MRI: Acquisition of a Scanning Electron Microscope for a Multi-User Core Facility in Science, Engineering, and Technology

MRI：为科学、工程和技术领域的多用户核心设施采购扫描电子显微镜

• 批准号: 0923435
• 负责人: Michael Bentley
• 金额: $ 19.95万
• 依托单位: Minnesota State University, Mankato
• 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: 2009-09-01 至 2012-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0923435&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Acquisition; Scanning; Electron; Microscope

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).This award will support the acquisition of a JEOL JSM-6510LV/LGS scanning electron microscope (SEM) for the Biological Imaging Facility in the Department of Biological Sciences at Minnesota State University, Mankato (MSUM). The facility is a core multi-user facility in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology at MSUM. The instrument provides detailed three-dimensional views of biological cells and tissues. For instance, the instrument will provide a means to examine the complex architecture and structure of blood vessels in biological tissues. The instrument will facilitate ongoing research, educational and training activities within the university and South Central Minnesota. Several features of the SEM system will lessen the complexity of training and encouraging novice use. For example, the SEM will be controlled by a computer-graphic-user-interface making its operation user friendly for students and faculty. Furthermore, the microscope will be accessible via the Internet for remote classroom and conference use. To expand the utility of the equipment and to serve the needs of the university, the proposed SEM will be equipped with a low vacuum system and an energy dispersive spectroscopy system which will accommodate diverse variety of specimens and provide a means to analyze the chemical elements present in a specimen. Use of the SEM will be incorporated in established student outreach programs, which promote scholarly activity and foster diversity. In addition, several courses will integrate use of the SEM in their curriculum. Finally, the system will advance existing undergraduate, graduate and faculty research projects at MSUM and foster intercollegiate collaboration. Projects include analysis of the three-dimensional structure of vasculature in diverse tissues and organs and structural analysis of normal and abnormal hearts. Ongoing and future research projects that utilize the SEM will have a high potential for widespread dissemination at local, regional and national meetings. Outcomes of the research projects will be communicated through presentations by students and faculty at regional or national meetings, in peer reviewed journal publications, and the internet.

该合同由2009年《美国复苏和再投资法案》(公法111-5)资助，用于支持明尼苏达州立大学曼卡托分校生物科学系的生物成像设备购买JEOL JSM-6510LV/LGS扫描电子显微镜。该设施是密歇根州立大学科学、工程和技术学院的核心多用户设施。该仪器提供了生物细胞和组织的详细三维视图。例如，该仪器将提供一种手段来检查生物组织中复杂的血管结构和结构。该仪器将促进该大学和明尼苏达州中南部正在进行的研究、教育和培训活动。SEM系统的几个特点将降低培训和鼓励新手使用的复杂性。例如，扫描电子显微镜将由计算机图形用户界面控制，使其操作方便学生和教职员工。此外，显微镜将可通过互联网访问，供远程教室和会议使用。为了扩大仪器的用途和满足大学的需要，拟议的扫描电子显微镜将配备一个低真空系统和一个能量色散光谱分析系统，可容纳不同种类的样品，并提供分析样品中存在的化学元素的手段。扫描电子显微镜的使用将被纳入现有的学生推广计划中，这些计划促进学术活动和促进多样性。此外，几门课程将在课程中综合使用扫描电子显微镜。最后，该系统将推进密歇根州立大学现有的本科生、研究生和教职员工研究项目，并促进校际合作。项目包括分析不同组织和器官中血管系统的三维结构，以及正常和异常心脏的结构分析。正在进行的和未来利用扫描电子显微镜的研究项目将很有可能在地方、区域和国家会议上广泛传播。研究项目的成果将通过学生和教职员工在地区或国家会议上的演讲、同行评议的期刊出版物和互联网进行交流。