Modernization and Renovation of Space for the Campus-wide Electron Optics Facility

该奖项将为俄亥俄州立大学校园电子光学设施(CEOF)的翻新和现代化提供支持。作为材料研究中心的一部分，CEOF是一个开放的设施，由各种级别的材料表征设备组成。为了提高材料表征的能力，购买了新的透射式电子显微镜，并在该设施中增加了扫描电子显微镜和X射线衍射设备。目前，由于设施的有形基础设施状况不佳，设备设在中央位置。虽然自然环境适合乐器，但还没有为吸声、气候控制和无尘环境做好准备。为了研究先进材料的微观结构特征，必须纠正抑制设备性能的不利影响。国家科学基金会的资金将用于支持下列翻修工程：更换天花板和地板覆盖物，在装有敏感设备的实验室墙上注入吸音材料，改进研究和研究训练区内的空调系统，并提供一个指定用于离线数据分析的房间。翻新将使仪器能够以最高水平的性能运行，并提高使用效率和研究培训。除俄亥俄州立大学社区外，CEOF将作为俄亥俄材料网络的一部分提供，俄亥俄州的科学家和学生在该网络中保证获得进行材料科学研究所需的设备。

This award will provide support for the renovation and modernization of the Campuswide Electron Optics Facility (CEOF) at the Ohio State University. As a part of the Center for Materials Research, the CEOF is an open facility consisting of equipment used for the characterization of materials at a variety of levels. In an attempt to increase the capabilities for materials characterization, new transmission electron microscopes have been purchased, and equipment for scanning electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction has been added to the facility. Presently, equipment is located in a central location due to the poor condition of the physical infrastructure of the facility. Although the natural surroundings are suitable for the instrumentation, there has been no provision made for sound absorption, climate control, and a dust-free environment. In order to study the microstructural characteristics of advanced materials, it is imperative that the detrimental effects that inhibit performance of the equipment be corrected. NSF funds will be used to support the following renovations: replacement of ceiling and floor coverings, infusion of sound absorbing materials in the walls of laboratories containing sensitive equipment, improvement of air conditioning systems within the research and research training areas, and the provision of a room designated for off-line analysis of data. The renovations will permit the instrumentation to be operated at the highest level of performance, and provide for enhanced efficiency of use and research training. Apart from the Ohio State community, the CEOF will be available as part of the Ohio Materials Network, in which scientists and students across the State of Ohio have guaranteed access to the equipment required to conduct research in material science.