Multi-User X-ray Diffraction (XRD) Core Equipment

多用户X射线衍射（XRD）核心设备

• 批准号: EP/T024437/1
• 负责人: Brian Meenan
• 金额: $ 12.74万
• 依托单位: University of Ulster
• 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%2FT024437%2F1
• 关键词: Multi; User; ray; Diffraction; XRD

A process for the strategic allocation of the Ulster University EPSRC Capital Award for Core Equipment, led by the Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research & Impact, Professor Cathy Gormley-Heenan, has identified the Faculty of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment as the being the main originators of the historical performance in securing capital funding from EPRSC's World Class Labs budget over the last five years that has then led to the submission of this proposal. As a member of the University Research & Impact Leadership Team, the Associate Dean for Research & Impact, Professor Brian Meenan is the staff member with responsibility for the equipment strategy in the Faculty. He has therefore been tasked with leading the process to identify the equipment purchase that best aligns Ulster's capital infrastructure strategic requirements, within the scope of objectives of the call, and to act as Principle Investigator for the submission. The equipment allocation was considered by the Faculty Leadership Team which is led by the Executive Dean Professor Liam Maguire and comprises heads of the four Schools in the Faculty (Belfast School of Architecture & the Built Environment, School of Computing, School of Computing, Engineering & Intelligent Systems and School of Engineering) and the Head of Faculty Operations. As such, this leadership group has complete oversight of research capital support needs within the Faculty and has direct access to the infrastructure registers held by the respective Schools. Assessment of current needs across all of the relevant criteria by the Faculty Leadership Team has identified the purchase of a core level multi-user X-ray Diffractometer (XRD) instrument, to be based within the School of Engineering, as being the most appropriate fit to this call. It is recognised that the £100k award that is available to Ulster is insufficient to enable this purchase and therefore the additional funds required will be provided by the University from institutional funds to a total value of ca. £216k (inclusive of VAT).The XRD instrument to be purchased here will add significant on-going benefits to academic research at Ulster that directly align with the EPSRC strategic priorities in Healthcare Technologies, Energy, Engineering, Manufacturing the Future and Physical Sciences. It will also greatly benefit our R&D support for indigenous industry and help with attracting foreign direct investment by making available resources that major companies expect to be available in the region. Hence, its availability will make a contribution to the drivers economic growth in NI, as promoted by DfE, Invest NI and The NI MATRIX Panel. In doing so it will increase the international profile of the NI Higher Education sector in NI that is central to the delivery of the Ulster University 5&50 Strategic Plan.

由负责研究与影响力的副校长 Cathy Gormley-Heenan 教授领导的阿尔斯特大学 EPSRC 核心设备资本奖战略分配流程已确定计算、工程与建筑环境学院是过去五年从 EPRSC 世界级实验室预算中获得资本资助的历史表现的主要发起者，从而导致了本提案的提交。作为大学研究与影响力领导团队的成员，负责研究与影响力的副院长，布莱恩·米南教授是负责学院设备战略的工作人员。因此，他的任务是在电话会议目标范围内领导确定最符合阿尔斯特资本基础设施战略要求的设备采购流程，并担任提交的首席研究员。设备分配由学院领导团队审议，该团队由执行院长利亚姆·马奎尔教授领导，成员包括学院四个学院（贝尔法斯特建筑与建筑环境学院、计算机学院、计算机学院、工程与智能系统学院和工程学院）的负责人以及学院运营主管。因此，该领导小组可以全面监督学院内的研究资金支持需求，并可以直接访问各学院持有的基础设施登记册。教师领导团队根据所有相关标准对当前需求进行评估，确定购买位于工程学院的核心级多用户 X 射线衍射仪 (XRD) 仪器，最适合此要求。据了解，阿尔斯特可获得的 10 万英镑奖金不足以支持此次购买，因此所需的额外资金将由大学从机构资金中提供，总价值约为 10 万英镑。 21.6 万英镑（含增值税）。在此购买的 XRD 仪器将为阿尔斯特的学术研究带来显着的持续效益，这些效益直接符合 EPSRC 在医疗保健技术、能源、工程、未来制造和物理科学方面的战略重点。它还将大大有利于我们对本土产业的研发支持，并通过提供大公司希望在该地区获得的资源来帮助吸引外国直接投资。因此，正如 DfE、Invest NI 和 NI MATRIX Panel 所推动的那样，它的可用性将为推动北爱尔兰的经济增长做出贡献。这样做将提高北爱尔兰高等教育部门的国际形象，这对于阿尔斯特大学 5&50 战略计划的实施至关重要。