MRI: Acquisition of a Versatile Scanning Electron Microscope for Multi-User Research and Teaching in the Electron Microscopy Center at North Dakota State University

技术摘要北达科他州立大学将获得一个新的低真空扫描电子显微镜。 该仪器将配备能量色散光谱仪（EDS）、拉伸台和用于远程成像和控制的WebSEM系统。 这种最先进的显微镜将支持二级和反向散射成像，微观分析，研究培训，课堂教育和大学显微镜中心的推广计划。 收购这台显微镜将加强正在进行的研究项目，并刺激在纳米科学，生物材料，聚合物材料/涂层，受体介导的单核细胞分化，植物病理学和昆虫学新的研究工作。 完全水合的标本可以在没有传统固定和脱水的情况下进行检查。该显微镜的功能将增加使用该设施的学生和研究人员的数量，并将在现有课程中提供额外的教育经验，并刺激纳米科学，工程和生物科学领域的扩展课程。 这种新的仪器将加强现有的合作研究计划，提供刺激，以促进新的合作计划，加强我们的合作与一个联盟的区域学院发起纳米技术技术人员培训计划，通过NATURE计划，为北达科他州部落学院和高中提供远程显微镜访问的机会（培育美国部落本科生研究和教育），并支持我们的推广到K-12学生和教师在整个地区。在北达科他州州立大学显微镜中心进行研究项目。 这种新的仪器将扩大显微镜的作用到新的和令人兴奋的研究领域，包括纳米技术，新的聚合物和涂料，工程和生物科学。 这种显微镜将允许调查范围广泛的样本，不能很容易地使用我们目前的仪器进行检查，从而刺激额外的合作研究工作都在校园内外。 该显微镜提供的优势将被纳入现有课程，并将作为一个组成部分添加到目前正在开发的新课程。 从校内或校外教室或办公室远程操作的能力将为学生和教师提供轻松访问最先进的显微镜。 远程操作使该仪器可用于其他大学，北达科他州部落学院，大专，初中和高中学生在整个地区。

Technical AbstractNorth Dakota State University will acquire a new low vacuum scanning electron microscope. This instrument will be equipped with an energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS), a tensile stage, and a WebSEM system for remote imaging and control. This state-of-the-art microscope will support secondary and backscatter imaging, microanalysis, research training, classroom education and the outreach programs of the University Microscopy Center. Acquisition of this microscope will strengthen ongoing research projects and stimulate new research efforts in nanoscience, biomaterials, polymeric materials/coatings, receptor-mediated monocyte differentiation, plant pathology, and entomology. Fully hydrated specimens can be examined without traditional fixation and dehydration. The capabilities of this microscope will increase the number of students and researchers using the facility and will provide additional educational experiences in exiting courses and stimulate an expanded curriculum in the areas nanoscience, engineering, and the biology sciences. This new instrumentation will strengthen existing collaborative research programs, provide the stimulus to facilitate new cooperative programs, strengthen our collaboration with a consortium of regional colleges initiating a nanotechnology technician training program, provide the opportunity for remote microscopy access to North Dakota tribal colleges and high schools through the NATURE program (Nurturing American Tribal Undergraduate Research and Education) and support our outreach to K-12 students and teachers throughout the region.Lay AbstractThe scanning electron microscope will strengthen on-going research programs in the North Dakota State University Microscopy Center. This new instrumentation will expand the role of microscopy into new and exciting research areas including nanotechnology, new polymers and coatings, engineering, and biological sciences. This microscope will allow the investigation of a wide range of samples that can not be easily examined using our current instruments, thus stimulating additional cooperative research efforts both on and off campus. The advantages offered by this microscope will be included in existing courses and will be added as a component to new classes currently being developed. The capability of remote operation from on or off campus classrooms or offices will provide students and faculty with easy access to a state -of-the-art microscope. Remote operation makes this instrument available to other universities, North Dakota tribal colleges, junior colleges, and middle and high school students throughout the region.