Acquisition of Analytical Scanning Electron Microscope for Undergraduate Education at Marshall University

该项目正在获得具有微量分析（EDX）功能的扫描电子显微镜（SEM）。该仪器将由学生和教师用于教学和本科生研究。以前缺乏的教学资源是图像和非破坏性分析样品在微米和亚微米水平的能力。该部门希望本科生了解如何还原论可以用来理解在课堂上和日常生活中遇到的材料的结构，功能和属性。 一个用户友好的SEM系统具有巨大的灵活性已被选择为科学学院内的应用多样性。本科生在入门和高级实验室练习中都会遇到这种技术。此外，SEM可以提供给越来越多的参与科学研究的本科生。通过实验室练习和独立研究，估计每年约有950名本科生受到这一设备的影响。此外，社区参与可以通过与当地学校的互动和通过大学主办的学前班，高中和初中学生的特别计划来确保。

This project is obtaining a scanning electron microscope (SEM) with microanalytical (EDX) capabilities. This instrument is to be used by students and faculty for instruction and undergraduate research. Previously absent from the instructional resources is the ability to image and nondestructively analyze samples at the micron and submicron levels. The department wants undergraduates to understand how reductionism can be used to understand the structure, function, and properties of materials encountered in the classroom and everyday life. A user-friendly SEM system with tremendous flexibility has been chosen for a diversity of applications within the College of Science. Undergraduates encounter this technology in both introductory and advanced laboratory exercises. Additionally, the SEM can be made available to the ever growing number of undergraduates involved in scientific research. Through laboratory exercises and independent studies, it is estimated that this equipment affects approximately 950 undergraduate students each year. Additionally, community involvement can be ensured by interaction with local schools and through special programs for precollege, high school, and middle school students hosted by the university.