MRI: Acquisition of a Three Dimensional Raman Imaging System for the Integrated Science Center of SUNY Geneseo

该奖项由主要研究仪器和化学研究仪器项目支持，以支持和改进Kazushige Yokoyama教授及其同事Jani Lewis， Dori Farthing， Nicholas Warner和Rabeka Alam的研究。这个机构正在购买一个三维拉曼成像系统。一般来说，拉曼显微镜从一个标准的光学显微镜开始，然后使用激光扫描样品表面，在整个视野范围内实现化学图像。激光波长探测表面并产生光谱，识别材料中的化学成分。这提供了有关组件属性的有用信息。这是一种对各种材料的化学成分进行定性和半定量鉴定的强有力的分析工具。它被用于几个重要的研究领域。该仪器是西班牙裔服务机构（HSI）和圣约翰费舍尔学院（St John Fisher College）化学、生物化学和地质学本科学生的教学、研究和研究训练的一个组成部分。该仪器为分布在各个院系和其他邻近大学的各种课程的学生提供了直接的研究经验。该拉曼成像系统的授予旨在加强各级的研究和教育。该仪器通过直接表征纳米级金属界面上的蛋白质折叠来检测肽、自组装、递送或RNA包装的分子马达，以及通过识别细胞连接处形态相似但化学性质不同的蛋白质，为科学提供了相关的社会效益。该仪器还用于表征冶金渣的脱氮过程，以了解渣处理对环境的潜在影响，并用于表征火星模拟材料。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 to SUNY Geneseo is supported by the Major Research Instrumentation and the Chemistry Research Instrumentation programs to support and improve research by Professor Kazushige Yokoyama and colleagues Jani Lewis, Dori Farthing, Nicholas Warner and Rabeka Alam. This institution is acquiring a three-dimensional Raman imaging system. In general, a Raman microscope begins with a standard optical microscope but then uses a laser to scan the surface of a sample to implement a chemical image over the whole field of view. The laser wavelengths probe the surface and produce a spectrum which identifies chemical components in the material. This gives useful information on the properties of the components. This is a powerful analytical tool for identifying chemical composition qualitatively and semi-quantitatively of various materials. It is being used in several important research areas. This instrument is an integral part of teaching as well as research and research training of undergraduate students in chemistry, biochemistry and geology at this Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) as well as St John Fisher College. The instrumentation provides direct research experience for students in a variety of courses distributed in various departments and other neighboring universities.The award of this Raman imaging system is aimed at enhancing research and education at all levels. The science enabled by this instrument provides relevant societal benefits by directly characterizing protein folding over a nanoscale metal interface to detect peptide, self-assembly, delivery, or molecular motor for RNA packaging and by identifying morphologically similar but chemically different proteins at a cellular junction. The instrumentation is also used for characterizing the devitrification process in metallurgical slag to understand potential environmental impacts of slag disposal and for characterizing Mars analogue materials.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.