MRI: Acquisition of a Benchtop Analytical Scanning Electron Microscope

MRI：购买台式分析扫描电子显微镜

• 批准号: 1919563
• 负责人: Deborah Berhanu
• 金额: $ 18.66万
• 依托单位: Fashion Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-08-01 至 2022-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1919563&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Acquisition; Benchtop; Analytical; Scanning

This Major Research Instrumentation award supports the Fashion Institute of Technology [FIT] with the purchase of a tabletop analytical Scanning Electron Microscope [SEM] to foster on-campus research and improve undergraduate STEAM [Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics] education. The use of SEM helps scientists overcome inherent limitation of optical microscopy. The electron beam in a SEM interacts with the sample and generates signals that are used to produce images and provide chemical identifications. This instrument supports in-house qualitative and quantitative characterization of various materials and enhances greatly the research and curatorial facility at FIT. This instrument also fosters internal collaborations, spanning from biomaterials and textile engineering to artistic endeavors. Design and production methods are becoming more technologically sophisticated. Creative industries therefore demand that design professionals possess the scientific literacy and interdisciplinary aptitude necessary to understand new materials and the underlying science, such as polymers, biomaterials and nanomaterials. Integrating sustainability into product design, development and manufacturing are other challenges for which FIT trains students. As a community college specializing in art and design, FIT is reaching across disciplines to better prepare students mostly women for the science aspects of their careers. Integrating the instrument in courses will impact many of the projects that FIT students undertake to fulfill their hands-on curricula. The acquisition of a Scanning Electron Microscope, SEM, at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) enables interactive, cross-disciplinary research, and curatorial and industrial collaborations that focus on materials characterization. The SEM will also enable the study of electron-beam interactions, to explore nanocoatings on items. In addition to promoting faculty research, the SEM will enhance the learning experience of FIT students related to the development and use of materials, and support and expand interdisciplinary/problem-based STEAM curricula and programs within the Science and Math department. The SEM will be integrated into current courses and used to develop new curricula. Students and faculty will have opportunities to work in well-equipped science laboratories that support materials research and development with advanced materials characterization.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.

这个主要的研究仪器奖支持技术的时尚学院[FIT]与桌面分析扫描电子显微镜[SEM]的购买，以促进校园内的研究和提高本科STEAM [科学，技术，工程，艺术，数学]教育。SEM的使用帮助科学家克服了光学显微镜固有的局限性。SEM中的电子束与样品相互作用并产生用于产生图像和提供化学鉴定的信号。该仪器支持各种材料的内部定性和定量表征，并大大增强了FIT的研究和策展设施。该工具还促进了内部合作，从生物材料和纺织工程到艺术活动。设计和生产方法在技术上变得越来越复杂。因此，创意产业要求设计专业人员具备必要的科学素养和跨学科能力，以了解新材料和基础科学，如聚合物，生物材料和纳米材料。将可持续性融入产品设计，开发和制造是FIT培训学生的其他挑战。作为一所专门从事艺术和设计的社区学院，FIT正在跨学科地为学生（主要是女性）的职业生涯做好科学方面的准备。将仪器集成到课程中将影响FIT学生为完成他们的实践课程而进行的许多项目。Fashion Institute of Technology（FIT）收购扫描电子显微镜SEM，可以进行交互式，跨学科的研究，以及专注于材料表征的策展和工业合作。 SEM还将使电子束相互作用的研究成为可能，以探索物品上的纳米涂层。除了促进教师的研究，SEM将提高FIT学生的学习经验与材料的开发和使用，并支持和扩大科学和数学系内的跨学科/基于问题的STEAM课程和计划。SEM将被纳入现有课程，并用于开发新的课程。学生和教师将有机会在设备齐全的科学实验室工作，支持材料研究和开发与先进的材料表征。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得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的支持。