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.

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。该奖项将支持为曼卡托明尼苏达州立大学（MSUM）生物科学系的生物成像设施购买JEOL JSM-6510 LV/LGS扫描电子显微镜（SEM）。 该设施是MSUM科学，工程和技术学院的核心多用户设施。 该仪器提供生物细胞和组织的详细三维视图。 例如，该仪器将提供一种检查生物组织中血管复杂结构和结构的方法。 该工具将促进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系统的几个功能将减少培训的复杂性，并鼓励新手使用。例如，SEM将由计算机图形用户界面控制，使其操作对学生和教师都很方便。此外，显微镜将通过互联网访问远程教室和会议使用。为了扩大设备的实用性并满足大学的需要，拟议的SEM将配备低真空系统和能量色散光谱系统，该系统将容纳各种样品，并提供分析样品中存在的化学元素的方法。SEM的使用将被纳入既定的学生外展计划，促进学术活动和促进多样性。此外，一些课程将在其课程中整合SEM的使用。最后，该系统将推进MSUM现有的本科生，研究生和教师研究项目，并促进校际合作。 项目包括分析不同组织和器官中脉管系统的三维结构以及正常和异常心脏的结构分析。正在进行的和未来的研究项目，利用SEM将有很大的潜力，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师在区域或国家会议上的演讲，在同行评审的期刊出版物和互联网上进行交流。