TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. —
The Oklahoma Metropolis Air Logistics Advanced donated a sophisticated gentle microscope to the College of Oklahoma in a ceremony held right here Jan. 25, 2023.
Attended by OC-ALC and OU management, the microscope was formally signed over to the Samuel Roberts Noble Microscopy Laboratory.
“The Metallurgical lab within the OC-ALC just lately upgraded their gear and it’s nice to see this absolutely practical, analysis grade microscope be put to good use in analysis initiatives and enhancing the academic expertise of OU’s college students,” stated Jeff Laughlin, 76th Upkeep Help Squadron Bodily Science Laboratories chief.
The microscope, a Zeiss Discovery 12 metallograph, was initially bought for $110,000 in 2007, and was slated for alternative and improve in 2020. It was supplied to OU in lieu of disposal, permitting it to additional STEM training efforts by offering college students entry to superior analysis instruments.
A metallograph is an optical microscope that aids within the inspection of metals of their heat-treated situations, providing inspection as much as 2500x magnification.
“We used this metallograph to examine steel microstructures in assist of first article testing, failure analyses, and common manufacturing materials evaluation in assist of Air Drive Readiness,” Laughlin stated.
In its new life at OU, the metallograph will probably be utilized by college students in addition to in STEM outreach packages for Okay-12 college students.
“The superior gentle microscopes at present in use at SRNML should not particularly tailor-made to screening metallography samples,” stated Dr. Elwood Madden. “A devoted metallograph will enormously assist within the manufacturing of high-quality knowledge at SRNML by permitting for in-time pattern high quality observations throughout the pattern preparation course of.”
The Oklahoma Metropolis Air Logistics Advanced continues to be deeply concerned within the instructional neighborhood by encouraging and enhancing research in scientific disciplines in any respect ranges of training.
