Centre for High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy

The DSTI/NRF Centre for High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (CHRTEM) is a research facility for advanced electron microscopy based at the Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth (chrtem.mandela.ac.za). The main aim of the CHRTEM is to provide a broad community of South African academic and industrial researchers with a full range of world-class instruments and expertise for materials research. The Centre houses four state-of-the-art electron microscopes, together with the enabling infrastructure for sample preparation and data processing. The Centre houses the only double aberration-corrected (atomic resolution) transmission electron microscope (TEM) in Africa, and is the leading facility for advanced microscopy on the African continent.