MRI: Development of an Ultrafast Fluorescence Microscope Based on Femtosecond Image Amplification in the Visible and Near-IR.

MRI：开发基于可见光和近红外飞秒图像放大的超快荧光显微镜。

• 批准号: 0923345
• 负责人: Piotr Piotrowiak
• 金额: $ 54万
• 依托单位: Rutgers University Newark
• 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=0923345&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Development; Ultrafast; Fluorescence; Microscope

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).With this award from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program, Piotr Piotrowiak and his research group from Rutgers University - Newark will develop an ultrafast fluorescence microscope. The proposed microscope will combine ultrafast laser technology with non-linear optical detection to create images with sub-100 femtosecond resolution. The proposed microscope will be used to study nano- and micro-structured materials. The project will be carried out by a diverse group of young scientists, from high school students through the American Chemical Society's Project SEED Program, through post-doctoral scientists.New kinds of microscopy techniques open up new avenues of research. The instrument developed with this award will allow scientists to study very fast physical processes in nano- and micro-structured materials. In this way, a deeper understanding of important processes in new materials will be developed more quickly. Too often, bulk measurements do not provide the answers that scientists need to understand the behavior of nano- and micro-structured materials, which can only be answered through microscopic measurements of isolated particles, defects, or structures. The research that is enabled by this technology is important in the fields of chemical sensing, catalysis, photovoltaic development and optoelectronics -- all cutting-edge technologies important to society. In addition, the researchers working with Prof. Piotrowiak will receive invaluable training in technology development, an important skill in today's workforce.

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。有了这个来自主要研究仪器（MRI）计划的奖项，罗格斯大学纽瓦克的Piotr Piotrowiak和他的研究小组将开发一种超快荧光显微镜。 拟议中的显微镜将联合收割机超快激光技术与非线性光学检测相结合，以创建低于100飞秒分辨率的图像。 拟议中的显微镜将用于研究纳米和微米结构的材料。 该项目将由一群不同的年轻科学家执行，从高中生到美国化学学会的项目种子计划，再到博士后科学家。新型显微技术开辟了新的研究途径。 利用该奖项开发的仪器将使科学家能够研究纳米和微米结构材料中非常快速的物理过程。 通过这种方式，将更快地对新材料中的重要工艺进行更深入的了解。 通常，批量测量不能提供科学家需要了解纳米和微米结构材料行为的答案，这些问题只能通过对孤立颗粒、缺陷或结构的微观测量来回答。 这项技术所推动的研究在化学传感、催化、光伏开发和光电子学等领域都很重要-所有这些都是对社会很重要的尖端技术。 此外，与Piotrowiak教授合作的研究人员将获得技术开发方面的宝贵培训，这是当今劳动力的一项重要技能。