Virtual Laboratory Instrument Training Series

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by
Dr. Glen A. Stone
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
501 East Saint Joseph Street * Rapid City, SD 57701
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Instrument: JEOL Scanning Electron Microscope

Unsupervised Use of This Instrument Requires Passing an Instrument Usage Quiz
Instrument Location: MI 234

Table of Contents
Quick Links to Web Page Topics
  1. Vocabulary
  2. Instrument Users
  3. Faculty Mentors
  4. Safety!
  5. Report Injuries
  6. Prevent Damage
  7. Maintenance
  8. Instrument Operation
  9. Links to Laboratory Handouts Prepared to Aid Student Learning
    1. Link to Sophomore Laboratory Handout (MET 231)
  10. Links to SEM Support Instruments
    1. OXFORD SE and BSE Image Capture System
    2. OXFORD Energy Despersive X-ray Analysizer
    3. Ernest F. Fullam Gold Coater
    4. Ernest F. Fullam Carbon Coater
  11. Quizzes and Surveys

  1.  Vocabulary associated with this instrument.

Interrogate the instrument by placing the curser over various regions of the instrument.
Pop-up boxes will appear.

  2.  Who uses this instrument?

MET 231, MET 331, and MET 441/541 Lab Classes, CAMP, CAAN, AMP, and Researchers

  3.  Who are the responsible faculty?

EMES Laboratory Mentors
Dr. Edward Duke
Office: MI 234		 Dr. Dana Medlin
Office: MI 104

  4.  Safety!

  • There are no safety issues of concern associated with the JEOL Scanning Electron Microscope.
  • Students are not allowed to work alone in the lab. Undergraduate and graduate students must be supervised by the professor in charge until the microscope driving test is passed. There must always be a lab partner present when any equipment is being used in this laboratory.
  • A logbook is maintained for the JEOL Scanning Electron Microscope. All users must sign the logbook as well as record lab resources and microscope beam time consumed.

  5.  Report Injuries

Report any injury, no matter how minor, to the person supervising the laboratory. If this person is not available find the department chair or the department secretary. If there is a major injury requiring medical attention:
call 0-911
The nearest phone is located in the main entrance stairwell.

  6.  Past Damage

  7.  Maintenance

  • Regular Scheduled Maintenance
    • The Engineering and Mining Experiment Station maintains a service contract with JEOL.
  • Maintenance Expected of Student and Staff Users
    • Each student using the equipment must replace all tools and other resources used into their proper place for the next user. If the carbon or gold coating equipment is used, clean the equipment and put the equipment back into a ready to use configuration for the next person. Make every effort to maintain a clean and efficient working space.

  8.  Instrument Operation Instructions

Quick Links to Instrument Operation Topics
  1. Topic 1
  2. Topic 2
  3. Topic 3
  4. Topic 4
  5. Topic 5
  6. Topic 6
  7. Topic 7
  8. Topic 8

Topic 1
Topic 2
Topic 3
Topic 4
Topic 5
Topic 6
Topic 7
Topic 8

  9.  Link to Quiz and Web Site Evaluation Form

  • If you are enrolled in MET 231, 331 or 441/541 the Username and Password is your student ID number.
  • If you are working on a CAMP or AMP project and enrolled as an graduate or undergraduate student, contact Dr. Medlin via email. Your Password and Username will set as your student ID number.
  • If you are a visitor, email or contact Dr. Medlin directly. A temporary Username and Password will be provided.
Unsupervised use of this equipment requires personal certification by Dr. Edward Duke, and passage of the qualifying quiz with a grade of 100%