Supporting World-Class Labs at the University of Manchester

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36位的机构。我们的既定目标是提供最先进的设施和设备，并为更有效地使用这些设施和设备做出先锋安排，包括共享。现在，我们建议使用我们的EPSRC核心设备奖来支持科学与工程学院的研究人员，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。经过一轮竞标，我们选择的投资项目是：* 用于24小时快速测量的高通量质谱仪，用于监测合成的新分子。这对于研究生物制造中使用的分子，或药物，分子机器和纳米结构的生物合成特别有用。这将取代容易出现技术故障的老化仪器。该仪器将提供给曼彻斯特大学，其他大学和广泛的行业用户的研究人员，并将用于在我们的综合催化博士培训中心学习的博士研究人员的培训。* 一个最先进的高功率脉冲激光系统，将用于由我们研究纳米材料的早期职业研究人员驱动的工作方案，如纳米线激光器，微型LED，集成光电子学，单光子源和纳米光子学。它将用现代化的尖端工具取代老化和低可靠性的激光系统，该工具将与7个协同实验相结合，同时提供对新材料和设备的多种不同测量。这将使我们能够继续为光子科学研究所的博士研究人员提供技术培训，并将被10个从事先进材料研究的研究小组及其外部合作伙伴以及世界各地大学、亨利罗伊斯研究所和工业界的其他人使用。一种新型的耦合激光器系统，其工作原理称为“异步光学采样”，这将使我们能够以高通量研究纳米材料中的非常快的动力学过程。它为曼彻斯特带来了一种全新的能力，我们现有的（老化）激光系统都不需要研究复杂的材料系统，如二维材料，甚至酶如何工作。我们还将使用它与一个非常高的磁场脉冲磁铁系统，以帮助设计下一代磁铁材料。它将用于在光子科学研究所和我们的石墨烯博士培训中心（石墨烯NOWNANO）学习的博士研究人员的培训，以及曼彻斯特的8个研究小组及其外部合作伙伴和世界各地的大学，亨利罗伊斯研究所和工业界的其他人。

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 36 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 Core Equipment Award 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 high throughput mass spectrometer for 24 h rapid measurements that are required to monitor new molecules as they are synthesised. This is particularly useful for studying the molecules used in biomanufacturing, or in the bio-synthesis of pharmaceuticals, molecular machines, and nanostructures. This will replace an ageing instrument that is prone to technical faults. The instrument will be available to researchers in the University of Manchester, other universities and a wide range of industry users, and will be used in the training of PhD researchers studying in our Centre for Doctoral Training in Integrated Catalysis . * A state-of-the-art high power pulsed laser system, that will be used for a programme of work driven by our early career researchers studying nanomaterials, such as nanowire lasers, micro-LEDs, integrated optoelectronics, single-photon sources and nano-photovoltaics. It will replace an ageing and low-reliability laser system with a modern and cutting-edge tool, that will be coupled to 7 co-located experiments to simultaneously provide multiple different measurements on new materials and devices. This will enable us to continue to provide technical training to the cohort of PhD researchers in our Photon Science Institute, and will be used by 10 research groups working in advanced materials, and their external partners and others in universities around the world, the Henry Royce Institute and in industry.* A novel new system of coupled lasers operating by a principle called 'asynchronous optical sampling' which will allow us to study very fast dynamical processes in nanomaterials at high throughput. It brings a completely new capability to Manchester which none of our (ageing) existing laser systems have to study complex materials systems such as 2-dimensional materials - or even how enzymes work. We will also use it with a very high-field pulsed magnet system to help design next generation magnet materials. It will be used in the training of PhD researchers studying in the Photon Science Institute and in our Centre for Doctoral Training on Graphene (Graphene NOWNANO), and by 8 research groups in Manchester and their and their external partners and others in universities around the world, the Henry Royce Institute and in industry.