MRI: Acquisition of an Analytical Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope for Research and Teaching

0922912科尔曼韦恩州立大学“该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。扫描电子显微镜（SEM）是材料科学及相关领域研究的重要工具。 韦恩州立大学（WSU）是一所全国性的研究型大学，其纳米技术工作重点包括以下领域：（一）纳米颗粒合成和组装;（二）纳米晶体和薄膜的直接自组装;（三）传感器和纳米装置、生物传感器;（四）药物输送;（五）能源材料，如太阳能材料和燃料电池技术催化剂。 所提出的（场发射）FE SEM需要达到所需的分辨率（1.4 nM），以及在所有这些领域的导电和非导电材料和生物样品的成像。 这些功能是不可能与现有的20多岁的技术过时的仪器。 该仪器将位于华盛顿州立大学分析电子显微镜实验室（LAEM），这是由中央仪器设施（CIF）管理的几个核心设施之一。 该仪器将提供给整个WSU校园，其他当地大学和当地行业。 该工具将影响来自WSU校园内25个研究小组的100多名用户，来自托莱多大学的3个小组和几家当地公司。 该仪器还将影响材料科学、物理学、化学化工、电子与计算机工程和生物科学专业本科生和研究生的教育质量。 该仪器将被大量的研究生和博士后研究员明确使用，作为他们正在进行的研究经验和成熟的一部分。Layman总结：扫描电子显微镜（SEM）是材料科学和相关领域研究中非常重要的仪器。 它不仅可作为放大镜以比光学显微镜更高的分辨率对样品表面进行成像，还可通过使用各种专业探测器获得有关局部化学成分和晶体结构的信息。 韦恩州立大学（WSU）是一所全国排名的研究型大学，其纳米技术工作重点包括：纳米颗粒、半导体薄膜、疾病检测生物传感器、医疗患者药物输送、太阳能材料和燃料电池技术材料。 建议（？场发射？）FE SEM是一种最先进的仪器，需要在导电和非导电材料以及生物样品上实现最大放大。 这一切都不可能与现有的20多岁的技术过时的仪器。 该仪器将位于华盛顿州立大学的分析电子显微镜实验室（LAEM），该实验室是由中央仪器设施（CIF）管理的几个核心设施之一。 该仪器将提供给整个WSU校园，其他当地大学和当地行业。该工具将影响来自WSU校园内25个研究小组的100多名用户，来自托莱多大学的3个小组和几家当地公司。 该仪器还将影响材料科学、物理学、化学化工、电子与计算机工程和生物科学等专业本科生和研究生的教育质量。 该工具将被大量的研究生和博士后研究员明确使用，作为他们正在进行的研究经验和成熟的一部分。

0922912ColemanWayne State U."This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5)."Technical Summary: A scanning electron microscope (SEM) is a very important instrument for research in Materials Science and related fields. Nanotechnology efforts at Wayne State University (WSU), a nationally ranked Research University, includes emphasis in the following areas: (i) nanoparticle synthesis and assembly; (ii) direct self-assembly of nano-crystalline and thin films; (iii) sensors and nano-devices, biosensors; (iv) drug delivery; and (v) energy materials such as solar energy materials and catalysts for fuel cell technology. The proposed (Field Emission) FE SEM is required to achieve the required resolution (1.4 nM), as well as imaging of conductive and non-conductive materials and biological samples in all these areas. These capabilities are not possible with the existing 20+ year old technologically-out-of-date instrument. The instrument will be located in the WSU Laboratory of Analytical Electron Microscopy (LAEM) that is one of several core facilities administrated by the Central Instrument Facility (CIF). The instrument will be available to the entire WSU campus, other local universities, and local industries. This instrument will impact more than 100 users from 25 research groups across the WSU campus, 3 groups from University of Toledo, and several local companies. This instrument will also affect the education quality for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Biological Science. This instrument will explicitly be used by a large number of graduate students and post-doctoral fellows as part of their on-going research experience and maturation.Layman Summary: A scanning electron microscope (SEM) is a very important instrument for research in Materials Science and related fields. It is used not only for imaging the surface of samples as a magnifier with higher resolution than possible with optical microscopes, but also for obtaining information about the local chemical composition and crystal structure by using various specialty detectors. Nanotechnology efforts at Wayne State University (WSU), a nationally ranked Research University, includes an emphasis in several area including: nanoparticles, thin films for semiconductors, biosensors for disease detection; drug delivery for medical patients, solar energy materials, and fuel cell technology materials. The proposed (?Field Emission?) FE SEM is a state-of-the-art instrument that is required to achieve maximum magnification on conducting and non-conducting materials and biological samples. None of this is possible with the existing 20+ year old technologically out-of-date instrument. The instrument will be located in the Laboratory of Analytical Electron Microscopy (LAEM) at WSU that is one of several core facilities administrated by the Central Instrument Facility (CIF). The instrument will be available to the entire WSU campus, other local universities, and local industries. This instrument will impact more than 100 users from 25 research groups across the WSU campus, 3 groups from University of Toledo, and several local companies. This instrument will also affect the education quality for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Biological science. This instrument will explicitly be used by a large number of graduate students and post-doctoral fellows as part of their on-going research experience and maturation.