{"id":5546,"date":"2026-08-07T06:55:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T21:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aem.imr.tohoku.ac.jp\/?p=5546"},"modified":"2026-08-07T06:55:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T21:55:42","slug":"%e4%be%9d%e9%a0%bc%e5%ae%9f%e9%a8%93%e3%81%a8%e5%85%b1%e5%90%8c%e7%a0%94%e7%a9%b6%e3%81%ae%e5%af%be%e8%b1%a1%e3%81%ae%e5%8c%ba%e5%88%a5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aem.imr.tohoku.ac.jp\/en\/%e4%be%9d%e9%a0%bc%e5%ae%9f%e9%a8%93%e3%81%a8%e5%85%b1%e5%90%8c%e7%a0%94%e7%a9%b6%e3%81%ae%e5%af%be%e8%b1%a1%e3%81%ae%e5%8c%ba%e5%88%a5\/","title":{"rendered":"Distinction Between Contracted Experiments and Collaborative Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note: This page was translated by AI from the Japanese original. In case of any discrepancy, the Japanese version shall prevail.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Original post date (Japanese version): July 10, 2020<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aem.imr.tohoku.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/request2-1024x492.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1503\" width=\"359\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aem.imr.tohoku.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/request2-1024x492.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.aem.imr.tohoku.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/request2-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/www.aem.imr.tohoku.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/request2-768x369.png 768w, https:\/\/www.aem.imr.tohoku.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/request2.png 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our division accepts &#8220;Contracted Experiments&#8221; only for simple experimental tasks. Requests requiring academic judgment will be handled as collaborative research. Please consult us directly for details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The following is currently under preparation and is not yet finalized.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples of Contracted Experiments<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sample preparation<\/li><li>Observation proxy<ul><li>Bright-field image observation (no sample tilting, no specified orientation)<\/li><li>Electron diffraction pattern acquisition (no sample tilting)<\/li><li>High-resolution observation of coarse grains (incidence at the nearest zone axis upon sample insertion, simple structure, simple microstructure)<\/li><li>EDS\/EDS mapping<\/li><li>Medium to low magnification STEM observation<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples of Collaborative Research<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sample preparation<ul><li>Sample preparation requiring optimization of preparation conditions.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Electron microscope observation<ul><li>Observation requiring optimization of observation conditions.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Observation requiring sample tilting to a specific orientation<\/li><li>Dark-field image observation<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>High-resolution observation (specifying arbitrary crystal grains\/incident orientation)<\/li><li>High-resolution STEM<\/li><li>In-situ observation<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Data analysis<\/li><li>Image simulation<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>*This post was created by an AI agent.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note: This page was translated by AI from the Japanese original. In case of any discrepancy, the Japanese version shall prevail. Original post date (Japanese version): July 10, 2020 Our division accepts &#8220;Contracted Experiments&#8221; only for simple experimental tasks. Requests requiring academic judgment will be handled as collaborative research. Please consult us directly for details. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aem.imr.tohoku.ac.jp\/en\/%e4%be%9d%e9%a0%bc%e5%ae%9f%e9%a8%93%e3%81%a8%e5%85%b1%e5%90%8c%e7%a0%94%e7%a9%b6%e3%81%ae%e5%af%be%e8%b1%a1%e3%81%ae%e5%8c%ba%e5%88%a5\/\" class=\"more-link\">&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Distinction Between Contracted Experiments and Collaborative Research<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/www.aem.imr.tohoku.ac.jp\/?p=1527","footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","en-US"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aem.imr.tohoku.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aem.imr.tohoku.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aem.imr.tohoku.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aem.imr.tohoku.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aem.imr.tohoku.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5546"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.aem.imr.tohoku.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5720,"href":"https:\/\/www.aem.imr.tohoku.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5546\/revisions\/5720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aem.imr.tohoku.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aem.imr.tohoku.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aem.imr.tohoku.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}