MRI: Acquisition of Instrumentation for a Materials Research and Education Center at Western Washington University

这项来自主要研究仪器项目的奖励将使西华盛顿大学能够购买一套仪器，以支持西华盛顿大学（WWU）五个不同研究小组的教师和学生的各种研究项目。该仪器将被安置在一个新的材料研究和教育中心（MREC），并将成为促进材料科学跨学科研究的大学范围内的一个组成部分。该仪器是支持从高分子科学到磁性材料的三个系（化学、物理和工程技术）研究所必需的。此外，所要求的仪器将影响到大约10个其他研究小组，并将用于大约10个本科科学和工程课程。这些活动的智力价值体现在对各自学科知识基础的重大贡献上，当人们考虑到这些研究将主要由本科生进行时，这一点尤其值得注意。该奖项还将在弥合课堂和研究实验室之间的差距方面产生广泛的影响。该项目的一个重要组成部分旨在训练学生在实验课程中使用最先进的仪器，并使本科生参与有意义的前沿研究。这项来自主要研究仪器项目的奖励将使西华盛顿大学（WWW）能够购买一套仪器，以支持涉及西华盛顿大学五个不同研究小组的教师和学生的各种研究项目。该仪器将被安置在一个新的材料研究和教育中心（MREC），并将成为促进材料科学跨学科研究的大学范围内的一个组成部分。该仪器是支持从聚合物科学到磁性薄膜的三个系（化学、物理和工程技术）研究所必需的。此外，所要求的仪器将影响到其他十个研究小组，并将用于大约十个本科科学和工程课程。具体的研究项目将直接受益于所要求的仪器包括：新的催化，有机电子和磁性薄膜系统的结构研究。聚合物的热化学表征，基于纳米粒子的生物传感器，液晶系统和加氢脱硫催化剂。纳米材料，生物和地质标本的扫描电子显微镜成像样品制备。有机和无机薄膜的制备以及用于有机电子学和传感器应用研究的微图案衬底的制造。这些活动的智力价值体现在对各自学科知识基础的重大贡献上，当人们考虑到这些研究将主要由本科生进行时，这一点尤其值得注意。这项资助也将在弥合课堂和研究实验室之间的差距方面产生广泛的影响。该项目的一个重要组成部分旨在训练学生在实验课程中使用最先进的仪器，并使本科生参与有意义的前沿研究。

This award from the Major Research Instrumentation program will enable Western Washington University to purchase of a suite of instruments to support a varied program of research involving faculty and students in five different research groups at Western Washington University (WWU). The instrumentation will be housed in a new Materials Research and Education Center (MREC) and will be an integral part of a college-wide initiative promoting cross-disciplinary research in materials science. The instrumentation is necessary to support research in three departments (Chemistry, Physics and Engineering Technology), ranging from polymer science to magnetic materials. In addition, the requested instrumentation will affect about ten other research groups and be used in about ten undergraduate science and engineering courses. The intellectual merit of these activities is seen in the significant contributions each makes to the knowledge base in their respective disciplines, which is particularly noteworthy when one considers that the research will be conducted primarily by undergraduate students. This award will also have a broad impact in bridging the gap between classroom and research lab. A considerable component of the project is aimed at training students in the use of state-of-the-art instrumentation in laboratory coursework and involving undergraduates in meaningful, cutting-edge research.This award from the Major Research Instrumentation program will enable Western Washington University (WWW) to purchase of a suite of instruments to support a varied program of research involving faculty and students in five different research groups at WWU. The instrumentation will be housed in a new Materials Research and Education Center (MREC) and will be an integral part of a college-wide initiative promoting cross-disciplinary research in materials science. The instrumentation is necessary to support research in three departments (Chemistry, Physics and Engineering Technology), ranging from polymer science to magnetic thin films. In addition, the requested instrumentation will affect ten other research groups and be used in about ten undergraduate science and engineering courses.Specific research projects that will directly benefit from the requested instrumentation include: Structural studies of new catalytic, organic electronic, and magnetic thin film systems. Thermochemical characterization of polymers, nanoparticle-based biosensors, liquid crystal systems and hydrodesulfurization catalysts. Sample preparation for scanning electron microscopy imaging of nanomaterials, biological, and geological specimens. Preparation of organic and inorganic thin films and fabrication of micropatterned substrates for studies of organic electronics and sensor applications.The intellectual merit of these activities is seen in the significant contributions each makes to the knowledge base in their respective disciplines, which is particularly noteworthy when one considers that the research will be conducted primarily by undergraduate students. This grant will also have a broad impact in bridging the gap between classroom and research lab. A considerable component of the project is aimed at training students in the use of state-of-the-art instrumentation in laboratory coursework and involving undergraduates in meaningful, cutting-edge research.