Centre for High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy

Centre for High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy The CHRTEM is a facility for advanced electron microscopy situated at the Nelson Mandela University

The facility houses four state-of-the-art electron microscopes including the only double aberration corrected transmission electron microscope on the African continent. Other instruments include a fully analytical TEM, a focused ion beam scanning electron microscope and an analytical high resolution scanning electron microscope. The main aim of the Centre for HRTEM is to provide a broad community

of South African scientists and students with a full range of state-of-the-art instruments and expertise for materials research.

The first phase of installing two new scanning electron microscopes at the Mandela University DSTI–NRF Centre for HRTEM ...
17/04/2026

The first phase of installing two new scanning electron microscopes at the Mandela University DSTI–NRF Centre for HRTEM has commenced with the arrival of our new JEOL JSM–IT210. This milestone reinforces the Centre’s commitment to strengthening its microscopy capabilities and advancing scientific excellence at both national and international levels. We look forward to the arrival of the JEOL JSM-IT810 in May

Last week, the DSTI-NRF Centre for HRTEM, together with JEOL Ltd (UK), successfully hosted our Insights in Microscopy Wo...
04/12/2025

Last week, the DSTI-NRF Centre for HRTEM, together with JEOL Ltd (UK), successfully hosted our Insights in Microscopy Workshop Series — a week filled with learning, collaboration, and exciting engagement across our microscopy community.

We began the week with an introductory workshop designed for postgraduate students and early-career researchers, where we explored the fundamentals of electron microscopy imaging and analysis. This was followed by a focused two-day Advanced Workshop, giving participants the opportunity to delve deeper through expert lectures and hands-on practical sessions on our instruments.

We concluded the week with our Frontiers of TEM symposium, featuring inspiring talks from world-leading experts - Prof. Peter van Aken, Yi wan Prof. Yi Wang , Dr. Lewys Jones, and Dr. Damien McGrouther - who shared cutting-edge insights shaping the future of TEM.

We are grateful to all the participants, collaborators, and speakers who made this series a success. It was an energising week for the CHRTEM community, and we look forward to building on this momentum. Please keep a look out for future events.

Last week the DSTI/NRF Centre for HRTEM was privileged to host distinguished scientist and academic Prof Hamish Fraser f...
04/03/2025

Last week the DSTI/NRF Centre for HRTEM was privileged to host distinguished scientist and academic Prof Hamish Fraser from The Ohio State University. Prof Fraser is an honorary professor at Nelson Mandela University and presented an insightful seminar on the study of deformation dynamics in materials as applied to High Entropy Alloys. His lecture included a fascinating overview of dislocation behaviour in materials under deformation, studied using transmission electron microscopy, and how this relates to material mechanical properties.

Nelson Mandela University Faculty of Science
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Bldg 124, Bushbuck Road, South Campus, Nelson Mandela University
Port Elizabeth
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Monday 08:00 - 16:30
Tuesday 08:00 - 16:30
Wednesday 08:00 - 16:30
Thursday 08:00 - 16:30
Friday 08:00 - 16:30

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