er-c - Ernst Ruska-Centre User Facility

News

Thanks to a very engaged team we are still on schedule and thus celebrated a wonderful topping out ceremony for our ER-C 2.0 building. Many thanks to everyone who is involved in making this landmark project possible!
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About

The Ernst Ruska-Centre (ER-C) for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons is a national user facility operated jointly by the Jülich Research Centre and RWTH Aachen University. It is open to universities, research institutions and research laboratories in industry.
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Facilities

In co-operaation with the RWTH Aachen university, the ER-C houses two electron microscopy facilities which focus on different scientific areas that can be examined using this fascinating technique.
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Access

The ER-C provides both, direct services and scientific assistance to university research groups and research laboratories in industry and academia in the field of advanced electron microscopic applications. The support of students is also an integral part of our activities.
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Software

Scientists in the ER-C develop software for electron microscopy and spectroscopy. Examples are (S)TEM/STM simulation, (S)TEM data analysis or Cryo-EM software applications.
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Facilities
In co-operaation with the RWTH Aachen university, the ER-C houses two electron microscopy facilities which focus on different scientific areas that can be examined using this fascinating technique.
Conferences
The ER-C hosts the PICO20XX Conference Series on Frontiers of Aberration Corrected Electron Microscopy. It addresses recent advances in methods and applications for the study of solids in condensed matter research and the life sciences by the application of advanced electron microscopy techniques.
Partners
The Ernst Ruska-Centre works closely with partners from academia and industry on scientific projects, as well as on the testing and development of methods and equipment. Our cutting-edge facilities and expertise provide an ideal environment for new scientific insight and technological progress.