MRI: Acquisition of a Dual-Source Single-Crystal X-ray Diffractometer.

该奖项由主要研究仪器和化学研究仪器计划共同支持。圣母大学正在购买一台双源单晶衍射仪，配备高通量Cu和Mo微焦点X射线源，CPAD探测器和低温设备，以支持艾伦奥利弗教授及其同事Vlad Iluc和艾米丽崔的研究。一般来说，X射线衍射仪允许准确和精确地测量分子的完整三维结构，包括键距和角度，并提供关于分子相对于相邻分子的空间排列的准确信息。这里描述的研究影响了许多领域，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本科生和研究生教学、研究和研究培训的组成部分。该设施作为一个区域性的XRD资源，通过与田纳西理工大学、圣玛丽玛丽学院、伊丽莎白敦学院和不列颠哥伦比亚省维多利亚大学等机构的研究人员积极合作，使印第安纳州内主要本科院校的学生和教师受益，并对ND以外产生影响。并与私营部门保持联系。他们与来自智利、加拿大和新西兰的同事开展了国际合作。该奖项旨在加强各级研究和教育。该仪器的研究重点是对各种物质的研究和表征，包括对映体纯和手性有机化合物、药物前体和其他生物重要分子、有机金属和无机复合物以及类矿物材料。金属络合物的结构测定（例如，催化），固态材料（例如，能量转换），以及光原子分子的绝对构型（例如，该奖项反映了NSF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 jointly supported by the Major Research Instrumentation and the Chemistry Research Instrumentation Programs. The University of Notre Dame is acquiring a dual-source single crystal diffractometer equipped with high-flux Cu and Mo microfocus X-ray sources, a CPAD detector, and a cryogenic device to support the research of Professor Allen Oliver and colleagues Vlad Iluc, and Emily Tsui. 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, and 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 at this institution. The facility serves as a regional XRD resource benefitting students and faculty from primarily undergraduate institutions within the state of Indiana with impacts outside ND through active collaborations with researchers at institutions such as Tennessee Tech University, St. Mary’s College, Elizabethtown College, and the University of Victoria, B.C., and maintains private sector affiliations. They have developed international collaborations with colleagues from Chile, Canada, and New Zealand.The award is aimed at enhancing research and education at all levels. Research enabled by the instrument is focused on the study and characterization of a wide variety of substances including enantiopure and chiral organic compounds, drug precursors and other biologically important molecules, organometallic and inorganic complexes and mineral-like materials. Structure determination of metal complexes (e.g., catalysis), solid-state materials (e.g., energy conversion), and absolute configurations of light-atom molecules (e.g., natural products) is essential to drive research in these fields.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.