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

从主要研究仪器计划的这一奖项将使西部华盛顿大学购买一套仪器，以支持在西部华盛顿大学（WWU）五个不同的研究小组涉及教师和学生的研究的各种方案。 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计划的一个组成部分。 仪器是必要的，以支持三个部门（化学，物理和工程技术）的研究，从聚合物科学到磁性材料。 此外，所要求的仪器将影响到大约10个其他研究小组，并用于大约10个本科科学和工程课程。 这些活动的智力价值体现在每个活动对各自学科知识基础的重大贡献中，当人们考虑到研究将主要由本科生进行时，这一点尤其值得注意。 该奖项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是培训学生在实验室课程中使用最先进的仪器，这项来自主要研究仪器计划的奖项将使西华盛顿大学（WWW）购买一套仪器，以支持涉及教师和学生在五个不同的研究小组在WWU的各种研究计划。 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计划的一个组成部分。 仪器是必要的，以支持三个部门（化学，物理和工程技术）的研究，从聚合物科学到磁性薄膜。 此外，所要求的仪器将影响其他十个研究小组，并用于大约十个本科科学和工程课程。将直接受益于所要求的仪器的具体研究项目包括： 新型催化、有机电子和磁性薄膜系统的结构研究。 聚合物、纳米粒子生物传感器、液晶系统和加氢脱硫催化剂的热化学表征。 纳米材料、生物和地质样品扫描电子显微镜成像的样品制备。 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化衬底的制造。这些活动的智力价值体现在每个活动对各自学科的知识基础做出的重大贡献中，当考虑到研究将主要由本科生进行时，这一点尤其值得注意。 这笔赠款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是培训学生在实验室课程中使用最先进的仪器，并让本科生参与有意义的尖端研究。

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.