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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.

北卡罗来纳大学威尔明顿分校获得了获得一台 FEI-Apreo 扫描电子显微镜 (SEM) 的奖励。 SEM 将成为本科生课程入门和高级细胞生物学教学的基石。通过与 UNCW STEM 学习合作社合作，教育福利将进一步扩展到大学预科学生，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性多年项目，该项目涉及研究生和本科生开发显微标本的 3D 可视化方法以及这些标本的 3D 打印复制品的生产。学生将与大学前青少年合作，想象、探索和制作可用作自己学校教育材料的模型。 SEM 将定期为科学博览会、大学开放日和终身学习活动提供外展机会，让公众参与基于显微镜的 STEM。因此，该奖项将使北卡罗来纳大学威尔明顿分校继续实施从 K-12 到博士的高影响力教育和公共宣传活动。该奖项将允许对细胞和组织、生物矿物、地质和古生物样本、人造材料和纳米粒子的表面结构进行高分辨率成像和微分析。具体来说，将支持五个专题组：（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多样性，（3）被子植物功能多样性和生物地理学，（4）鲸目动物及其寄生虫的形态和微观结构，以及（5）考古学、海洋古生物和沉积学岩石学。除了这些研究主题之外，该奖项还将促进许多其他项目、新的研究计划以及国内和国际合作。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。