Louisiana EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Award

路易斯安那州 EPSCoR 研究基础设施改善奖

• 批准号: 0092001
• 负责人: Michael Khonsari
• 金额: $ 900万
• 依托单位: Louisiana Board of Regents
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-06-01 至 2006-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0092001&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Louisiana; EPSCoR; Research; Infrastructure; Improvement

The objectives of the Louisiana EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement project are focused on improving Louisiana R&D competitiveness, building partnerships among EPSCoR universities and establishing collaborations between the academic and private sectors. To accomplish these objectives, Louisiana proposes the Micro/Nano Technologies for Advanced Physical, Chemical and Biological Sensors Initiative. Nine universities and several businesses, divided into three teams will collaborate to develop a multi-disciplinary research initiative within the state. The universities will form a Research Consortium. The member institutions are the University of New Orleans, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Tulane University, Xavier University, Southern University, Louisiana Tech University, Grambling University and the University of Louisiana at Monroe. The proposed scientific program of the three Consortium teams will focus on the design and fabrication of electromagnetic materials with enhanced properties using nanometer-scale material structures and ultra-thin films. Team 1, Nanomaterials, will develop nano-scale functional materials that provide the critical building blocks enabling sensor technologies in integrated microsystems to be developed for rapid chemical processing and analysis. Team 1 will fabricate and process nanomaterials in different environments for subsequent use by Teams 2 and 3. Team 2, Microfabrication, will focus on integrated combinatorial, microscale systems for rapid (bio) chemical synthesis and materials discovery. This team will collaborate with Team 1 to develop nanoscale materials and sensors that can be integrated into emerging microsystems and with Team 3 to develop nanoscale sensors and arrays for studying neural function. Team 3, Neural Signaling, will address fundamental issues of cell-to-cell communication and inter-cellular communication using nanotechnology magnetoliposomes and novel microsensors. This latter effort will expand the neurosciences capability of the biological education and research programs at Xavier University and of the Teams 2 and 3 participants. Video conferencing capabilities will enable monthly meetings of the Consortium participants. In addition, multi-institutional courses will be offered via the existing video conferencing capabilities, allowing all institutions in the state to benefit from the Consortium's research.

路易斯安那州EPSCoR研究基础设施改善项目的目标是提高路易斯安那州的研发竞争力，建立EPSCoR大学之间的伙伴关系，并建立学术和私营部门之间的合作。 为了实现这些目标，路易斯安那州提出了先进的物理，化学和生物传感器倡议的微/纳米技术。 九所大学和几家企业，分为三个小组将合作开发一个多学科的研究计划在国家。 这些大学将组成一个研究联盟。 成员机构有新奥尔良大学、路易斯安那州立大学健康科学中心、路易斯安那州立大学和农业与机械学院、杜兰大学、泽维尔大学、南方大学、路易斯安那理工大学、格兰布林大学和路易斯安那大学门罗分校。三个联盟团队的拟议科学计划将侧重于使用纳米级材料结构和超薄膜设计和制造具有增强性能的电磁材料。 第一组纳米材料将开发纳米级功能材料，这些材料提供关键的构建模块，使集成微系统中的传感器技术能够被开发用于快速化学处理和分析。 第一小组将在不同的环境中制造和加工纳米材料，供第二和第三小组随后使用。 第二组，微细加工，将专注于集成组合，快速（生物）化学合成和材料发现的微尺度系统。 该团队将与第一团队合作开发可集成到新兴微系统中的纳米级材料和传感器，并与第三团队合作开发用于研究神经功能的纳米级传感器和阵列。 团队3，神经信号，将解决细胞间通信和细胞间通信的基本问题，使用纳米技术磁脂质体和新型微传感器。 后一项工作将扩大泽维尔大学生物教育和研究项目以及第2和第3小组参与者的神经科学能力。 视频会议能力将使联合会参与者能够每月举行会议。 此外，将通过现有的视频会议能力提供多机构课程，使该州的所有机构都能从该联盟的研究中受益。