RUI: Acquisition of Electron Microscopy Instrumentation to Enhance Undergraduate Research at Truman State University

RUI：收购电子显微镜仪器以加强杜鲁门州立大学的本科生研究

• 批准号: 0216391
• 负责人: Jeffrey Osborn
• 金额: $ 11.97万
• 依托单位: Truman State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-06-15 至 2006-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0216391&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RUI; Acquisition; Electron; Microscopy; Instrumentation

A grant has been awarded to Dr. Jeffrey M. Osborn at Truman State University to enhance undergraduate research opportunities at Truman through the acquisition of electron microscopy instrumentation. Funds from this grant will be used to purchase the following instruments: 1) a digital image system for an existing transmission electron microscope (TEM), 2) a digital image system for an existing scanning electron microscope (SEM), 3) an ultramicrotome, 4) a block trimmer, and 5) a critical point dryer. This proposal brings together five faculty members who utilize electron microscopy in their research and teaching. 1) Pollen Developmental Evolution in Basal Angiosperms - Jeffrey Osborn (PI). 2) Functional Morphology of Prey Capture by Arrow Worms - George Shinn (Co-PI). 3) Structure-Function Relationships in Fleas: Water Uptake - Laura Fielden (Co-PI). 4-5) Programmed Cell Death in Maize - Diane Janick-Buckner and Brent Buckner (Co-PIs). Truman is Missouri's highly selective, public liberal arts and sciences university, whose mission includes a significant emphasis on involving undergraduate students in original research. Student research is achieved through faculty mentoring of individual and group projects, as well as direct inclusion of original research into the curriculum. Electron microscopy continues to play a pivotal role in both approaches.

美国杜鲁门州立大学（Truman State University）的Jeffrey M. Osborn博士获得了一笔赠款，通过购买电子显微镜仪器来增加杜鲁门大学本科生的研究机会。这笔资金将用于购买以下仪器：1)现有透射电子显微镜（TEM）的数字图像系统，2)现有扫描电子显微镜（SEM）的数字图像系统，3)超微切片机，4)块修剪器，5)临界点干燥器。该提案汇集了五位在研究和教学中使用电子显微镜的教师。1)基生被子植物花粉发育进化——Jeffrey Osborn （PI）。2)箭虫捕获猎物的功能形态学研究- George Shinn （Co-PI）。3)蚤类水分吸收的结构-功能关系[j]。4-5)玉米的程序性细胞死亡——Diane Janick-Buckner和Brent Buckner（合著）。杜鲁门是密苏里州一所选拔性很强的公立文科和理科大学，其使命包括非常重视让本科生参与原创性研究。学生的研究是通过教师对个人和小组项目的指导，以及直接将原创研究纳入课程来实现的。电子显微镜继续在这两种方法中发挥关键作用。