MRI: Acquisition of X-ray Diffraction Instrumentation for Chemistry Research and Education

有了这个奖项，由化学和主要研究仪器（MRI）计划的分工共同资助，盖伦斯塔基教授和同事拉姆Seshadri和特雷弗海顿从加州圣巴巴拉大学将获得单晶X射线衍射系统，配备了现代电荷耦合检测器（CCD），以服务于化学系以及校园范围内的研究和教育计划。该提案旨在加强各级的研究培训和教育，特别是在以下研究领域：微尺寸晶体、弱衍射材料、弱结晶软材料的表征，单晶或多晶样品的相变，以及织构、取向、结晶度、以及与定向多晶样品相关的晶体生长。X射线衍射仪可以精确测量分子的完整三维结构，包括键距和键角，并提供关于分子相对于相邻分子的空间排列的准确信息。这里描述的研究将影响许多领域，包括有机和无机化学和材料化学。该仪器将成为教学和研究的一个组成部分。

With this award, co-funded by the Division of Chemistry and the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program, Professor Galen Stucky and colleagues Ram Seshadri and Trevor Hayton from the University of California Santa Barbara will acquire a single crystal X-ray diffraction system, equipped with a modern charge coupled detector (CCD) to serve the chemistry department as well as campus-wide research and education programs. The proposal is aimed at enhancing research training and education at all levels, especially in areas of study such as characterization of micro-size crystals, weakly diffracting materials, poorly crystalline soft materials, and phase-transitions of single- or poly-crystalline samples, as well as the characterization of texture, orientation, crystallinity, and crystal growth associated with oriented polycrystalline samples.An X-ray diffractometer allows accurate and precise measurements of the full three dimensional structure of a molecule, including bond distances and angles, and provides accurate information about the spatial arrangement of a molecule relative to neighboring molecules. The studies described here will impact a number of areas, including organic and inorganic chemistry and materials chemistry. This instrument will be an integral part of teaching as well as research.