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

主要研究仪器项目的这一奖项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职员工和学生参与的各种研究计划。该仪器将被安置在一个新的材料研究和教育中心(MREC)，并将是整个学院推动材料科学跨学科研究的倡议的组成部分。该仪器对支持从聚合物科学到磁性材料的三个系(化学、物理和工程技术)的研究是必要的。此外，所要求的仪器将影响大约10个其他研究小组，并在大约10个本科理工科课程中使用。这些活动的智力价值体现在每个活动对各自学科的知识库做出的重大贡献上，这一点尤其值得注意，因为研究将主要由本科生进行。这一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。该项目的相当大一部分旨在培训学生在实验室课程工作中使用最先进的仪器，并让本科生参与有意义的、前沿的研究。这个来自主要研究仪器计划的奖项将使西华盛顿大学(WWW)能够购买一套仪器，以支持涉及WWU五个不同研究小组的教职员工和学生的各种研究计划。该仪器将被安置在一个新的材料研究和教育中心(MREC)，并将是整个学院推动材料科学跨学科研究的倡议的组成部分。该仪器对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)的研究是必要的。此外，所要求的仪器将影响其他十个研究小组，并用于大约十门本科理工科课程。将直接受益于所要求的仪器的具体研究项目包括：新催化、有机电子和磁性薄膜系统的结构研究。聚合物、纳米颗粒生物传感器、液晶系统和加氢脱硫催化剂的热化学表征。用于纳米材料、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基板的制备。这些活动的智力价值体现在每个活动对各自学科的知识库做出的重大贡献，这一点尤其值得注意，因为研究将主要由本科生进行。这笔赠款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。该项目的相当大一部分旨在培训学生在实验室课程工作中使用最先进的仪器，并让本科生参与有意义的、前沿的研究。

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.