September 2, 2015 – Surface Science Lab (SSL) manager Dr. Paul Davis was recently contacted by Bruker Corporation with a request to provide a testimonial for the Bruker Nano Surface Analysis website. The primary instruments used in the SSL are three Bruker atomic force microscopes (AFMs), which allow researchers to examine surfaces at the nanometer scale. The SSL supports research in the Nanoscale Materials & Device Group (NMDG), as well as several other research programs at Boise State and beyond. In addition to Boise State, organizations highlighted on Bruker’s AFM testimonial page include such internationally renowned institutions as University College London, ETH Zurich, and the Pasteur Institute. Currently, the SSL employs a pair of undergraduate researchers to assist the SSL Manager, Dr. Paul Davis, in performing research, training, and equipment maintenance. Pictured with Paul in the SSL staff photo are current undergraduate researchers Katie Yocham and Kari Livingston, as well as recent SSL undergraduate alumni Corey Efaw and Jasen Nielsen, all of whom are/were Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering majors.
