MRI: Acquisition of a High Resolution X-Ray Diffractometer for Engineering Research and Education

提案编号：0521341提案标题：购买用于工程研究和教育的高分辨率X射线衍射仪PI名称：Gupta，Surendra K.PI机构：罗切斯特理工学院智力优势：这笔赠款将用于购买用于RIT工程研究和教育的高分辨率X射线衍射仪(HRXRD)。高分辨X射线衍射仪直到最近才开始商业化。它将使私人投资机构能够常规地使用尖端技术，如掠入射X射线衍射术、反射术和面内衍射。这些技术将被用于表征薄膜和涂层，以可能应用于从切割工具到电子设备的各种产品。在不久的将来，这些设备将用于增强由NSF或行业资助的六个正在进行的研究项目的结果。这些项目的范围从开发硬质摩擦学涂层，如用于刀具的碳酸钛，到用于微电子和MEMS系统的半导体薄膜。广泛的影响：更广泛的影响将涉及培训、教育、多样性倡议和对工业的推广。由于HRXRD相对较新，培训学生使用它将填补美国技术劳动力供应的一个重大真空。每年至少有54名本科生和研究生注册参加四门实验室课程，学习高分辨X射线衍射仪的理论和应用。这种设备的使用将与NSF资助的EMC2和RIT的Meet Scholar计划联系起来，以增加女性和少数族裔学生的参与。将与罗切斯特或附近的小公司或初创公司建立合作伙伴关系。

Proposal Number: 0521341Proposal Title: Acquisition of a High Resolution X-Ray Diffractometer for Engineering Research and EducationPI Name: Gupta, Surendra K.PI Institution: Rochester Institute of Technology Intellectual merit: This grant will fund the purchase of a high-resolution x-ray diffractometer (HRXRD) for engineering research and education at RIT. HRXRD has only recently become available commercially. It will enable the PIs to routinely use sophisticated technologies such as grazing incidence x-ray diffractometry, reflectometry and in-plane diffraction. These technologies will be used to characterize thin films and coatings for possible application in products ranging from cutting tools to electronic devices. In the immediate future, the equipment will be used to enhance the results of six ongoing research projects funded by NSF or industry. These projects range from the development of hard tribological coatings such as titanium carbonate for cutting tools through to semiconductor films for microelectronic and MEMS systems.Broader impacts: Broader impacts will involve training, education, diversity initiatives, and outreach to industry. Because HRXRD is relatively new, training of students to work with it will fill a significant vacuum in the US technology labor supply. At least 54 undergraduate and graduate students per year enrolled in four laboratory courses will learn about the theory and applications of HRXRD. The use of this equipment will be linked to the NSF-funded EMC2 and MEET Scholar programs at RIT to increase the participation of female and minority students. Partnerships will be established with small or start-up companies in or near Rochester.