MRI: Acquisition of a high-energy micro-computed tomography scanner for inter- and multi-disciplinary STEM research

MRI：购买高能微型计算机断层扫描仪，用于跨学科和多学科 STEM 研究

• 批准号: 1828305
• 负责人: Simone Hoffmann
• 金额: $ 42.66万
• 依托单位: New York Institute of Technology
• 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=1828305&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Acquisition; energy; micro; computed

An award is made to the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) to acquire a micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) scanner for visualizing, reconstructing, and analyzing organic and inorganic objects in three dimensions. Micro-CT utilizes X-rays to reveal the internal structure of objects at the microscopic level, without having to section them. It has fostered countless transformative projects in biology, engineering, and medicine. The acquisition will enable opportunities to engage high school, undergraduate, and graduate students, as well as the general public, in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Faculty involved in this program will mentor high school students through NYIT's Science & Technology Entry Program (STEP), which introduces economically disadvantaged and traditionally underrepresented students to STEM fields. In addition, faculty and students in Engineering will incorporate CT-based technology into the Cultivating Resources for Employment with Assistive Technology (CREATE) program to develop technologies that help people with disabilities in their work environments. To engage with the broader community, NYIT will collaborate with "Through the Lens Initiative", an innovative science art competition, to showcase compelling 3D visualizations of student research using micro-CT data. Access to the micro-CT facility will stimulate groundbreaking research in biology, paleontology, nanotechnology, engineering, and life sciences and will foster a network of collaborations among local universities, ultimately strengthening the larger scientific community. Micro-CT technology has been widely adopted across archaeological, biological, and materials sciences over the past decade. Moreover, recent methodological advancements, such as contrast-enhanced CT imaging of soft tissues, promise enduring and novel applications for the future. The new micro-CT facility at NYIT will have a significant impact on the scientific community on Long Island, one of the most academically dense areas in the U.S.A with an enormous and diverse research community. Thirty-two researchers from Long Island and the New York Metropolitan Region have already submitted projects for scanning. These projects will utilize micro-CT imaging on structures that span five orders of magnitude in size (from nano-cement to dinosaur bones), 200 million years, and a wide spectrum of organic and inorganic materials. At NYIT, these studies will promote interdisciplinary collaboration across three colleges and provide outstanding research opportunities for students at all academic levels, promoting future scientific advancements within the New York Metropolitan Region and beyond.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.

向纽约技术学院（NYIT）颁发了奖励，以获取微型计算机（Micro-CT）扫描仪，以在三个维度上可视化，重建和分析有机和无机物体。 Micro-CT利用X射线来揭示微观级别的对象的内部结构，而无需将它们截面。它培养了无数的生物学，工程和医学变革项目。此次收购将有机会吸引高中，本科生和研究生，以及科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）的公众。参与该计划的教师将通过NYIT的科学技术进入计划（Step）指导高中生，该计划将经济弱势群体且传统上代表性不足的学生介绍给STEM领域。此外，工程领域的教职员工将通过辅助技术（CREAT）计划将基于CT的技术纳入培养资源，以开发帮助残疾人在工作环境中的技术。为了与更广泛的社区互动，NYIT将与创新的科学艺术竞赛“通过镜头计划”合作，以使用Micro-CT数据来展示学生研究的引人注目的3D可视化。进入Micro-CT设施将刺激生物学，古生物学，纳米技术，工程和生命科学的开创性研究，并将促进当地大学之间的合作网络，最终增强更大的科学界。在过去的十年中，在考古，生物学和材料科学中广泛采用了Micro-CT技术。此外，最近的方法论进步，例如软组织的对比增强的CT成像，有望持久和未来的新颖应用。 NYIT的新Micro-CT设施将对长岛的科学界产生重大影响，长岛是美国学术界最密集的地区之一，拥有巨大而多样化的研究界。来自长岛和纽约大都会地区的32名研究人员已经提交了扫描项目。这些项目将利用跨越五个数量级的结构（从纳米水泥到恐龙骨头），2亿年，以及各种有机和无机材料的结构。在NYIT，这些研究将促进三所学院的跨学科合作，并为所有学术层面的学生提供出色的研究机会，从而促进纽约大都会地区及其他地区的未来科学进步。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过评估该基金会的智力功能和广泛的影响来审查Criteria，并被认为是通过评估的支持。

项目成果

Introduction to Adalatherium hui (Gondwanatheria, Mammalia) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar

• DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2020.1805455
• 发表时间: 2020-12
• 期刊: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
• 影响因子: 1.4
• 作者: D. Krause;J. Groenke;S. Hoffmann;R. Rogers;Lydia J. Rahantarisoa

Skeleton of a Cretaceous mammal from Madagascar reflects long-term insularity

• DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2234-8
• 发表时间: 2020-04
• 期刊: Nature
• 影响因子: 64.8
• 作者: D. Krause;D. Krause;S. Hoffmann;Yaoming Hu;J. Wible;G. Rougier;E. Kirk;J. Groenke;J. Groenke;R. Rogers;James B. Rossie;J. Schultz;A. Evans;W. Koenigswald;Lydia J. Rahantarisoa

Postcranial Morphology of Adalatherium hui (Mammalia, Gondwanatheria) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar

马达加斯加晚白垩世 Adalatherium hui（哺乳动物、冈瓦纳动物）的颅后形态

• DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2020.1799818
• 发表时间: 2020
• 期刊: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
• 影响因子: 1.4
• 作者: Hoffmann, Simone;Hu, Yaoming;Krause, David W.
• 通讯作者: Krause, David W.

Variation in Articular Cartilage Thickness Among Extant Salamanders and Implications for Limb Function in Stem Tetrapods

• DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.671006
• 发表时间: 2021-05-11
• 期刊: FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
• 影响因子: 3
• 作者: Molnar, Julia L.