MRI: Acquisition of an FEI Apreo Scanning Electron Microscope

MRI：购买 FEI Apreo 扫描电子显微镜

基本信息

批准号：
1828053
负责人：
Alison Taylor
金额：
$ 61.11万
依托单位：
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2018
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2018-10-01 至 2021-09-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1828053&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
MRI Acquisition FEI Apreo Scanning

项目摘要

An award is made to the University of North Carolina Wilmington to acquire an FEI-Apreo Scanning electron Microscope (SEM). The SEM will be a cornerstone of the undergraduate curriculum in introductory and advanced cell biology teaching. The educational benefits will be further extended to pre-college students through collaboration with the UNCW STEM Learning Cooperative, with a special focus on girls from underrepresented communities. The SEM will be used to conduct an integrative multi-year project that involves graduate and undergraduate students developing 3D visualization methods for microscopic specimens and production of 3D printed replicas of these specimens. Students will collaborate with pre-college teens to image, explore and produce models that can be used as educational material in their own schools. The SEM will provide regular outreach opportunities for science fairs, college open days, and life-long learning events that engage the general public in microscopy-based STEM. The award will therefore enable continued implementation of The University of North Carolina Wilmington's high-impact education and public outreach activities that are crosscutting, from K-12 through Ph.D.The award will allow for high resolution imaging and microanalysis of surface structures of cells and tissues, biominerals, geological and paleontological samples, manufactured materials, and nanoparticles. Specifically, five thematic clusters of research will be supported: (1) Cell biology, taxonomy, and diversity of marine algae, (2) marine invertebrate and microbial symbiont diversity, (3) angiosperm functional diversity and biogeography, (4) morphology and microstructure of cetaceans and their parasites, and (5) archeology, marine palentology, and sedimentary petrology. In addition to these research themes, many other projects, new research initiatives, and national and international collaborations will be facilitated by this award.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

向北卡罗来纳大学威尔明顿大学颁发了奖励，以获取Fei Apreo扫描电子显微镜（SEM）。 SEM将是入门和高级细胞生物学教学中本科课程的基石。通过与UNCW STEM学习合作社的合作，将进一步扩大教育福利，并特别关注来自代表性不足社区的女孩。 SEM将用于开展一个综合多年项目，涉及研究生和本科生开发3D可视化方法，用于微观标本，并生产这些标本的3D印刷复制品。学生将与预科青少年合作，以形象，探索和制作可以用作自己学校的教育材料的模型。 SEM将为科学博览会，大学开放日和终身学习活动提供定期的外展机会，这些活动使公众参与基于显微镜的STEM。因此，该奖项将能够继续实施北卡罗来纳大学威尔明顿大学的高影响力教育和公共外展活动，从K-12到博士学位。该奖项将允许对细胞和组织，生物矿物质和组织，地质学和古生物学样本，生产材料，制造材料和Nananoperts和Nanaperticles和Nananopers的细胞和组织表面结构进行高分辨率成像和微分析。具体而言，将支持五个主题研究：（1）海洋藻类的细胞生物学，分类学和多样性，（2）海洋无脊椎动物和微生物共生物的多样性，（3）鼠尾草功能多样性和生物地理学和生物地理学，（4）（4）（4）（4）塞氏谱系及其谱系的形态学和层状，以及（5）：5），（5），（5），（5），5），（5），（5），5）岩石学。除这些研究主题外，该奖项还将促进许多其他项目，新的研究计划以及国家和国际合作。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准的评估来获得支持的。