# An upgraded experimental hutch vacuum system for improved safety and operations for the BioCAT Facility at the Advanced Photon Source

> **NIH NIH P30** · ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · 2023 · $242,203

## Abstract

The purpose of this administrative supplement request is to acquire hardware that will allow us to assemble
“An upgraded experimental hutch vacuum system for improved safety and operations for the BioCAT Facility at
the Advanced Photon Source. This new vacuum system will allow us to significantly reduce instrumental
backgrounds for all experiments but also to protect both personnel and very expensive equipment from
damage due to catastrophic failure of the evacuated flight paths in the SAXS instrument.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10799262
- **Project number:** 3P30GM138395-03S1
- **Recipient organization:** ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
- **Principal Investigator:** THOMAS C IRVING
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2023
- **Award amount:** $242,203
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2021-02-01 → 2025-12-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10799262

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10799262, An upgraded experimental hutch vacuum system for improved safety and operations for the BioCAT Facility at the Advanced Photon Source (3P30GM138395-03S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10799262. Licensed CC0.

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