MRI: Acquisition of a Rheometer to Expand InterdisciplinaryMaterials Science Research with Undergraduate Researchers

MRI：购买流变仪以扩大本科研究人员的跨学科材料科学研究

• 批准号: 1229383
• 负责人: Brian Utter
• 金额: $ 18.66万
• 依托单位: James Madison University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-09-01 至 2015-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1229383&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Acquisition; Rheometer; Expand; InterdisciplinaryMaterials

This award for a rheometer is expected to strengthen ongoing research at James Madison University focusing on the characterization and applications of soft materials through detailed rheological measurements. The rheometer can be configured to provide temperature control, visualization, and extensional, interfacial, concentric cylinder, and large particle rheometry. The instrument will directly lead to the training of undergraduate research assistants and will serve as an interdisciplinary tool in a variety of research projects focusing on the interplay of physical, chemical, and rheological properties of soft materials. The rheometer will serve as a shared resource at JMU's Center for Materials Science, which is composed of twenty faculty affiliates from six disciplines actively engaged in materials research. The four co-PIs will specifically conduct rheological examinations on novel self-assembled colloidal materials, flow dynamics of emulsions and foams, characterization of polymer nanocomposites, and jamming behavior of particulate suspensions. Meaningful undergraduate research opportunities and active faculty mentoring are hallmarks of the educational philosophy at James Madison University. Fundamental and applied research will be conducted with undergraduates as primary participants. While largely a research tool, the rheometer will also be used as the basis of a laboratory experiment for an upper-level course on materials characterization.

这一流变仪奖项有望加强詹姆斯麦迪逊大学正在进行的研究，重点是通过详细的流变测量表征和应用软材料。 流变仪可配置为提供温度控制、可视化和拉伸、界面、同心圆筒和大颗粒流变测定。 该仪器将直接导致本科研究助理的培训，并将作为一个跨学科的工具，在各种研究项目，重点是物理，化学和流变性能的相互作用的软材料。 流变仪将作为JMU材料科学中心的共享资源，该中心由来自六个学科的20名教师组成，积极从事材料研究。这四个co-PI将专门对新型自组装胶体材料、乳液和泡沫的流动动力学、聚合物纳米复合材料的表征以及颗粒悬浮液的堵塞行为进行流变学检查。有意义的本科生研究机会和积极的教师指导是詹姆斯麦迪逊大学教育理念的标志。 基础和应用研究将与本科生作为主要参与者进行。 虽然流变仪在很大程度上是一种研究工具，但它也将用作材料表征高级课程实验室实验的基础。