MRI: Acquisition of an Integrated Raman Microscopy Instrument

从主要研究仪器（MRI）计划和化学研究仪器计划（CRIF）的支持下，该奖项，教授詹妮弗斯威夫特和合作者从乔治敦大学将获得一个拉曼光谱仪/显微镜。拉曼光谱是一种分析技术，可提供材料的化学结构和物理性质的数据。它阐明了哪些原子相互结合以及这些相互作用的强度。当与显微镜结合使用时，该仪器可以探测材料的非常小的区域，从而了解材料的特性在扫描时会如何变化。此次收购将为本科生和研究生提供使用这种分析工具的培训。它将被学生在化学和物理本科研究计划（REU）在乔治敦和高中学生在由美国化学学会（项目ACS-SEED），支持学生从经济上处于不利地位的群体赞助的夏季研究计划使用。 该奖项旨在加强各级的研究和教育，特别是在以下领域：（a）多晶型物等分子晶体的合成和特性分析;（B）水合物和共晶体研究;（c）分析分子和聚合物种类的单组分和多组分纳米颗粒;（d）利用金属纳米颗粒开发燃料电池;（e）利用凝胶和粘性分散剂保护文化遗产;（f）利用水和水的混合物;（g）水和水的混合物。（f）使用有机金属骨架材料进行气体分离和储存;以及（g）使用导电聚合物电极进行生物医学和环境应用。

With this award from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program and support from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation Program (CRIF), Professor Jennifer Swift and collaborators from Georgetown University will acquire a Raman spectroscope/microscope. Raman spectroscopy is an analytical technique that provides data on the chemical structure and physical properties of a material. It elucidates what atoms are bonded to each other and the strength of those interactions. When combined with a microscope, the instrument can probe very small areas of the material providing insight on how the properties of the material will vary as one scans across it. The acquisition will provide training to undergraduate and graduate students in the use of this analytical tool. It will be used by students in the chemistry and physics undergraduate research programs (REU) at Georgetown and by high school students in a summer research program sponsored by the American Chemical Society (Project ACS-SEED) which supports students from economically disadvantaged groups. The award is aimed at enhancing research and education at all levels, especially in areas such as (a) synthesizing and characterizing molecular crystals such as polymorphs; (b) studying hydrates and co-crystals; (c) analyzing single and multi-component nanoparticles of molecular and polymeric species; (d) using metal nanoparticles for fuel-cell development; (e) employing gels and viscous dispersants for cultural heritage conservation; (f) using organometallic framework materials for gas separation and storage; and (g) using conducting polymer electrodes for biomedical and environmental applications.