MRI: Acquisition of a Biopotential Measurement System

研究目标和方法：本研究的目标是在跨学科合作中弥合工程和自然科学，这将加强跨学科的课程教学和研究项目。该方法是获得一个最先进的生物电位仪器系统，使PI能够加强他们与学生在更先进的研究项目中的合作。智力价值：该提案的智力价值集中在加强一个设施，这将促进科学和工程领域的教师和学生之间的互动，以计划和开展研究。这种互动将使其成员能够作为跨学科的科学家和工程师团队工作，并在同行评议的期刊出版物和国家会议上解释和交流研究成果。更广泛的影响：更广泛的影响将是有效地整合教育和研究;提高科学和技术的理解，并从事有益于社会的研究。这项研究的结果旨在开发新的设备和/或新的治疗方法，以改善患有神经系统疾病的个人的生活质量。这种合作是由处于不同专业发展阶段的代表性不足的少数群体进行的，他们在让代表性不足的少数群体学生参与自然科学和工程研究方面有着良好的记录。这些设备将用于继续改进他们成功合作的研究项目，并允许学生进行研究和独立学习项目。通过一项数据共享计划，同行机构将能够为其他项目访问使用该设备收集的数据。

Research Objectives and Approaches: The objective of this research is to bridge engineering and natural sciences in an inter-disciplinary collaboration, which will enhance course instruction and research projects across disciplines. The approach is to acquire a state-of-art biopotential instrumentation system that allows the PIs to enhance their collaboration in more advanced research projects with students.Intellectual Merit: The intellectual merit of the proposal is centered on enhancing a facility that will foster the interaction between the faculty and students in science and engineering to plan and conduct research. This interaction will allow its members to work as a team of scientists and engineers across disciplines, and to interpret and communicate research findings in both peer-reviewed journal publications and at national conferences.Broader Impacts: The broader impacts will be to effectively integrate education and research; enhance scientific and technical understanding, and engage in research that can benefit society. The outcome of this research is aimed at developing new devices and/or new treatments to improve the quality of life of individuals suffering from neurological disorders. This collaboration is being conducted by under-represented minorities at different stages of professional development, who have demonstrated a track record of engaging under-represented minority students in research in the natural sciences and engineering. This equipment will be utilized to continue improving the research projects from their successful collaborations and allow students to conduct research and independent study projects. Through a data-sharing plan, peer-institutions will be able to access the data collected with this equipment for other projects.