Acquisition of an Atomic Force Microscope for Material Characterization

这一重大研究仪器奖支持购买原子力显微镜(AFM)。该仪器将提升生物、化学、工程和物理系在表面科学和表征方面的研究、教育和培训。克拉克亚特兰大大学(CAU)是一所历史上一直是黑人的学院和大学，该校启动了一项广泛的计划，以增加科学、工程和数学(STEM)学生的总招生人数、年度STEM毕业率和继续攻读高级学位的STEM学生的比例。为了实现这些目标，中科院需要配备先进仪器的研究和教学实验室，如原子力显微镜，用于纳米科学和技术等领域的尖端研究和研究培训。生物、化学、工程和物理领域的几名教员计划利用AFM进行研究和研究培训。AFM将研究的重要研究领域包括聚合物、复合材料、微电子学、光子学、纳米技术、催化和分子生物学。收购AFM将大大加强教职员工和学生在表面科学和材料表征方面的研究活动。原子力显微镜广泛应用于聚合物、生物材料、薄膜和涂层、陶瓷和玻璃、无机物、光存储、半导体、电子、金属和绝缘体的表征。它的使用将影响到CAU和其他亚特兰大大学中心机构的几乎所有STEM学生。它将向来自其他亚特兰大大学中心学校(莫尔豪斯学院、斯佩尔曼学院和莫里斯·布朗学院)的另外100-250名STEM学生开放。

This Major Research Instrumentation award supports acquisition of an atomic force microscope (AFM). This instrument will upgrade the research, education and training in surface science and characterization within the biology, chemistry, engineering, and physics departments. Clark Atlanta University (CAU), a historically black college and university, has embarked on an extensive program to increase the total enrollment of science, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students, the annual STEM graduation rate, and the percentage of STEM students that continue to pursue advanced degrees. To accomplish these goals CAU needs research and instructional labs equipped with state of the art instruments, such as the AFM, for cutting edge research and research training in areas as nanoscience and technology. Several faculty members in biology, chemistry, engineering and physics plan to utilize the AFM for research and research training. Research areas of importance that will be studied with the AFM include polymers, composites, microelectronics, photonics, nanotechnology, catalysis, and molecular biology. The acquisition of the AFM will significantly enhance the faculty and student research activities in surface science and material characterization. The AFM has wide application for the characterization of polymers, biomaterials, thin films and coatings, ceramics and glass, inorganics, optical storage, semiconductors, electronics, metals and insulators. Its use will impact virtually all the STEM students at CAU and other Atlanta University Center institutions. It will be available to an additional 100-250 STEM students from the other Atlanta University Center schools (Morehouse, Spelman and Morris Brown Colleges).