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The ATOMS Project was conceived by Ohio University Physics Professor Arthur R. Smith as a way to introduce pre-college teachers and students to the ideas and techniques of modern materials science and, in particular, to use this avenue as a means for enhancing science education opportunities for the students and teachers of the Southeastern Ohio area.. The project has these goals: To train high school teachers to use the easyScan portable Scanning Tunneling Electron Microscope (STM) to investigate materials’ surfaces at atomic resolution. To help high school teachers explore the principles of physics underlying STM and other atomic level techniques of microscopy. To assist high school teachers to develop lessons and activities for use in their classrooms that relate to the concepts of STM and materials science. To provide high school students with opportunities to directly investigate the structure of matter using STM by making the easyScan STM available for use in their classrooms. To expose pre-college teachers and students to materials science research activities and other programs in the Physics Department at Ohio University. This website is one product of the ATOMS Project’s first summer. It includes information about STM and materials science, the operation of the easyScan STM system, pictures of the people involved in the program, images created using STM techniques, and links to further resources about STM and materials science. We invite you to explore and share your comments either by e-mail or in the ATOMS interactive discussion area. Sincerely, Art Smith Tom Stork