MRI: Acquisition of a Transmission Electron Microscope for Multidisciplinary Research and Education

MRI：购买透射电子显微镜用于多学科研究和教育

• 批准号: 0521315
• 负责人: Janet Callahan
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Boise State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-09-01 至 2009-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0521315&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Acquisition; Transmission; Electron; Microscope

The acquisition of an analytical transmission electron microscope (TEM) for interdisciplinary research and education at Boise State University (Idaho) is proposed. This state-of-the-art tool, a JEM-2100, will be equipped with 200kV acceleration voltage, a Lab6 filament, an energy dispersive x-ray spectrometer, and the ability to do imaging via scanning transmission electron microscopy. It will also allow for digital acquisition of images via a 2k x 2k pixel CCD camera with 16 bit dynamic range. The instrument will serve the departments of Materials Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Geosciences at Boise State University. The TEM will initially be used by a core group of faculty who have experience in using TEM as an analytical tool. These faculty investigate diverse topics including: micromechanics, phase transformations and microstructures of ferromagnetic materials, nanoparticles formed via reduction, biomineralization, spintronic materials, extracellular matrix structures, through wafer interconnects, phase stability of gate oxide materials, nanophase structures in block copolymers, the intrusive growth of plant cells, conductive polymers for chemical sensors, and surface oxide formation on metal surfaces. The TEM will be housed in the Boise Electron Microscopy Center, which will make it readily accessible to all researchers in the metropolitan area as well as to neighboring institutions. Access to this instrument is critical, as presently, there is no regionally available TEM for use in training and research. Very strong support for the long term maintenance and management of the proposed instrumentation is demonstrated, through a combination of institutional support ($196,000) and support from the Micron Foundation that includes both cash ($125,000) and the donation of a focused ion beam system (FEI FIB-200).An electron microscope (TEM) for interdisciplinary research and education at Boise State University is proposed. The instrumentation will significantly enhance the training of scientists and engineers in Idaho, and particularly in Boise, home to over one-third the population of the state. State-of-the-art materials characterization made available through access to this microscope is critical for many areas of research and development in a wide range of technologies including biomedical, microelectronics and nanotechnology. Faculty, students and researchers from small companies in the greater Boise region currently do not have access to this instrumentation. Both undergraduate and graduate students will have access to this instrument through research opportunities and through a specially designed new course on microscopy. Boise is one of the fastest growing high technology regions in the country, which has resulted in an extremely strong demand from industry for highly trained materials researchers. This demand resulted in the College of Engineering at Boise State being formed in 1997 and in the program of Materials Science and Engineering being established in 2004. The regional need for graduates with experience in microscopy is demonstrated by the commitment from the Micron Foundation for $125,000 to pay the service contract on the proposed instrumentation for five years, and by the donation of a critical additional piece of instrumentation to the project.

收购的分析透射电子显微镜（TEM）的跨学科研究和教育在博伊西州立大学（爱达荷州）的建议。 这种最先进的工具JEM-2100将配备200 kV加速电压、Lab 6灯丝、能量色散X射线光谱仪以及通过扫描透射电子显微镜进行成像的能力。 它还将允许通过具有16位动态范围的2k x 2k像素CCD相机进行图像的数字采集。 该仪器将服务于博伊西州立大学的材料科学与工程、电气工程、化学、物理、生物和地球科学系。TEM最初将由具有使用TEM作为分析工具经验的核心教师团队使用。 这些教师调查不同的主题，包括：铁磁材料的微观力学、相变和微观结构，通过还原形成的纳米颗粒，生物矿化，自旋电子材料，细胞外基质结构，通过晶片互连，栅极氧化物材料的相稳定性，嵌段共聚物中的纳米相结构，植物细胞的侵入生长，用于化学传感器的导电聚合物，以及在金属表面上形成表面氧化物。 TEM将被安置在博伊西电子显微镜中心，这将使它容易访问的所有研究人员在大都市地区以及邻近的机构。获得这一工具至关重要，因为目前没有区域性的TEM可用于培训和研究。非常强有力的支持，长期维护和管理拟议的仪器证明，通过一个组合的机构支持（196，000美元）和美光基金会的支持，其中包括现金（125美元，000）和捐赠的聚焦离子束系统（FEI FIB-200）。提出了一种用于博伊西州立大学跨学科研究和教育的电子显微镜（TEM）。 该仪器将大大提高爱达荷州，特别是博伊西，超过三分之一的国家人口的科学家和工程师的培训。通过该显微镜获得的最先进的材料表征对于包括生物医学、微电子和纳米技术在内的广泛技术的许多研究和开发领域至关重要。 来自大博伊西地区小公司的教师、学生和研究人员目前无法使用这种仪器。 本科生和研究生都将有机会通过研究机会，并通过专门设计的新课程显微镜使用这种仪器。 博伊西是美国发展最快的高科技地区之一，这导致了工业对训练有素的材料研究人员的强烈需求。 这一需求导致工程学院在博伊西状态正在形成于1997年，并在材料科学与工程计划正在建立于2004年。 该地区需要毕业生在显微镜的经验是由美光基金会的承诺为$125，000支付服务合同的拟议仪器五年，并通过捐赠的仪器的一个关键的额外件该项目证明。