CRIF:MU Acquisition of a Cyber Enabled Combined Raman and FTIR Micro-Spectroscopy System

凭借化学研究仪器和设施：多用户（CRIF：MU）计划的这一奖项，俄亥俄州州立大学化学系将获得一个拉曼傅里叶变换红外（FTIR）显微光谱系统。 光谱仪将推进研究项目，包括蛋白质-表面活性剂相互作用的空间分布;微通道阵列中表面等离子体共振的位置行为;电子传输过程和化学反应的微观结构细节和相分布之间的相关性;纳米篮子分子在近微米空间分辨率下的光谱;以及当化学物质和反应机理在非均质表面上发生时的化学物质和反应机理的真实的时间映射。 在研究项目的实际结束时，将进行的项目包括生产可靠和敏感的传感器，以控制燃烧和减少污染;以及设计更便宜的燃料和污染更少的发动机。红外和拉曼光谱探测原子水平上的分子结构和键合。 光谱数据用于定量和定性测量微量材料，以确定存在什么和多少。 通过俄亥俄州超级计算机中心的光纤网络工作的网络使能系统将允许俄亥俄州的研究人员和学生以及加州州立大学、多明格斯山和亚拉巴马奥克伍德学院的同事访问一个独特的、多功能的和创新的仪器。研究生和博士后培训的仪器将更好地准备学术和工业就业。这三所学校的课程内容将通过使用这些设备得到加强，包括开设新课程。 俄亥俄州州立大学，通过网络连接，将提供本科院校和俄亥俄州的分支校园访问该仪器，并使用该仪器进行推广演示。

With this award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities: Multi User (CRIF:MU) program, the Chemistry Department at Ohio State University will acquire a Raman Fourier transform infra red (FTIR) micro-spectroscopy system. The spectrometer will advance research projects including spatial distributions of protein-surfactant interactions; positional behavior of surface plasmon resonances in microchannel arrays; the correlation between micro structural details and phase distributions on electron transport processes and chemical reactions; spectra of nanobasket molecules at near micrometer spatial resolution; and real time mapping of chemical species and reaction mechanisms as they occur over heterogeneous surfaces. At the practical end of the research project continuum, projects will be pursued including production of reliable and sensitive sensors to control combustion and reduce pollution; and design of cheaper fuels and less polluting engines. Infra red and Raman spectra probe the structure and bonding of molecules at the atomic level. The spectral data is employed for quantitative and qualitative measurements of minute quantities of materials to identify what is present and how much. The cyber enabled system working via the Ohio Supercomputer Center's fiber optic network will allow researchers and students at Ohio State as well as colleagues at California State University, Dominguez Hills and Oakwood College, Alabama to access a unique, versatile and innovative instrument. Graduate students and postdocs trained on the instrument will be better prepared for academic and industrial employment. Curricular content at all three institutions will be enhanced by access to this equipment, including development of new courses. Ohio State U., via the cyber connection, will provide undergraduate colleges and branch campuses in Ohio access to the instrument and also use the instrument for outreach demonstrations.