Acquisition of Analytical Transmission Electron Microscope to Enhance Teaching and Research in the Materials and Biological Sciences at Oklahoma State University

在夏洛特·奥恩比博士的指导下，俄克拉荷马州立大学获得了一笔赠款，用于部分支持电子显微镜和相关辅助设备，以改善俄克拉荷马州立大学的研究、培训和教育活动。新的显微镜将把最新的技术带到中央电子显微镜实验室，该实验室是俄亥俄州立大学四所学院和十六个系的核心多用户显微镜设施。这台仪器和一个正在建造的新设施是该大学改善其显微镜和成像能力的更广泛努力的一部分。除了研究，这种显微镜的一个主要目的是向个人教授和培训电子显微镜，这些人将为俄克拉荷马州日益增长的研究和技术行业做出贡献。新的电子显微镜设备将为俄克拉荷马州立大学的56个个人研究和研究培训项目提供服务。四个主要研究项目包括：构建和研究用于半导体的微粒的内部结构；将金属络合物用作电池和超级电容器的电极材料、用于抑制腐蚀和用作污染物的吸着剂；研究用作表面活性薄膜的软凝聚材料；以及真菌在促进植物病毒引起的疾病方面的参与。更多的研究正在进行，包括开发被称为纳米材料的微观材料，用于制造国土安全和反恐传感器，用于更小和更好的电子部件的新型半导体，以及对影响植物和动物的病毒的识别，以及对健康和疾病的细胞和结构的研究。俄克拉荷马州立大学的教职员工、学生、博士后助理和参与研究和教学的工作人员将可以使用这种新设备。来自化学、物理、地质学、化学和电气工程、细胞生物学、微生物学、病毒学、生理学、植物和动物病理学、植物学、林业和园艺学等不同学科的几门本科和研究生课程将从使用这种显微镜设备中受益。俄亥俄州立大学电子显微镜实验室参与的项目吸引了来自代表性不足群体的学生和攻读科学和工程学位的女性。它与培训K-12教师的项目以及斯蒂尔沃特和俄克拉何马州周围的几家高科技私营部门的公司合作。此外，俄克拉何马州州立大学实验室还积极参与俄克拉荷马州显微镜协会，该协会通过每年一度的“丑虫”大赛接触到成千上万的小学生。这种仪器将对俄克拉荷马州的科学、研究和教育质量产生重大而深远的影响。

A grant has been awarded to Oklahoma State University under the direction of Dr. Charlotte Ownby for partial support of an electron microscope and associated supporting equipment to improve research, training and education activities at Oklahoma State University. The new microscope will bring the latest technology to the central Electron Microscopy Laboratory which serves as the core, multi-user microscopy facility for four Colleges and sixteen Departments at OSU. This instrument along with a new facility being constructed is part of a broader effort of the University to improve its microscopy and imaging capabilities. In addition to research, a major purpose of this microscope is teaching and training in electron microscopy to individuals who will then contribute to the growing research and technology industry in the state of Oklahoma. The new electron microscopy equipment will serve over 56 individual research and research training programs at Oklahoma State University. Four major research projects include the construction and study of the internal structure of microscopic particles used in semiconductors; the use of metal complexes as electrode materials in batteries and supercapacitors, for the inhibitionof corrosion and as sorbants for pollutants; the study of soft condensed materials for use as surface-active films; and the involvement of fungi in facilitating virus-induced disease in plants. Additional research is being done on the development of microscopic materials known as nanomaterials for use in making sensors for homeland security and counterterrorism, novel semiconductors for smaller and better electrical components and the identification of viruses that affect both plants and animals and also research on cell and structure in health and disease.Faculty, students, postdoctoral associates and staff involved research and teaching at Oklahoma State University will have access to this new equipment. Several undergraduate and graduate courses serving culturally diverse students from a broad spectrum of disciplines including chemistry, physics, geology, chemical and electrical engineering, cell biology, microbiology, virology, physiology, plant and animal pathology, botany, forestry and horticulture will benefit from using this microscopy equipment. The OSU Electron Microscopy Laboratory participates in programs that attract students from underrepresented groups and women pursuing degrees in science and engineering. It works with programs that train K-12 teachers as well as several companies in the high technology private sector in Stillwater and around Oklahoma. In addition, the OSU Lab is heavily involved in the Oklahoma Microscopy Society which reaches thousands of grade school children through its annual "Ugly Bug" contest. The impact that this instrumentation will have on the quality of science, research and education in the state of Oklahoma is major and far-reaching.