MRI: Acquisition of Integrated Small and Wide Angle X-ray Scattering Instrumentation for the Rocky Mountain Region

MRI：为落基山脉地区采购集成小角度和广角 X 射线散射仪器

• 批准号: 0821799
• 负责人: Travis Bailey
• 金额: $ 63万
• 依托单位: Colorado State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-10-01 至 2011-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0821799&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Acquisition; Integrated; Small; Wide

Abstract for a Technical AudienceThe integrated 2D-SAXS/WAXS instrumentation requested will serve as a shared resource for the academic institutions of the Northern Colorado Rocky Mountain region. These include five major research universities (Colorado State University (CSU), University of Colorado, Colorado School of Mines, Denver University, and University of Wyoming) and two national labs (NREL and NIST ? Boulder), all within an hour?s radius of CSU. The integrated 2D-SAXS/WAXS instrument will be housed in the shared multi-user Central Instrument Facility (CIF) at CSU, a 24-hour open access facility for trained users. This instrumentation is expected to have immediate usage by the research groups of 21 faculty originating from 10 departments spanning four of these universities. Among these are eight new faculty for which local access to integrated 2D-SAXS/WAXS would play a deciding role in the development of their emerging research programs. The integrated 2D-SAXS/WAXS instrumentation will be applied to the analysis of a tremendously varied collection of research projects. Examples include the development of nanostructured hydrogel networks and organic photovoltaic materials; the characterization of morphology in stereo and DNA-like block copolymers; the development of nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes from polymerizable lyotropic liquid crystals; the mechanisms and roles of RNA folding in translation and other biological activities; the role of structure on stability, catalytic activity, and lifetime of transition-metal nanoparticle nanoclusters; the mechanical and wear property improvement of joint replacement technologies; the synthesis of biologically active materials from polyelectrolyte assemblies; and the generation of polymer composites using renewable polymers. The uniqueness of this instrument to the region, combined with the open-access policies of the CIF will play a key role in maximizing our ability to develop relationships with prospective students and faculty from all over the region, including minority serving institutions in Colorado for which CIF usage at CSU is encouraged through 100% subsidy. Abstract for a Non-Technical AudienceNanoscience and nanotechnology research in the Northern Colorado Rocky Mountain region has grown intensely in the last decade, spurred on by the research activities at five major research universities (Colorado State University, University of Colorado, Colorado School of Mines, Denver University, and University of Wyoming), two national labs (NREL and NIST ? Boulder), and political initiatives that entice emerging nanotechnology companies to make Colorado their home. The integrated small and wide angle X-ray scattering instrumentation sought in this proposal will be housed within the multi-user Central Instrument Facility (CIF) at CSU, and openly shared among region to advance the research programs of over 21 faculty spanning 10 different departments across these institutions; research programs that are developing next-generation materials for a rich and diverse collection of applications, including organic solar cells, water filtration membranes, chemical and drug delivery, nanoparticle catalysts, joint replacement technologies, renewable polymer composites, artificial muscles and tissue growth scaffolds. We anticipate a direct and significant impact on key infrastructural goals and projects consistent with CSU?s educational mission for excellence and innovation in teaching, and in particular our active efforts to broaden participation of underrepresented groups in the sciences and engineering. The uniqueness of this instrument, combined with the open-access policies of the CIF will play a key role in developing relationships with prospective students and faculty from all over the region, including several very important minority serving institutions for which use of all instrumentation in the CIF is strictly gratis. In addition, the inclusion of this instrument in our research and curricular based education mechanisms will ensure our graduate and undergraduate training programs are preemptively adapting to skill set demands consistent with Colorado?s changing economic landscape.

所需的技术自我综合2D-saxs/蜡仪器的摘要将作为北科罗拉多落基山脉地区学术机构的共享资源。其中包括五个主要的研究大学（科罗拉多州立大学（CSU），科罗拉多大学，科罗拉多大学，丹佛大学和怀俄明大学）和两个民族实验室（NREL和NIST？BOULDER），都在一个小时的CSU半径之内。集成的2D-SAXS/WAXS仪器将安置在CSU的共享多用户中央仪器设施（CIF）中，CSU是一个24小时的开放式设施，适合受过训练的用户。预计该仪器将立即由21名教职员工的研究小组立即使用，这些教师源自这些大学的10个学院。其中包括八个新教师，在当地访问综合的2D-saxs/蜡将在其新兴研究计划的制定中发挥决定作用。综合的2D-saxs/Waxs仪器将应用于对研究项目集合的分析。例如，纳米结构水凝胶网络和有机光伏材料的发展；立体声和DNA状块共聚物中形态学的表征；来自可聚合裂解液晶的纳米过滤和逆渗透膜的发展； RNA折叠在翻译和其他生物学活动中的机制和作用；结构对过渡金属纳米纳米簇的稳定性，催化活性和寿命的作用；关节置换技术的机械和磨损性能改进；来自聚电解质组件的生物活性材料的合成；以及使用可再生聚合物的聚合物复合材料的产生。该工具到该地区的独特性，再加上CIF的开放访问政策将在最大化我们与该地区各地的潜在学生和教职员工建立关系的能力方面发挥关键作用，包括科罗拉多州的少数派服务机构，通过该机构在CSU中通过100％的补贴鼓励CSU的CIF使用情况。科罗拉多州洛矶山脉地区的非技术听力和纳米技术研究的摘要在过去的十年中已经大大发展，这是由五个主要研究所的研究活动（科罗拉多州立大学，科罗拉多州立大学，科罗拉多州科罗拉多大学，科罗拉多州科罗拉多州科罗拉多州矿业学院，丹佛大学，二号），纽约州立大学（纽约州），纽约州和纽约州（Nrest and n n n n n n re n re n re n re n re n re n re n re n r n re n re n re n re n re n n re n n re n n n n re n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n r.吸引新兴的纳米技术公司使科罗拉多州成为自己的家。该提案中寻求的综合小角度X射线散射仪器将安置在CSU的多用户中央仪器设施（CIF）中，并在地区之间公开共享，以促进21多名教师的研究计划，这些研究计划跨越了这些机构的10个不同部门；正在开发下一代材料的研究计划，用于丰富而多样化的应用，包括有机太阳能电池，水过滤膜，化学和药物输送，纳米颗粒催化剂，关节替代技术，可再生的聚合物复合材料，人工肌肉和组织生长障碍物。我们预计，与CSU的卓越教育和创新有关教学的教育任务一致的关键基础设施目标和项目会产生直接而重大的影响，尤其是我们积极的努力，以扩大代表性不足的群体在科学和工程中的参与。该工具的独特性，再加上CIF的开放访问政策将在与该地区各地的潜在学生和教职员工建立关系中发挥关键作用，其中包括几种非常重要的少数族裔服务机构，这些机构在CIF中使用所有仪器的使用是严格免费的。 此外，将该工具纳入我们的研究和基于课程的教育机制将确保我们的毕业生和本科培训计划先发制地适应与科罗拉多州不断变化的经济格局一致的技能设置需求。