MRI: Acquisition of an Atomic Force Microscope and a Tunable Infrared Laser for Advanced Interface Engineering and Interrogation

MRI：获取原子力显微镜和可调谐红外激光器，用于高级接口工程和询问

• 批准号: 0922946
• 负责人: Daniel Bubb
• 金额: $ 39.03万
• 依托单位: Rutgers University Camden
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-08-01 至 2012-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0922946&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Acquisition; Atomic; Force; Microscope

This award is for the acquisition of laser systems and an atomic force microscope to pursue novel work in the engineering and characterization of interfaces. Each of the three investigators brings a unique knowledge base and experience, and the equipment will allow special collaborative opportunities to develop. The research that will be performed with these tools includes laser deposition of polymer films, the characterization of fungal-plant interfaces, and liquid crystal diffraction grating research. While the pairing of two physicists and a biologist may seem unusual, it is precisely this type of interaction that will allow for the advancement of knowledge across disciplinary boundaries. An example of this work is the nanomechanical characterization of the plant-fungi interface and the subsequent capture and interrogation of the vapors emitted by competing species of fungi. It would not be likely that we could pursue this research as individual investigators and the equipment will allow us to thoroughly capitalize on our mutual interests. Other research that will be pursued involves the deposition and characterization of liquid crystal nanocomposite films and the resonant desorption of analyte compounds to facilitate the detection of explosives and other chemicals of interest.The broader impacts of the award begin with the fact that it is intrinsically multidisciplinary (as noted above) and therefore affords the participation by a wide group of students drawn from each of the three science departments. Rutgers-Camden is located adjacent to Philadelphia in the city of Camden, NJ. It draws a very diverse pool of students from an area that has been historically recognized as one of the most troubled cities in America (Camden). However, Camden borders on Moorestown and Cherry Hill, which are nationally known as some of the best suburban towns to live in. Since most of our students come from the surrounding counties, the student body greatly resembles the populace. As part of Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, we have institutional resources that are greater than most schools of our size, yet the distinct character of this campus is rooted in and informed by a commitment to undergraduate education with an emphasis on student participation in research. The acquisition of this equipment will greatly enhance both education and practical training through laboratory curricula and advanced research projects. Finally, each of the investigators will forgenew directions in their respective research programs.

该奖项是为了收购激光系统和原子力显微镜，以追求界面工程和表征方面的新工作。 三名调查员中的每一位都带来了独特的知识基础和经验，这些设备将为开发特殊的合作机会提供机会。 将使用这些工具进行的研究包括聚合物薄膜的激光沉积、真菌-植物界面的表征和液晶衍射光栅研究。虽然两个物理学家和一个生物学家的配对看起来很不寻常，但正是这种类型的互动将使知识跨越学科界限。 这项工作的一个例子是植物-真菌界面的纳米力学表征，以及随后捕获和询问真菌竞争物种发出的蒸汽。 我们不太可能以个人调查员的身份进行这项研究，而这些设备将使我们能够充分利用我们的共同利益。 其他将进行的研究包括液晶纳米复合薄膜的沉积和表征，以及分析物化合物的共振解吸，以促进爆炸物和其他感兴趣的化学品的检测。该奖项的更广泛影响开始于它本质上是多学科的事实（如上文所述），因此可以让来自三个科学系的学生广泛参与。 罗格斯-卡姆登大学位于新泽西州卡姆登市，毗邻费城。 它吸引了来自历史上被公认为美国最麻烦的城市之一（卡姆登）的一个地区的学生非常多样化。 然而，卡姆登毗邻穆尔斯敦和樱桃山，这是全国闻名的一些最好的郊区城镇居住。 由于我们的大部分学生来自周边县，学生团体非常类似于民众。 作为罗格斯大学新泽西的州立大学的一部分，我们拥有比我们规模的大多数学校更大的机构资源，但这个校园的独特性植根于对本科教育的承诺，并强调学生参与研究。 购置这些设备将通过实验室课程和高级研究项目大大加强教育和实际培训。 最后，每个研究者将在他们各自的研究计划中形成新的方向。