MRI: Acquisition of a Modern Transmission Electron Microscope for Research and Training in South Dakota

这个奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案(公共法律111-5)资助的。南达科他州矿业与技术学院(SDSM&Amp；T)要求使用现代透射电子显微镜(TEM)进行纳米科学和纳米工程研究和研究培训，包括材料科学、物理、化学和地质学、化学、生化和环境工程。这项请求是基于对该文书的研究和培训需要、容纳和维护该文书的现有基础设施以及该文书长期成功的体制承诺。具有晶格成像、数字可编程、层析成像、衍射、分析显微镜和扫描电子显微镜的现代电子显微镜，具有远程访问能力，将为南达科他州已资助的和新兴的研究带来巨大的实用价值。该项目将使南达科他州和中北部各州地区的教职员工能够开展研究活动，并加强州立大学和部落学院提供本科生和研究生研究培训以及K-12和公共宣传的能力。位于SDSM&amp；T的工程和采矿实验站是一个遍布全州和地区的成熟的电子显微镜表征中心，服务于学术界和工业界，并拥有操作、维护和管理设备的物理和管理基础设施。一份支持文件表明了该大学对收购的承诺，其中包括实验室翻新、员工和基础设施。

0923483Ahrenkiel"This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5)."South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (SDSM&T) requests a modern transmission electron microscope (TEM) for nanoscience & nanoengineering research and research training in a range of disciplines, including materials science, physics, chemistry, and geological, chemical, biochemical, and environmental engineering. The request is based on the research and training need for the instrument, the existing infrastructure to accommodate and maintain the instrument, and the institutional commitment for the long-term success of the instrument. A modern TEM capable of lattice imaging, digital programmability, tomography, diffraction, analytical microscopy, and scanning TEM, with remote access capability, would bring tremendous utility to funded and emerging research in South Dakota. The TEM will enable the research activities of faculty members in South Dakota and the Northcentral States region, and enhance the ability of state universities and tribal colleges to provide undergraduate and graduate research training, and K-12 and public outreach. The Engineering and Mining Experiment Station at SDSM&T is an established electron-microscopy characterization hub throughout the state and region, serving both academia and industry, and has the physical and managerial infrastructure in place to operate, maintain, and administer the equipment. A supporting document demonstrates the university's commitment to the acquisition, which includes laboratory renovation, staff, and infrastructure.