CRIF:MU Acquisition of Particle Sizing and Characterization Instrumentation for Chemistry Research and Education

凭借化学研究仪器和设施：多用户（CRIF：MU）计划的这一奖项，爱荷华州大学化学系将获得一套仪器来确定粒度并表征小颗粒的表面和性质。请求提供的设备包括一台动态光散射仪、一台扫描迁移率粒度分析仪、一台空气动力学粒度分析仪、一台电感耦合等离子体光发射光谱仪和一台BET表面科学面积分析仪。 该仪器将用于研究项目，包括1）纳米晶沸石的合成和应用; 2）颗粒的大气和环境化学; 3）纳米结构无机材料的新合成路线; 4）颗粒表面改性; 5）量子点在生物传感中的应用，以及6）在本科化学课程中开发新实验。 这套仪器将被纳入化学推广计划，使教师和学生从区域本科院校到爱荷华州的大学，涉及先进的仪器不提供在他们的家乡机构动手研讨会的部门。

With this award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities: Multi User (CRIF:MU) program, the Chemistry Department at the University of Iowa will acquire a suite of instruments to determine particle size and to characterize the surface and properties of small particles. The requested equipment includes a dynamic light scattering instrument, a scanning mobility particle sizer, an aerodynamic particle sizer, an inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer and a BET surface science area analyzer. This instrumentation will be used in research projects including 1) synthesis and applications for nanocrystalline zeolites; 2) atmospheric and environmental chemistry of particles; 3) new synthetic routes to nanostructured inorganic materials; 4) particle surface modifications; 5) applications of quantum dots in biosensing, and, 6) development of new experiments in the undergraduate chemistry curriculum. The set of instruments will be incorporated into the Department of Chemistry outreach programs that bring faculty and students from regional undergraduate institutions to the University of Iowa for hands-on workshops involving advanced instrumentation not available at their home institutions.