Renovation of Materials Laboratories

该奖项将为俄勒冈科学技术研究生院的标本制备和光学分析实验室设施的翻新提供资金。该翻新项目是校园材料科学与工程研究和教育设施翻新和现代化的大型计划的一部分。这些设施建于1968年，用于微观结构和微化学分析的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与工程的基础。标本制备实验室是其他部门和研究所外用户的资源，为跨学科活动提供技术。整个翻修项目将在研究所建立一个综合显微镜实验室，包括光学和电子显微镜设施，以及所有有关的样品制备和图像处理活动。改造将针对以下情况：无效的空间利用，违反健康和安全规定或潜在危险，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，提高必要的化学品处理和储存能力，以满足OSHA要求。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.