Supporting World-Class Labs at the University of Manchester

支持曼彻斯特大学的世界一流实验室

• 批准号: EP/T023406/1
• 负责人: Wendy R Flavell
• 金额: $ 76.45万
• 依托单位: University of Manchester
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FT023406%2F1
• 关键词: Supporting; World; Class; Labs; University

Since its creation in 2004, the University of Manchester has focussed on building its reputation for world-class research, and has risen rapidly in world university league tables. It now ranks within the top 35 institutions in the world. Our stated aim is to to provide state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, and pioneer arrangements for their more efficient use, including sharing.Now we propose to use our EPSRC Capital Award for Core Equipment to support researchers in the Faculty of Science and Engineering, by providing state-of-the-art equipment in fields aligned with University of Manchester strategic priorities. Following a round of competitive bidding, the projects we have chosen for investment are:* A state-of-the-art powder X-ray diffractometer (XRD) for determining the structure of materials. This will increase the capability and capacity of our XRD facility by replacing an obsolete instrument. The new capabilities will support our growing portfolios of research in catalysis and identifying newly-synthesised materials, particularly porous materials. The instrument will be available to all researchers from the University of Manchester and to external users in other universities and also industry.* A high resolution, high throughput mass spectrometer for identification and detection of large biomolecules. This will increase the capability and capacity of our mass spectrometry facility by replacing two ageing instruments that were decommissioned during 2019. The instrument is particularly useful for identifying heavy molecules, such as those used in biomanufacturing, or in the bio-synthesis of pharmaceuticals, molecular machines, and nanostructures. The instrument will be available to researchers in the University of Manchester, other universities and a wide range of industry users.* A unique 'make and characterise' facility for mineral dusts, which will be created by co-locating new and existing instruments. A jet mill will be used to create the dusts that will then be characterised in one location. This will allow us to study how jet engines are destroyed by dust, mimicking the real conditions inside a jet engine. It will provide a significant uplift in our capability in this field, will underpin multidisciplinary collaborations between environmental sciences and mechanical engineering, and support longstanding collaborations with the aviation industry.* A new workstation for studying materials under environmental conditions where they can be electrochemically corroded, in order to find new ways to protect them. Examples are the flowing solutions saturated with hydrogen sulphide that are encountered in geothermal power stations and the flowing fluid conditions found inside oil pipelines. It will be used by around 20 groups working in metallurgy and corrosion and their external partners in other universities and in industry.

自2004年成立以来，曼彻斯特大学一直致力于建立其世界级研究的声誉，并在世界大学排行榜上迅速上升。它现在是世界上排名前35位的机构。我们的既定目标是提供最先进的设施和设备，并为更有效地使用它们做出先锋安排，包括共享。现在，我们建议使用我们的EPSRC核心设备资本奖，通过在与曼彻斯特大学战略优先事项一致的领域提供最先进的设备，来支持科学与工程学院的研究人员。经过一轮竞标，我们选择的投资项目是：* 用于确定材料结构的最先进的粉末X射线衍射仪（XRD）。这将通过更换过时的仪器来提高我们XRD设施的能力和容量。新的能力将支持我们在催化和识别新合成材料，特别是多孔材料方面不断增长的研究组合。该仪器将提供给曼彻斯特大学的所有研究人员以及其他大学和工业界的外部用户。一种用于大生物分子识别和检测的高分辨率、高通量质谱仪。这将通过更换2019年退役的两台老化仪器来提高我们质谱设施的能力和容量。该仪器特别适用于识别重分子，例如用于生物制造或药物、分子机器和纳米结构的生物合成的重分子。该仪器将提供给曼彻斯特大学的研究人员，其他大学和广泛的行业用户。一个独特的“制造和回收”设施的矿物粉尘，这将是建立在共同定位新的和现有的仪器。将使用喷射研磨机来产生粉尘，然后在一个位置对其进行表征。这将使我们能够研究喷气发动机是如何被灰尘破坏的，模仿喷气发动机内部的真实的条件。它将大大提升我们在这一领域的能力，支持环境科学和机械工程之间的多学科合作，并支持与航空业的长期合作。一个新的工作站，用于研究材料在可能被电化学腐蚀的环境条件下的情况，以找到保护它们的新方法。例如，地热发电站中遇到的饱和硫化氢的流动溶液和石油管道内发现的流动流体条件。它将被大约20个从事冶金和腐蚀工作的团体及其在其他大学和工业中的外部合作伙伴使用。