MRI: Acquisition of a Single Crystal X-ray Diffractometer at the University of Virginia

该奖项由主要研究仪器和化学研究仪器项目支持。弗吉尼亚大学（UVA）正在购买一台单晶x射线衍射仪，以支持罗伯特·吉利亚德教授和他的同事：托马斯·冈诺和黛安·迪基。一般来说，x射线衍射仪可以精确测量分子的完整三维结构，包括键的距离和角度。它提供了一个分子相对于邻近分子的空间排列的准确信息。这里描述的研究影响许多领域，包括有机和无机化学，材料化学和生物化学。该仪器是该机构化学和生物化学以及其他工程领域的本科生和研究生的教学、研究和研究训练的组成部分。此外，衍射仪对弗吉尼亚大学的教学和培训、外展活动和本科生研究都有广泛的影响。主要来自本科院校的区域合作伙伴拥有大量女性和代表性不足的少数民族人口，他们也从使用这一工具中受益。颁发x射线衍射仪的目的是为了加强各级的研究和教育。仪器的获取影响了对先进制造有用的合成无机和有机材料的表征。该仪器用于研究催化过程和利用电化学产生与能源相关的产品，例如，将低势能化学品转化为高能量化学品，用于风能、太阳能等可再生能源的大规模使用。此外，衍射仪有利于材料化学和工程的探索。它也用于表征与生物化学有关的产品。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award is supported by the Major Research Instrumentation and the Chemistry Research Instrumentation programs. The University of Virginia (UVA) is acquiring a single crystal X-ray diffractometer to support Professor Robert Gilliard and colleagues: Thomas Gunnoe and Diane Dickie. In general, an X-ray diffractometer allows accurate and precise measurements of the full three-dimensional structure of a molecule, including bond distances and angles. It provides accurate information about the spatial arrangement of a molecule relative to neighboring molecules. The studies described here impact many areas, including organic and inorganic chemistry, materials chemistry and biochemistry. This instrument is an integral part of teaching as well as research and research training of undergraduate and graduate students in chemistry and biochemistry as well as other engineering fields at this institution. In addition, the diffractometer has broad impact on teaching and training, outreach activities, and undergraduate research at UVA. The regional partners from primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs) have significant female and underrepresented minority populations the also benefit from the use of this instrumentation.The award of the X-ray diffractometer is aimed at enhancing research and education at all levels. The instrument acquisition impacts the characterization of synthetic inorganic and organic materials useful to advance manufacturing. The instrumentation is used for studying catalytic processes and using electrochemistry to generate energy relevant products, e.g., conversion of low potential energy chemicals into high energy chemicals for the scaled use of renewable energy sources such as wind, solar. In addition, the diffractometer benefits the exploration of materials chemistry and engineering. It is also used to characterize products relevant to biological chemistry.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.