MRI: Development: Design and Development of Near Field Acoustic Holography (NFAH) System

这是西北大学(NU)的一个仪器开发项目，由主要研究仪器计划支持。将开发一种独特的近场声全息(NFAH)系统专利技术。这将是一个新的系统，将解决在成像和分析各种“嵌入式”纳米和微尺度结构以及工程系统方面出现的新问题。NFAH发展计划将对实现西北大学和合作伙伴的研究/教育目标做出重大贡献。数十名潜在的教师用户、其他当地学术/研究机构(阿贡大学、UIUC、UIC)以及工业客户(JEOL、庇护研究、Veeco、分子成像、Baxter、AMD、GE、SEMATECH和道康宁)对拟议开发的应用程序非常感兴趣。该仪器将是西北大学新的多用户、多功能和24/7全天候访问的Nuance(西北大学原子和纳米尺度表征实验)中心(www.nuance.northwestern.edu)的组成部分，并将安装在NIFTI(纳米级集成制造、测试和仪器)用户设施内。计划制定一个完全整合的开发、实施和使用方案，吸引400多名现有的细微差别用户，并计划通过短期课程、基于网络的内容交付、广泛的动手培训和教育举措来加强使用。它还将加强NU的纳米分析基础设施，以及西北大学朝着“最高级别的卓越”的使命，即生命和生物医学科学以及最广泛定义的材料科学。西北大学(NU)的这一仪器开发项目得到了主要研究仪器计划的支持。该项目涉及内部开发，一种独特的近场声全息(NFAH)系统专利技术。这一新颖的系统将解决各种“嵌入式”纳米和微尺度结构以及工程系统的成像和分析方面出现的问题。NFAH发展计划将对实现西北大学和合作伙伴的研究/教育目标做出重大贡献。数十个潜在的学院用户、其他本地学术/研究机构(Argonne、UIUC、UIC)以及工业客户(JEOL、庇护研究、Veeco、分子成像、Baxter、AMD、GE、SEMATECH和道康宁)对拟议的开发应用非常感兴趣。拟议的开发项目将是西北大学新的多用户、多功能和全天候访问Nuance(西北大学原子和纳米尺度表征实验)中心(www.nuance.North thwestern.edu)的组成部分，并将安装在Nifti(纳米级集成制造、测试和仪器)用户设施内。计划制定一个完全整合的开发、实施和使用方案，吸引400多名现有的细微差别用户，并计划通过短期课程、基于网络的内容交付、广泛的动手培训和教育举措来加强使用。它还将加强NU的纳米分析基础设施，以及西北大学朝着“最高级别的卓越”的使命，即生命和生物医学科学以及最广泛定义的材料科学。

This is an instrument development project at Northwestern University (NU) supported by the Major Research Instrumentation program. A unique and patented technique of Near-Field Acoustic Holography (NFAH) system will be developed. This will be a novel system and will address emerging issues in imaging and analysis of diverse "embedded" nano and microscale structures, and engineered systems. NFAH development program will significantly contribute to achieiving the research/educations goals of Northwestern University and collaborative partners. There is a remarkably broad interest in applications of the proposed development across dozens of potential faculty users, other local academic/research institutions (Argonne, UIUC, UIC) as well as industrial clients (JEOL, Asylum Research, Veeco, Molecular Imaging, Baxter, AMD, GE, SEMATECH and Dow Corning). The instrument will be an integral part of NU's new multiuser, multifunctional and full 24/7 access NUANCE (Northwestern University Atomic and Nanoscale Characterization Experimental) Center (www.nuance.northwestern.edu), and will be housed within the NIFTI (Nanoscale Integrated Fabrication, Testing and Instrumentation) user facility. A fully integrated development, implementation and usage program is planned, which draws from 400+ existing users of NUANCE, and plans to enhance the usage through short courses, web-based content delivery, extensive hands-on training and educational initiatives. It will also enhance NU's nano-analytical infrastructure, and Northwestern's mission towards the "Highest Order of Excellence", namely Life and Biomedical Sciences and Materials Science in their broadest definition. This instrument development project at Northwestern University (NU) is supported by the Major Research Instrumentation program. This project involves in-house development, of a unique and patented technique of Near-Field Acoustic Holography (NFAH) system. This novel system will address emerging issues in imaging and analysis of diverse "embedded" nano and microscale structures, and engineered systems. NFAH development program will significantly contribute to achieiving the research/educations goals of Northwestern University and collaborative partners. There is a remarkably broad interest in applications of the proposed development across dozens of potential faculty users, other local academic/research institutions (Argonne, UIUC, UIC) as well as industrial clients (JEOL, Asylum Research, Veeco, Molecular Imaging, Baxter, AMD, GE, SEMATECH and Dow Corning).The proposed development project will be an integral part of NU's new multiuser, multifunctional and full 24/7 access NUANCE (Northwestern University Atomic and Nanoscale Characterization Experimental) Center (www.nuance.northwestern.edu), and will be housed within the NIFTI (Nanoscale Integrated Fabrication, Testing and Instrumentation) user facility. A fully integrated development, implementation and usage program is planned, which draws from 400+ existing users of NUANCE, and plans to enhance the usage through short courses, web-based content delivery, extensive hands-on training and educational initiatives. It will also enhance NU's nano-analytical infrastructure, and Northwestern's mission towards the "Highest Order of Excellence", namely Life and Biomedical Sciences and Materials Science in their broadest definition.