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.

凯西·戈姆利·亨南（Cathy Gormley-Heenan）教授，由亲笔研究和影响力的核心总理领导的阿尔斯特大学EPSRC资本核心设备奖的战略分配过程，已经确定了计算机，工程和建筑环境的教职员工，这是从EPRSC的五年中获得EPRSC级别的五年级的历史绩效的主要发起者，是在获得EPRSC级别的五年中的历史绩效。作为大学研究与影响领导团队的成员，研究与影响力副院长Brian Meenan教授是教职人员负责设备策略的工作人员。因此，他的任务是领导该过程，以确定最能使阿尔斯特资本基础设施战略要求的设备购买，在呼叫的目标范围内，并充当提交的主要调查员。由教师Liam Maguire教授领导的教师领导团队考虑了设备分配，并包括教职员工四所学校的负责人（贝尔法斯特建筑与建筑环境学院，计算学院，计算机，工程与智能系统和工程学学院）和教职人员的负责人。因此，该领导力小组完全监督了教师内研究资本支持的需求，并可以直接访问相关学校持有的基础设施登记册。教师领导团队对所有相关标准的当前需求的评估已经确定购买了核心级别的多用户X射线衍射仪（XRD）仪器，该仪器将基于工程学院，是最适合此电话的。人们认识到，阿尔斯特（Ulster）可获得的£200万英镑奖励不足以启用此次购买，因此，大学将提供所需的额外资金，从机构资金到总价值为CA。 21.6万英镑（包括增值税）。在这里购买的XRD仪器将为Ulster的学术研究增添巨大的持续利益，该研究与EPSRC医疗保健技术，能源，工程，制造未来和物理科学的战略优先级直接相符。这也将使我们对土著产业的研发支持有利，并通过制造主要公司期望在该地区提供的资源来帮助吸引外国直接投资。因此，其可用性将为NI的驾驶员经济增长做出贡献，由DFE，Invest NI和NI Matrix面板促进。这样一来，它将增加NI NI高等教育部门的国际概况，这是Ulster University 5和50战略计划的核心。