Acquisition of a Transmission Electron Microscope and CCD Camera

购买透射电子显微镜和 CCD 相机

• 批准号: 0420580
• 负责人: Marie Cantino
• 金额: $ 28.21万
• 依托单位: University of Connecticut
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-09-01 至 2007-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0420580&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Acquisition; Transmission; Electron; Microscope; CCD

This award provides partial support for the acquisition of a transmission electron microscope (TEM) and charge-coupled device (CCD) camera to be housed in a multi-user microscopy facility at the Storrs campus of the University of Connecticut. This purchase will ensure continued TEM availability and provide new capabilities to enhance and expand both research and research training. The instrument will be used in research projects of at least eleven investigators. The expertise of the major user group ranges from evolutionary biology to materials science; all are currently using the TEM to address questions at the cutting edge of their fields. The group includes both senior investigators with well-established programs and junior faculty depending on TEM for their career development. Research projects include: (1) fundamental aspects of the way cells in the brain communicate, (2) systematics and evolutionary diversity amongst parasitic flatworms, (3) interactions between proteins that are responsible for contraction in muscle cells, (4) design of new materials to be used in semiconductors, ceramics, batteries and fuel cells, (5) salt resistant plant studies, (6) clearance of chemical contaminants from the brain, (7) sporulation and cellulose degradation in bacteria, and (8) pathogen-host interactions. Demonstrations of TEM principals and practice are a regular part of a number of existing courses for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. The new instrument will allow larger groups to be accommodated, increasing the number of courses that can benefit from these demonstrations, and will allow more effective instruction in TEM methodology.

该奖项提供了部分支持收购透射电子显微镜（TEM）和电荷耦合器件（CCD）相机将被安置在多用户显微镜设施在康涅狄格大学的斯托尔斯校园。 此次购买将确保TEM的持续可用性，并提供新的能力，以加强和扩大研究和研究培训。 该仪器将用于至少11名研究人员的研究项目。 主要用户群的专业知识范围从进化生物学到材料科学;所有人目前都在使用TEM来解决他们领域的前沿问题。 该小组包括两个高级研究员与完善的程序和初级教师依赖TEM为他们的职业发展。 研究项目包括：（1）脑细胞通讯方式的基本方面，（2）寄生扁虫的系统学和进化多样性，（3）负责肌肉细胞收缩的蛋白质之间的相互作用，（4）用于半导体、陶瓷、电池和燃料电池的新材料的设计，（5）耐盐植物研究，（6）从脑中清除化学污染物，（7）芽孢形成和纤维素降解;（8）病原菌-宿主相互作用。 TEM原理和实践的演示是高级本科生和研究生的一些现有课程的常规部分。 新的工具将允许容纳更大的群体，增加可以从这些演示中受益的课程数量，并将允许更有效的TEM方法教学。