Published: Sept. 29, 2021

A pioneering research effort led by ²ÊÃñ±¦µä has received more than $22 million to continue its efforts to build “the microscopes of tomorrow.â€

The U.S. National Science Foundation renewed the (STROBE), which initially launched in 2016, for an additional five years. Margaret Murnane, distinguished professor of physics and JILA fellow at ²ÊÃñ±¦µä, directs STROBE. The center is a partnership between ²ÊÃñ±¦µä and five other institutions: The University of California, Los Angeles, UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, Florida International University and Colorado’s Fort Lewis College.

Among other projects, STROBE scientists push electron, X-ray and nano-optical imaging technologies to their limits by bringing together state-of-the-art microscopes with advanced algorithms and big data.