Multi-User Equipment to Refresh Underpinning Analytical Capabilities at the University of Warwick

我们能够快速和常规地获取有关人类或自然产生的分子、材料和设备的组成、结构、形态和功能的信息，这是工程和物理科学(EPS)许多进步和突破的核心。因此，这项建议的主要目的是更换和升级我们的质谱学、显微镜和设备表征设施/研究技术平台(RTP)中陈旧的或即将报废的支持多用户设备，以确保华威大学(UW)的研究人员能够使用最先进的分析科学(AS)基础设施。UW在AS领域的长期卓越根植于战略投资(如人员、设备、基础设施、培训等)。在这个支撑性的领域。所需的AS设备包括：1)用于我们的质谱分析(MS)设施的四台仪器，包括一台电感耦合等离子质谱仪、气相色谱四极杆质谱仪、MicroTOF Focus和3D离子陷阱质谱仪，这将提高我们的分析能力和灵敏度水平。2)我们RTP计划中的三台核心主要显微镜设备：包括一台透射电子显微镜、原子力显微镜和共焦拉曼；使我们能够通过更快的成像速度和更高的图像分辨率来提高我们的核心分析能力。3)参数分析仪和探测系统将安装在大学的电力电子特征分析套件(PEATER)中，以实现更大的处理能力和在更高电压和电流下对设备的分析。拟议的AS设备将用于促进和加强华盛顿大学的广泛EPS研究，这属于EPSRC的战略范围，并与大学的研究战略全面一致；致力于大学“全球研究重点”(GRP)的核心主题，包括能源、创新制造、健康科学和技术以及材料。新的AS设备将支持理学院四个关键系(化学、物理、工程和WMG)的50个学术小组的研究，这些小组在不同的领域工作，包括：催化、化学和合成生物学、能源材料、制造、医学成像、纳米颗粒、纳米复合材料、聚合物材料、电力电子、半导体、结构工程、合成有机和配位化学。这种对最先进设备的投资也将是促进许多M-Level本科生、硕士和博士生以及早期职业研究人员在尖端AS技术方面的培训的基础。每个设施/RTP都有完善的用户培训和支持计划，这些计划对所有华盛顿大学的学生和教职员工开放。这项培训还将向外部学者和行业合作伙伴提供。威斯康星大学致力于确保所要求的设备得到有效的管理和维护，并确保整个大学和外部研究合作伙伴最大限度地使用设备。这些设备将通过共享设施(MS和Peater)或通过UW提供大量投资的适当的RTP(电子显微镜和拟议的光学光谱学)进行管理。总体而言，自2014年成立以来，UW对其RTP的贡献总额超过884万GB(人员、设备、维护和消耗品)。Access将通过GRPS在内部进行宣传，并在外部通过华威科学服务(WSS)进行宣传-这是一个位于华盛顿大学的卓越中心，为可能受益于专业知识和仪器的企业提供尖端的世界级科学服务、技术测量解决方案、创新的翻译研究以及知识和培训服务。它还将在国家设备共享门户网站Equipment.Data上列出。

Our ability to rapidly and routinely obtain information about the composition, structure, morphology and function of molecules, materials and devices produced by man or by nature is central to many advances and breakthroughs in the Engineering and Physical Sciences (EPS). Therefore, the main aim of this proposal is to replace and upgrade obsolete or near end-of-life underpinning, multi-user equipment within our mass spectrometry, microscopy and device characterisation Facilities/Research Technology Platforms (RTP), to ensure that researchers at Warwick (UW) have access to a state-of-the-art Analytical Science (AS) infrastructure. UW's long-term excellence in AS is firmly rooted in strategic investment (e.g. people, equipment, infrastructure, training, etc.) in this underpinning field. The AS equipment requested includes:1) Four instruments for our Mass Spectrometry (MS) Facility, including an Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer, Gas Chromatography Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer, MicroTOF Focus and 3D ion trap Mass Spectrometer, which will increase both our analytical capacity and level of sensitivity.2) Three core workhorse microscopy devices from within our RTP programme: including a Transmission Electron Microscope, Atomic Force Microscope, and confocal Raman; allowing us to increase both our core analysis capacity through higher speed imaging, and improved image resolution.3) A Parameter Analyser and Probing System to be hosted within the University's Power Electronic Characterisation suite (PEATER), to enable both greater processing capacity and the analysis of devices at higher voltages and currents.The proposed AS equipment will be used to facilitate and strengthen a wide range of EPS research at UW, that falls within EPSRC's strategic remit and is comprehensively aligned to the research strategy of the University; contributing to core themes within the University's 'Global Research Priorities' (GRPs) including Energy, Innovative Manufacturing, Science and Technology for Health, and Materials. The new AS equipment will underpin the research of >50 academic groups from across four key departments (Chemistry, Physics, Engineering and WMG) within the Faculty of Science, working in diverse fields, including: catalysis, chemical and synthetic biology, energy materials, manufacturing, medical imaging, nanoparticles, nanocomposites, polymer materials, power electronics, semiconductors, structural engineering, synthetic organic and coordination chemistry. This investment in state-of-the art equipment will also be fundamental to facilitating the training of many M-Level undergraduates, MSc and PhD students, and early career researchers in cutting-edge AS techniques. Each Facility/RTP has well established programmes of user training and support, and these are open to all UW student and staff users. This training will also be offered to external academics and industry partners. UW is committed to ensuring that the equipment requested is effectively managed and maintained, and that usage is maximised across the University and by external research partners. The equipment will either be managed through shared Facilities (MS and PEATER), or through the appropriate RTP (Electron Microscopy and proposed Optical Spectroscopy) to which UW has provided significant investment. Overall, UW's contribution to its RTPs totals more than £8.84M (staff, equipment, maintenance and consumables) since their inception in 2014. Access will be advertised internally through the GRPs, and externally through Warwick Scientific Services (WSS) - a centre of excellence based at UW, delivering cutting-edge world class scientific services, technical measurement solutions, innovative translational research, and knowledge and training services to businesses that could benefit from expertise and instrumentation. It will also be listed on equipment.data, a national equipment sharing portal.