>> Hello. I'm Ron Sicker:
the Light Microscopy Module Payload Manager.
This has been a good year for LMM utilization.
We completed Constrained Vapor Bubble.
We also completed ACE M1 with Proctor & Gamble.
It was selected as one
of the most significant ISS accomplishments of 2013.
We completed the first plant biology experiment during
SpaceX docking.
Peter Lu and Dave Weitz
from Harvard University were the investigators for ACE M2.
We expect exciting results from this experiment.
You can go to colloids.org to view more details.
We completed our breadboard design
of our temperature-controlled module,
which is scheduled for launch in 2015.
We are planning
for macro-molecular biophysics experiments commonly called
protein crystals.
There are several ways that you can be involved.
Use existing hardware to hold your sample, such as Opticells,
petri dish, capillary tubes or A manual mounting base.
LMM can augment existing experiments
with real-time microscopic observations.
Or you can propose new experiments through an NRA
or other selection process.
Our current complements
of experiments have multiple agreements and announcements,
which include NASA NRAs, NASA EPSCoR announcements,
NASA Space Act agreements, directed work through the Space,
Life and Physical Science Division
at national headquarters or the ISS Program Office
at Johnson Space Flight Center.
You can also work directly with CASIS
or through an ISS partner agreement.
We are excited by the new capabilities that will be added
in 2016: newer and more sensitive cameras,
a confocal scanning head, a double YAG laser,
and an upgraded image processor.
Less complicated biology experiments can use the time
during SpaceX docking, which is usually set aside
for this type of experiment.
Currently we have 22 experiments planned for 2020.
But short-duration experiments can fit
into existing utilization gaps.
New experiments that require additional hardware can be
proposed to either Space, Life and Physical Science Division
at National Headquarters, or the ISS Program Office.
This work is accomplished by our science team at USRA
and our integration contractors and technologies.
Thank you for attending the 2014 ASGSR microscope workshop.
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