MRI: Track 1 Acquisition of a Brueckman Smartscan 3D Scanner for Interdisciplinary Research and Education in Object Imaging and Analysis

蒙大拿大学(UM)人文与科学学院(CH&AMP；S)将利用国家科学基金会核磁共振基金购买一台Breuckmann SmartScan 3D扫描仪，用于人类学、计算机科学、生物学和地球科学等不同系的教职员工和学生的教育和研究。该设备的研究应用包括对史前和历史文物、化石和生物材料进行高分辨率数字捕获，以进行形态测量检查、保存和管理。教育应用包括教授形态测量分析和数字法医重建技术。3D扫描仪将位于社会科学研究实验室(SSRL)，该实验室由中国科学院运营和维护。SSRL为人文与科学学院的教职员工和学生提供了一个以计算机为导向的教学环境和技术研究实验室。获得这一仪器将带来重大的智力价值。PI、合作PI和其他UM教员使用高分辨率3D扫描仪来扩展他们的研究能力以及为学生提供的教育机会。这项技术极大地提高了正在进行的研究的质量，并为学生和工作人员提供了追求新研究方向的动力。密歇根大学已经在调查和开发标准化方法，以提高与文物、化石和其他物品相关的研究的整体质量。然而，这种仪器提供的能力使这项研究得以充分发挥其潜力。在内部进行高分辨率3D扫描的能力使密歇根大学的学者处于三维物体成像和基于分析的研究的前沿。这项拨款改变了密歇根大学目前可用的3D成像研究和教育能力，从而提供了一系列更广泛的影响。参与这一助学金项目的教师和研究人员致力于多样性，并以与多元化的学生群体合作而闻名，其中包括美洲原住民、女性、非传统和特殊需要学生等代表性较低的群体。参与利用技术设备的研究项目可以培养学生的兴趣，并鼓励他们通过提供更好的升学机会在科学和技术领域寻求职业生涯。收购Breuckmann SmartScan 3D扫描仪使密歇根大学能够以高精度数字格式捕捉独特而脆弱的文物，教育工作者和研究人员可以通过数字呈现的文件随时获得这种格式。这增加了特殊材料的可用性，并允许在使用完全相同的复制品时保持碎片的安全，通过生产可以离开实验室的物品来支持K-20的推广工作。

The University of Montana (UM) College of Humanities and Sciences (CH&S) will utilize NSF-MRI funding to acquire a Breuckmann SmartScan 3D Scanner for the purpose of education and research among faculty, staff, and students in various departments, including Anthropology, Computer Science, Biology, and Geosciences. The research applications of this equipment include high resolution digital capturing of prehistoric and historic artifacts, fossils, and biological materials for the purpose of morphometric examination, preservation, and curation. Educational applications include teaching morphometric analysis and digital forensic reconstruction techniques. The 3D scanner will be located in the Social Science Research Laboratory (SSRL), which is operated and maintained by the CH&S. The SSRL offers a computer-oriented teaching environment and a technical research laboratory to faculty, staff, and students in the College of Humanities and Sciences.Acquisition of this instrument offers significant intellectual merit. The PI, co-PI, and other UM faculty use the high resolution 3D scanner to expand their research capabilities as well as the educational offerings available to students. The quality of ongoing research is greatly enhanced by this technology and it provides an impetus for students and staff to pursue new research directions. Investigation and development of standardized methods for improving the overall quality of research associated with artifacts, fossils, and other items are already underway at UM. However, the capabilities offered by this instrumentation permit this research to grow to its full potential. The ability to perform high resolution 3D scanning in-house allows UM scholars to be on the leading edge of three dimensional object imaging and analysis based research.This grant transforms 3D imaging research and the education capabilities currently available at the UM and thus offers a range of broader impacts. The faculty and researchers involved in this grant project are committed to diversity and have a reputation for working with a diverse student body that includes underrepresented populations such as Native Americans, women, non-traditional, and special needs students. Involvement with research projects utilizing technological equipment fosters interest and encourages these students to seek careers in the science and technology fields by offering better opportunities for advancing their education. Acquisition of the Breuckmann SmartScan 3D Scanner allows UM the ability to capture unique and fragile artifacts in a high precision digital format that can be made readily available for educators and researchers through digitally rendered files. This increases the availability of special materials and allows pieces to remain safe while exact replicas are in use, bolstering K-20 outreach efforts by producing items that can leave the laboratory.