MRI: Acquisition of a Mask Aligner for Micro/Nano-Fabrication Research at Arkansas State University

这个主要研究仪器（MRI）奖支持微/纳米制造的掩模对准器的收购。 该仪器将支持阿肯色州州立大学琼斯博罗分校（ASU-J）工程、物理、化学、分子生物学和食品科学多个研究小组正在进行的和未来的基于微/纳米尺度制造的研究和教育。 该仪器将用于支持重点研究能量收集设备，传感器和致动器，光子物质上的感应电磁场，以及细胞和分子生物学的检测/操纵。 微/纳米制造的可再生能源研究将使用该系统来研究能量收集/高效设备？聚光光伏、热电和光子显示器和晶体？以提高能源转换效率和成本效益。 研究人员还将使用这种设备来研究微图案结构对细胞和分子生物学的影响。 此外，所要求的掩模对准器将经常用于纳米压印光刻在更深入的纳米尺度的原子应用。该仪器将扩大和加强研究项目和机会中心的有效和可持续利用资源（CESUR）在亚利桑那州立大学-J和提供多学科的研究经验，教师和研究生和本科生在工程，物理，化学，分子生物学，和食品科学项目。 通过在利用该工具的课程中开展新的活动，将对教学产生影响。 在ASU-J校园新开发的工程科学硕士（MSEng）课程中就读的学生将经常利用该设备进行微/纳米级器件开发的研发和教学目的。 增强的研究机会也会增加大学？学校努力从传统上代表性不足的群体中招募和留住学生和教师。

This Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) award supports the acquisition of a mask aligner for micro/nano-fabrication. The instrument will support ongoing and future micro/nano-scale fabrication-based research and education by multiple research groups in engineering, physics, chemistry, molecular biology, and food science at Arkansas State University-Jonesboro (ASU-J). The instrument will be used to support research focused on energy harvesting devices, sensors and actuators, induced electromagnetic fields onto photonic matter, and detection/manipulation of cells and molecular biology. Research in renewable energy with micro/nano-fabrication will use this system to allow the study of energy harvesting/efficient devices ? concentrated photovoltaic, thermoelectric, and photonic displays and crystals ? for enhanced in energy conversion efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Research will also use this equipment to study the effects of micro-patterned structures on the cell and molecular biology. Additionally, the requested mask aligner will be used frequently for nano-imprinting lithography in more in-depth nano-scaled atomic applications.This instrument will expand and enhance research projects and opportunities within the Center for Efficient and Sustainable Use of Resources (CESUR) at ASU-J and provide multi-disciplinary research experiences for faculty and graduate and undergraduate students in engineering, physics, chemistry, molecular biology, and food science programs. Instruction will be impacted via the development of new activities in courses that make use of the instrument. Students enrolled in the newly developed Master of Science in Engineering (MSEng) program on ASU-J campus, will utilize this equipment frequently for both R&D and instructional purposes for micro/nano-scaled device development. Enhanced research opportunities will also increase the University?s effort to recruit and retain students and faculty from traditionally underrepresented groups.