Scanning Electron Microscope for Collaborative Use at Rutgers-Camden

博士们已获得一笔赠款。Joseph V. Martin, Georgia a . Arbuckle-Keil, Daniel H. Shain， J. William Whitlow, Jr.和William M. Saidel在罗格斯大学获得了一种多学科使用的扫描电子显微镜。扫描电子显微镜（SEM）提供高分辨率的表面图像，从合成材料到生物样品。配备能量色散x射线（EDX）的扫描电子显微镜还具有检测组织（例如，大脑）和合成聚合物中的重金属的能力。为了促进罗格斯大学/卡姆登校区文理学院教师之间的跨学科研究，卡姆登的IPCBS（复杂生物系统信息处理）小组将获得一台配备EDX功能的扫描电镜。该装置在低真空下运行，这使得样品可以在没有传统的耗时和昂贵的制备方法的情况下进行检查。购买这台仪器将带来的研究计划包括对具有电活性特性的聚合物进行详细的形态表征（G. Arbuckle-Keil博士），对真菌菌丝进行精细分辨率以绘制叶片表面（J. Dighton博士），对脑组织中铅的积累进行研究（J. Dighton博士）。J. Martin， W. Saidel， R. Whitlow)，碘和锌在中枢神经系统中的分布，因为它们分别与甲状腺激素功能和昼夜节律有关（J. Martin博士，P. Sarkar博士），表征一种同时从空气和水中接收光线的不寻常的鱼眼（Pantadon buchholzi）的形态（W. Saidel博士）和亚马逊河环节动物物种的分类（D. Shain博士）。易于使用的扫描电镜将允许研究生和本科生的研究人员有动手经验与复杂的研究仪器。可以在课程中纳入扫描电镜成分的课程包括植物比较形态学、化学原理、发育植物学、电子显微镜、普通微生物学、仪器分析、无脊椎动物学、微技术及其应用、真菌学等。高中生也可以通过罗格斯大学和卡姆登大学的科学准备联盟（SPARC）使用这种仪器。总之，罗格斯大学/卡姆登分校收购一家电子管理学院将极大地促进该校开展广泛的研究和教学活动。

A grant has been awarded to Drs. Joseph V. Martin, Georgia A. Arbuckle-Keil, Daniel H. Shain, J. William Whitlow, Jr. and William M. Saidel at Rutgers University to obtain a scanning electron microscope for multidisciplinary use. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) provides high resolution imagery of surfaces ranging from synthetic materials to biological samples. Energy dispersive X-ray (EDX)-equipped scanning electron microscopes also have the capacity to detect heavy metals localized in tissue (e.g., brain) and synthetic polymers. In an effort to foster interdisciplinary research among faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences at the Rutgers/Camden campus, the IPCBS (Information Processing in Complex Biological Systems) group at Camden will acquire an SEM equipped with EDX capabilities. This unit operates under low vacuum, which permits samples to be examined without traditional time-consuming and costly preparative methodologies. Research initiatives that would result from the purchase of this instrument include the detailed morphological characterization of polymers with electroactive properties (Dr. G. Arbuckle-Keil), fine resolution of fungal hyphae for mapping leaf surfaces (Dr. J. Dighton), the accumulation of lead in brain tissue (Drs. J. Martin, W. Saidel, R. Whitlow), the distribution of iodine and zinc in the central nervous system as they relate to thyroid hormone function and circadian rhythms, respectively (Dr. J. Martin, P. Sarkar), characterizing the morphology of an unusual fish eye (Pantadon buchholzi) that receives light simultaneously from air and water (Dr. W. Saidel) and the taxonomic classification of annelid species from the Amazon River (Dr. D. Shain). The ease of use of an SEM will allow graduate and undergraduate researchers to have hands-on experience with a sophisticated research instrument. Courses that can incorporate an SEM component in their curricula include comparative morphology of plants, chemical principles, developmental botany, electron microscopy, general microbiology, instrumental analysis, invertebrate zoology, microtechnique and its applications, mycology and others. High school students will also have access to this instrument through the Science Preparation Alliance of Rutgers and Camden (SPARC). In summary, the acquisition of an SEM at Rutgers/Camden will greatly facilitate a broad range of research and teaching initiatives on this campus.