Renovation of Materials Laboratories

这项奖励将为俄勒冈科学与技术研究生院的样品制备和光学分析实验室设施的翻新提供资金。该翻新项目是一个大型项目的一部分，该项目旨在对校园内的材料科学与工程研究和教育设施进行翻新和现代化改造。这些设施建于1968年，用于微结构和微化学分析第一阶段的研究项目。在这些设施中进行的研究和培训活动是材料科学和工程的基础。标本制备实验室是为其他部门和研究所以外的用户提供的资源，为跨学科活动提供技术支持。整个翻修项目将在研究所建立一个综合显微镜实验室综合体，结合光学和电子显微镜设施，以及所有相关的样品制备和图像处理活动。翻修将解决以下情况：空间利用效率低下、违反健康和安全规定或存在潜在危险，以及影响设备或降低性能的质量限制。现有的内墙和基础设施、公用设施和固定设备将被替换和重新配置，以提供高效的实验室空间。将安装新的通风柜，提高满足OSHA要求所需的化学品处理和存储能力。该项目的成功将使该机构能够实现研究和教育目标，并通过创造一个他们可以有效工作和学习的环境来吸引研究人员和学生。

This award will provide funding for the renovation of the specimen preparation and optical analysis laboratory facilities at the Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology. The renovation project is part of a large program to renovate and modernize Materials Science and Engineering research and educational facilities on campus. Constructed in 1968, the facilities are used for research projects in the first stages of microstructural and microchemical analysis. Research and training activities, conducted in these facilities, are fundamental to Materials Science and Engineering. The specimen preparation laboratories are a resource for other department and for users outside the Institute, enabling technology for interdisciplinary activities. The entire renovation project will establish at the Institute an integrated microscopy laboratory complex combining optical and electron microscopy facilities, and all related sample preparation and image processing activities. The renovation will address the following conditions: ineffective space utilization, health and safety violations or potential hazardous, and quality limitations which impact equipment or reduce performance. Existing interior walls and infrastructure, utilities, and fixed equipment will be replaced and reconfigurated to provide efficient laboratory space. New fume hood will be installed, improving the chemical handling and storage capabilities necessary to meet OSHA requirements. The success of this project will allow the institution to meet research and educational goals and attract researchers and students by creating an environment where they can work and learn effectively.