MRI: Aquisition of Atomic Force Microscope to Advance Texas State University Materials Research

MRI：购买原子力显微镜以推进德克萨斯州立大学材料研究

• 批准号: 1625778
• 负责人: William Brittain
• 金额: $ 10.45万
• 依托单位: Texas State University - San Marcos
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-09-01 至 2019-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1625778&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Aquisition; Atomic; Force; Microscope

Non-technical: This Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) grant awarded to Texas State University at San Marcos (TxState) provides funding for the acquisition of an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). This high-resolution instrument enhances the research and educational capabilities at TxState, a Hispanic Serving Institution. Because AFM data is highly visual, the results are accessible to non-scientists and will thus engage students not already committed to STEM. The proposed instrument acquisition will immediately impact 58 students and postdocs upon acquisition (with hundreds of additional users over the lifespan of the instrument). The addition of this tool to TxState, where 55% of the students and postdocs are underrepresented in science and engineering, will have a long-term impact on a diverse population of students and the institution in which they are trained. In addition, this acquisition strengthens, in particular, the research activities of the NSF-funded PREM Center on Interfaces in Materials (PREM: Partnerships in Research and Education in Materials). A primary goal of the PREM Center is to increase the participation of underrepresented minorities in materials research. Data from this instrument will impact energy and medical-related research projects that are intended to enrich our lives. Technical: Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) is a scanning probe technology that identifies surface features at the nanometer scale. AFM will be used by Texas State University at San Marcos (TxState) to advance fundamental surface science and applications in energy and biomaterials-related research topics. Specifically, this acquisition of a AFM Workshop Life Sciences AFM will impact the following materials research areas: 1) nanocomposites, 2) self-assembly of photoactive bioconjugates, 3) nanomaterials for energy storage and conversion, 4) metallo-supramolecular assembly, 5) perovskite solar cells, and 6) stimuli-responsive biomaterials.

非技术性：这主要研究仪器（MRI）授予得克萨斯州州立大学圣马科斯（TxState）提供资金购买原子力显微镜（AFM）。这种高分辨率的仪器提高了TxState的研究和教育能力，TxState是一个西班牙裔服务机构。由于AFM数据是高度可视化的，因此非科学家也可以获得结果，从而吸引尚未致力于STEM的学生。拟议的仪器采购将立即影响58名学生和博士后的收购（与数百名额外的用户在仪器的寿命）。在TxState中，55%的学生和博士后在科学和工程领域的代表性不足，将对多样化的学生群体和他们接受培训的机构产生长期影响。此外，此次收购特别加强了NSF资助的PREM材料界面中心（PREM：材料研究和教育伙伴关系）的研究活动。PREM中心的一个主要目标是增加代表性不足的少数民族在材料研究中的参与。该仪器的数据将影响旨在丰富我们生活的能源和医疗相关研究项目。技术：原子力显微镜（AFM）是一种扫描探针技术，可在纳米尺度上识别表面特征。AFM将被德克萨斯州立大学圣马科斯分校（TxState）用于推进基础表面科学和能源及生物材料相关研究课题的应用。具体而言，此次收购AFM Workshop生命科学AFM将影响以下材料研究领域：1）纳米复合材料，2）光敏生物共轭物的自组装，3）用于能量存储和转换的纳米材料，4）金属超分子组装，5）钙钛矿太阳能电池，以及6）刺激响应生物材料。