel unwell must not come to KAMC.
Only trained users will be allowed to reserve usage through iLabs.
Due to the fact that all equipment is in close proximity, for your safety and the safety of the core staff, we will halt all training and assisted use until further notice.
Maintain at least 6-feet (2-meters) distance between yourself, other users and KAMC staff.
Only one person per instrument/or per room at the time to allow for sufficient distancing between users and KAMC staff.
All users are required to use one set of gloves per instrument usage. A supply of gloves are located near each instrument.
Users must clean any surfaces that have been touched without the gloves (e.g computer, buttons, equipment, doorknobs) by Clorox wipes or using ethanol and Kimwipes.
KAMC staff can image your samples on a limited basis at the assisted rate on the following instruments: 2010 TEM, SEM SU5500, SEM 1510, AFMs, XRD, Raman.
Allow 30 min buffer time between your and the previous User’s reservation.
General communication between Users and Staff should be done via email.

Thank you for your patience as we navigate through this time. Please email KAMC@utsa.edu if you have any questions.

Overview of Services

KAMC houses state-of-the-art instruments in electron microscopy and other advanced characterization equipment. The center supports world-class research in nanotechnology, biology, chemistry and materials sciences. Our facility includes an aberration-corrected microscope in the STEM mode JEOL ARM 200F with a spatial resolution of 78 picometers. High-resolution electron microscopes such as a field emission gun JEOL 2010F and a STEM Hitachi S5500 as well as probe microscopes and X-ray diffraction. The Center is focused on high-resolution imaging, electron diffraction, electron holography, electron tomography, and EELS. In addition, the center has capabilities for in situ electron microscopy. List of core instruments:

JEOL ARM200F TEM/STEM
JEOL 2010F TEM
JEOL 1230 TEM
Hitachi S5500 SEM/STEM
Hitachi SU1510 VP-SEM
Zeiss Crossbeam 340 FIB-SEM
Horiba Raman Microspectrometer
Veeco Nanoscope Multimode V AFM
Veeco Innova AFM
Rigaku Ultima IV XRD
Panalytical Empyrean XRD Diffractometer

Past support for the Kleberg Advanced Microscopy Center was in part provided by Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Program within the “Nanotechnology and Human Health Core”. Additional information about this program available on-line.

Leadership

Kelly L. Nash, Ph.D. | Director

Ana Stevanovic | Associate Director

Location and Hours of Operation

Hours

Location

Monday-Friday

8am-5pm

Kleberg Advanced Microscopy Center
Department of Physics and Astronomy
The University of Texas at San Antonio
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, Texas, 78249

Training Policies

1) All users must undergo training on the use of instrumentation prior to having access to the facility. The amount of training will vary depending upon user experience.

2) The core also offers personal in-depth training in methods of image processing and analysis using data acquired by the user. While this level of training is not required in order to obtain independent access to instrumentation, it is highly recommended. All training is done by appointment and requests should be made by completing the following form.

3) Upon the completion of training, an internal user will be granted access to the main entrance door and to each room housing the instrumentation for which the user is trained to use independently.

4) Under no circumstances should an authorized user lend their ID card to another individual or swipe their ID card in order to grant the unauthorized user access to the imaging center. Any unauthorized access to instrumentation will result in the suspension of all user privileges.

5) All work areas should be left clean, regardless if another user is to come on the system following your reserved time slot.

6) Data is NOT indefinitely stored on the local acquisition computer. It is uploaded regularly to our dedicated server and removed from the microscope computer. Data management is a component of user training.

Core Acknowledgment Policies

If you used the equipment within KAMC to generate data for your manuscript, please use the following examples to help format your acknowledgment.

"The authors acknowledge the University of Texas at San Antonio Kleberg Advanced Microscopy Center for support during this work."

"The authors would like to thank Dr. FirstName LastName (Kleberg Advanced Microscopy Center, University of Texas at San Antonio) for technical support."

New User Access

Internal Customers – Please complete the UTSA Project Agreement Form
External Customers (Non-UTSA) – Please complete the UTSA External Agreement Form (Pertains to: UT System/In-Network, Higher-Ed/Non-Profit, & Commercial/Industry)
Non-Profit Customers – To be tax exempt, your organization must meet certain requirements set forth by the IRS and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Please complete the Texas Sales & Use Tax Exemption Certification form prior to establishing a new account. See the Forms or FAQs for Nonprofits for more information.

*Please submit all completed forms to: iLab@utsa.edu

Links and Resources

Contacts

Name	Role	Phone	Email	Location
Ana Stevanovic	Core Director	(210) 458-8735	kamc@utsa.edu	AET 3.218
Jason Guiliani	Instrument Support (XRDs, AFMS, Raman)	(210) 458-2017	kamc@utsa.edu	AET 3.228