MRI: Acquisition of Instrumentation for Nanoscale Characterization and Fabrication (NNIN Consortium Proposal)

根据这笔赠款获得的原子力显微镜将由国家科学研究界从广泛的学科领域使用。NNIN的技术人员将开发可靠的协议、培训程序，并通过与用户互动并将这些新功能纳入用户研究项目来扩展仪器的功能。潜在的成果包括开发新的可重现的纳米级集成和表征技术，创建复杂的三维异质系统，以及加强对分子和生物现象的理解。通过其庞大的研究用户群体，这项技术的使用将拥有广泛的地理覆盖范围，涉及来自学术界、大小公司和联邦研究实验室的研究人员。NNIN的教育工作--包括使用这些仪器的以REU为重点的具体项目、每年培训1000多名新学生、基于网络的免费资源和以纳米技术为重点的研讨会--将侧重于向学生和整个科学界进行宣传。

The atomic force microscope acquired under this grant will be used by the national scientific research community from a wide range of disciplines. NNIN's technical staff will develop reliable protocols, training procedures, and extend the capabilities of the instrument by interacting with users and incorporating these new capabilities into user research projects. Potential results include the development of new reproducible techniques for nanoscale integration and characterization, the creation of complex three-dimensional heterogenous systems, and an enhanced understanding of molecular and biological phenomena.Through its large research user population, the utilization of this technology will have wide geographic coverage involving researchers from academia, small and large companies and federal research laboratories. NNIN's educational efforts-including specific REU -focused projects using these instruments, the training of over 1000 new students every year, freely accessible web-based resources, and nanotechnology-focused workshops-will focus on outreach to the student and scientific community at large.