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.

技术音频摘要所要求的集成2D-SAXS/WAXS仪器将作为北科罗拉多州落基山地区学术机构的共享资源。其中包括五所主要的研究型大学(科罗拉多州立大学、科罗拉多大学、科罗拉多矿业学院、丹佛大学和怀俄明大学)和两个国家实验室(NREL和NIST？博尔德)，都是在一小时内完成的？S在CSU半径内。集成的2D-SAXS/WAXS仪器将安装在CSU的共享多用户中央仪器设施(CIF)中，这是一个24小时开放的设施，供训练有素的用户使用。这种仪器预计将立即被来自这些大学中四所大学10个系的21名教职员工组成的研究小组使用。其中有8名新教师，对他们来说，本地获得集成的2D-SAXS/WAXS将在其新兴研究计划的发展中发挥决定性作用。集成的2D-SAXS/WAXS仪器将用于分析各种不同的研究项目。例如，纳米结构水凝胶网络和有机光伏材料的开发；立体嵌段共聚物和类DNA嵌段共聚物的形态表征；可聚合溶致液晶的纳滤膜和反渗透膜的开发；RNA折叠在翻译和其他生物活性中的机制和作用；结构对过渡金属纳米颗粒纳米簇的稳定性、催化活性和寿命的作用；关节替换技术的机械和磨损性能的改善；从聚电解质组件合成生物活性材料；以及使用可再生聚合物制备聚合物复合材料。这一工具对该地区的独特性，与CIF的开放获取政策相结合，将在最大限度地提高我们与来自该地区的潜在学生和教师的关系方面发挥关键作用，包括科罗拉多州的少数族裔服务机构，通过100%的补贴鼓励他们在CSU使用CIF。过去十年，在五所主要研究型大学(科罗拉多州立大学、科罗拉多大学、科罗拉多矿业学院、丹佛大学和怀俄明大学)、两个国家实验室(NREL和NIST？Boulder)，以及吸引新兴纳米技术公司将科罗拉多州作为其总部的政治举措。本提案中寻求的集成小角和广角X射线散射仪器将安装在CSU的多用户中央仪器设施(CIF)内，并在区域之间公开共享，以推进这些机构10个不同系的21名教员的研究计划；正在为丰富和多样化的应用开发下一代材料的研究计划，包括有机太阳能电池、水过滤膜、化学和药物输送、纳米粒子催化剂、关节替换技术、可再生聚合物复合材料、人造肌肉和组织生长支架。我们预计将对与南加州大学S卓越教育使命相一致的关键基础设施目标和项目产生直接和重大的影响，特别是我们积极努力扩大未被充分代表的群体在科学和工程领域的参与。这一工具的独特性，与CIF的开放获取政策相结合，将在发展与来自该地区各地的潜在学生和教师的关系方面发挥关键作用，包括几个非常重要的少数族裔服务机构，在这些机构中，CIF的所有工具都是完全免费使用的。此外，将这一工具纳入我们的研究和以课程为基础的教育机制将确保我们的研究生和本科生培训计划先发制人地适应科罗拉多州S不断变化的经济格局所要求的技能。