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.

在负责研究与影响的副校长Cathy Gormley-Heenan教授的领导下，阿尔斯特大学EPSRC核心设备资本奖的战略分配过程已经确定，计算、工程和建筑环境学院是过去五年从EPRSC世界一流实验室预算中获得资本资金的历史表现的主要发起者，然后导致了该提案的提交。作为大学研究与影响领导团队的一员，研究与影响副院长Brian Meenan教授负责学院的设备战略。因此，他的任务是在招标目标范围内，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过程，并担任提交的主要调查员。设备分配由学院领导团队考虑，该团队由执行院长Liam Maguire教授领导，由学院四个学院（贝尔法斯特建筑与建筑环境学院、计算学院、计算、工程与智能系统学院和工程学院）的负责人和学院运营负责人组成。因此，该领导小组对学院内的研究资金支持需求进行全面监督，并可直接访问各自学院持有的基础设施登记册。学院领导团队对所有相关标准的当前需求进行了评估，确定了在工程学院内购买核心级多用户x射线衍射仪（XRD）仪器，这是最适合此次呼吁的。据悉，阿尔斯特大学可获得的10万英镑奖励不足以支付此次购买，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21.6万英镑（含增值税）。此次购买的XRD仪器将为阿尔斯特大学的学术研究带来显著的持续效益，这与EPSRC在医疗技术、能源、工程、未来制造和物理科学方面的战略重点直接一致。它还将大大有利于我们对本土工业的研发支持，并通过提供大公司期望在该地区获得的资源，帮助吸引外国直接投资。因此，在DfE、Invest NI和NI MATRIX Panel的推动下，它的可用性将为NI的经济增长做出贡献。这样做将提高NI高等教育部门在NI的国际形象，这对阿尔斯特大学5&50战略计划的实施至关重要。