MRI: Acquisition of an x-ray photoelectron spectrometer for research and education in inorganic, nan oparticulate, and biological materials

建议：0723077PI：Bridget Rogers机构：范德比尔特大学标题：MRI--购买一台X射线光电子能谱仪，用于无机、纳米和生物材料的研究和教学这笔赠款允许从物理电子公司购买一台PHI 5000 VersaProbe X射线光电子能谱仪(XPS)，用于加强三个广泛领域的材料研究和教育：无机材料、纳米颗粒和生物材料。该仪器的可变区域分析能力(从大约200im到10im光斑大小)使其成为支持广泛的尖端研究主题的理想选择。已经确定了17名教职员工，他们的现有和未来项目将从范德比尔特校区增加的XPS中获得极大好处。在17名教职员工中，我们有3名NSF职业生涯奖获得者，2名总统科学家和工程师早期职业奖(PECASE)获得者，2名已被范德比尔特大学授予教学优秀奖。这个屡获殊荣的教职员工群体在许多方面都是不同的。它由6名助理、4名副教授(职业生涯初期)和7名正教授组成，来自化学工程、电气工程、生物医学工程、土木工程、化学和物理系的代表。五名女性和一名非裔美国人。智力优势：在校园里使用XPS将使研究受益，就像使用XPS的教职员工一样多样化。它分为三大类：无机材料、纳米颗粒材料和生物材料。属于无机材料的项目包括电子材料(栅电介质、碳化硅、钻石和CZT)、碳/水泥复合材料和用于极端环境的陶瓷。纳米颗粒材料的项目包括磁光薄膜和纳米颗粒，用于开发燃料电池催化剂和固态白光照明。落入生物材料领域的项目包括DNA修饰表面、用于太阳能转换和金属氧化物生长的仿生路线、骨聚合物复合材料以及用于抗击乳腺癌的纳米晶体。所有这些项目之间的纽带是材料科学跨学科研究生项目，该项目的几乎所有主要用户都是附属教师。此外，许多主要用户是范德比尔特纳米科学与工程研究所(VINSE)的教员。一台最先进的XPS仪器不仅将使现有的项目受益，还将极大地加强这个多学科研究中心。广泛的影响：收购该仪器将广泛影响范德比尔特大学和菲斯克大学的材料科学研究生教育和培训，Fisk大学是一所历史上的黑人院校。2004年，范德比尔特和菲斯克被授予教育与研究一体化研究生培训助学金。范德比尔特*菲斯克纳米科学研究与教育跨学科项目与两所大学VINSE研究人员的研究活动挂钩。学生们在两个校区一起学习课程。物理电子公司的科学家将与PI合作，每年举办一次为期一天的XPS研讨会。Laibinis、Jennings和Rogers教授将开发一门XPS分析模块课程(5周，每周3小时)，以支持Vanderbilt*Fisk IGERT。本模块的重点将放在理论和基本的仪器操作上。此外，他们还将开发一门为期一学期的表面、界面和薄膜表征课程。在单元课程和学期课程中都将强调数据分析。罗杰斯教授最近购买了表面分析软件CASAXPS的现场许可证，以支持她的研究项目。来自XPS和她的俄歇电子能谱仪系统的数据将用于演示课程概念，学生将能够使用CASAXPS软件执行最先进的数据简化。

Proposal: 0723077PI: Bridget RogersInstitution: Vanderbilt UniversityTitle: MRI--Acquisition of an x-ray photoelectron spectrometer for research and education in inorganic, nan oparticulate, and biological MaterialsThe purchase of a PHI 5000 VersaProbe x-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS) from Physical Electronics is allowed by this grant for the enhancement of materials research and education in three broad areas:inorganic, nanoparticulate, and biological materials. The variable area analysis capabilities (from approximately 200 im down to 10 im spot size) of this instrument make it ideal for the support of a wide range of cutting edge research topics. Seventeen faculty members whose existing and future programs will benefit greatly from the addition of this XPS on the Vanderbilt campus have been identified. Among the 17 faculty members we have 3 NSF Career award winners, two Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) winners, and two have been recognized by Vanderbilt University with awards for excellence in teaching. This award-winning group of faculty is diverse in many aspects. It consists of 6 Assistant, 4 Associate (early career), and 7 Full professors, with representatives from the departments of Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemistry, and Physics. Five are women and one is African American.Intellectual Merit:The research that will benefit from having an XPS on campus is just as diverse as the faculty who will utilize the instrument. It falls into three broad categories: Inorganic Materials, Nanoparticulate Materials, and Biological Materials. Projects falling under the Inorganic Materials heading include electronic materials (gate dielectrics, SiC, diamond, and CZT), carbon/cement composites, and ceramics for extreme environments. Projects falling under the Nanoparticulate Materials heading include magneto optical thin films and nanoparticles for the development of fuel cell catalysts and solid-state white lighting. Projects falling into the Biological Materials include DNA-modified surfaces, biomimetic routes for solar energy conversion and metal oxide growth, bone-polymer composites, and nanocrystals to fight breast cancer. The link between all these projects is the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Materials Science, of which nearly all of the major users are affiliate faculty. Also, many of the major users are faculty of the Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE). A state-of-the-art XPS instrument will not only benefit the existing programs, but will greatly strengthen this multidisciplinary research center.Broader Impacts:The acquisition of this instrument will broadly impact graduate Materials Science education and training at both Vanderbilt University and Fisk University, a historically black institution. In 2004, Vanderbilt and Fisk were awarded an Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training grant.The Vanderbilt*Fisk Interdisciplinary Program for Research & Education in the Nanosciences is tied to the research activities of VINSE researchers at both universities. The students take courses together on both campuses. Scientists from Physical Electronics will work with the PI's to develop a yearly one-day workshop on XPS. Professors Laibinis, Jennings, and Rogers will develop a modular (5 weeks, 3 hours/week) course in XPS analysis to support the Vanderbilt*Fisk IGERT. The focus of this module will be on theory and basic instrument operation. In addition, they will develop a semester long course in Surface, Interface, and Thin Film characterization. Data analysis will be emphasized in both the modular and semester courses. Professor Rogers recently purchased a site license for the surface analysis software CASAXPS to support her research programs. Data from the XPS and her Auger electron spectrometer systems will be used to demonstrate course concepts, and students will be able to perform state-of-the-art data reduction using the CASAXPS software.