Atlantic Regional Facilities for Materials Characterization

本申请寻求支持，以促进有效访问一个主要的区域研究资源，即大西洋区域材料表征设施。大部分设施自2003年成立以来，大多数设施在大西洋加拿大都是独一无二的，有些在该国也是独一无二的。自2004年1月以来的两年半里，共有来自16所大学的305名研究人员使用了这些设施(在大西洋加拿大境内，包括阿卡迪亚大学、布雷顿角大学、达尔豪西大学、纪念馆、蒙克顿大学、UNB大学、圣玛丽大学、圣弗朗西斯·泽维尔大学；来自UVic、SFU、U Manitoba、U滑铁卢大学、麦吉尔大学、拉瓦尔大学、佐治亚理工学院、Old Dominion大学的研究人员也使用了这些设施)，这些结果是115篇推荐性期刊文章、5项专利申请和38篇已完成的硕士或博士论文中报告的前沿研究成果的关键。最重要的是，这些设施对前沿研究至关重要。

This application seeks support to facilitate effective access to a major regional research resource, the Atlantic Regional Facilities for Materials Characterization. Largely established since 2003, most of the Facilities are unique in Atlantic Canada, some unique in the country. In the 2.5 years since January 2004, the Facilities have been used by a total of 305 researchers from 16 universities (within Atlantic Canada, this includes Acadia, Cape Breton, Dalhousie, Memorial, Moncton, UNB, Saint Mary's, St. Francis Xavier; also used by researchers from UVic, SFU, U Manitoba, U Waterloo, McGill, Laval, Georgia Tech, Old Dominion) and results have been pivotal for forefront research results reported in 115 refereed journal articles, 5 patent applications and 38 completed Masters or PhD theses. Most importantly, these Facilities are essential for leading-edge research.