MRI: Acquisition of a Powder/Thin Film X-ray Diffractometer

MRI：粉末/薄膜 X 射线衍射仪的采集

• 批准号: 1126845
• 负责人: Scott Oliver
• 金额: $ 25.05万
• 依托单位: University of California-Santa Cruz
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-10-01 至 2014-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1126845&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Acquisition; Powder; Thin; Film

Technical AbstractThis proposal seeks to establish the first modern powder/thin film X-ray diffractometer on the UC Santa Cruz campus. At present, thin film, in-situ variable temperature/atmosphere, reflectance, scattering and powder refinement data are not possible on campus. Current research needs across multiple departments in both the science and engineering divisions guarantee that the proposed instrumentation will operate and remain at full capacity immediately upon installation. Space for the instrument has already been assigned in the X-ray facility (PI Oliver is the director). The very user-friendly Rigaku SmartLab system and its automated changing of sample stages would facilitate the multiuser environment and thus training of graduate, undergraduate and postdoctoral researchers across many disciplines. Samples from nearby state university campuses will also be analyzed. The equipment will impact several NSF and NIH funded campus minority programs as well as a series of undergraduate and graduate courses. The multidisciplinary aspects of the project tie in perfectly with the goals of the MRI program and the campus initiative in materials. Within the last two months, plans have initiated to establish a Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UC Santa Cruz, led by Co-PI Ramirez who is also Dean of the School of Engineering.Non-Technical AbstractThe UC Santa Cruz campus is in desperate need of state-of-the-art equipment that will allow researchers to study materials in a variety of areas important to society including electronics, alternative energy, sensors and biomaterials. The instrument uses X-rays to gain understanding of the internal structure of bulk powders and thin films, which will allow them to evaluate and further their externally funded research projects. Users across campus in both science and engineering rely on these data and would continually make use of the instrument. It would also impact several nearby state campuses that are studying materials. A series of courses in chemistry, physics and earth sciences would study the theory and use of the instrument, some with hands-on training. Transfer students from nearby community that are involved in UC Santa Cruz bridge programs would also make use of the instrumentation in their research and courses. This proposal matches well with the expansion by UC Santa Cruz into the area of materials, with a possible new Department of Materials Science and Engineering with ties to industry in nearby Silicon Valley.

技术摘要该提案旨在建立第一个现代粉末/薄膜X射线衍射仪在加州大学圣克鲁斯校园。 目前，薄膜，在现场可变的温度/气氛，反射率，散射和粉末细化数据是不可能的校园。 目前科学和工程部门多个部门的研究需求保证了拟议的仪器将在安装后立即运行并保持满负荷运行。 X射线设施中已分配了仪器的空间（PI奥利弗是主任）。 理学SmartLab系统及其样品台的自动更换将促进多用户环境，从而为跨学科的研究生，本科生和博士后研究人员提供培训。 来自附近州立大学校园的样本也将被分析。 这些设备将影响NSF和NIH资助的几个校园少数民族项目以及一系列本科和研究生课程。 该项目的多学科方面与MRI计划和材料校园倡议的目标完美结合。 在过去的两个月里，加州大学圣克鲁斯分校计划建立一个材料科学与工程系，由联合PI拉米雷斯领导，他也是工程学院的院长。非技术摘要加州大学圣克鲁斯校区迫切需要最先进的设备，使研究人员能够研究对社会重要的各种领域的材料，包括电子，替代能源，传感器和生物材料。 该仪器使用X射线来了解散装粉末和薄膜的内部结构，这将使他们能够评估和推进他们的外部资助的研究项目。 科学和工程领域的校园用户都依赖于这些数据，并将不断使用该仪器。 它还将影响附近几个正在学习材料的州立大学。 化学、物理和地球科学方面的一系列课程将研究仪器的理论和使用，有些课程还提供实践培训。 从附近社区转学的学生参与加州大学圣克鲁斯桥梁项目，也将在他们的研究和课程中使用仪器。 这一提议与加州大学圣克鲁斯在材料领域的扩张非常吻合，可能会建立一个新的材料科学与工程系，与附近的硅谷工业有联系。