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Highlights

The AML has many highlights over the past decade, including industrial engagement, publications and multidisciplinary research support.

Funding Diversification The AML draws funding from national (HEA, SFI, EI, Teagasc, EPA), and international sources (FP7, H2020, ERC) and Industry.

Driving research to benefit the economy and society

2D materials for energy storage
New materials for carbon dioxide capture to reduce greenhouse emissions.
Magnets for better data storage technologies.
Cells for more effective cancer treatment.
Diatoms for more effective water monitoring
Blood platelets for enhanced drug delivery.

Technology Licensing Access an array of technologies available for commercial exploitation.

Training & Development Over 10,000 person hours of training provided to users since 2010. 285 unique users trained on Scanning Electron Microscopy; 178 users trained on Ion Microscopes; 110 users trained on Transmission Electron microscopy. Pushing Resolution Limits

Industrial Engagement 47 unique industry contracts in 2015; routinely supporting 20 longer term industry projects. Routinely accessed by 11 Industry researchers based full time in AMBER and external industry staff in SMEs and MNCs. Industry hot-desk facility.

Range of structured outreach and schools’ activities, from primary school teachers and students to older people.
Funding Diversification

Supporting spin-outs AML microscopes are used by Trinity campus company Adama Innovations to pattern diamond for applications such as metrology for the ICT industry and anti-counterfeit technologies.

International Placements The AML has hosted placements of Post- Docs, Industry, and Undergrad students from across the world including Beijing University, the Netherlands and Cal Tech.

Highest spec STEM in Ireland (Nion Ultra STEM200); highest resolution ion microscopes in Ireland (Carl Zeiss Orion; Carl Zeiss Auriga). Public Engagement

Open Access Supporting all-Ireland microscopy access for Universities, Institutes of Technology, Semi- States and Industry.