Advanced Photoluminescence Spectrometer to Establish Core Facilities in the Department of Chemistry and Support Its Pillars of Research

先进的光致发光光谱仪将在化学系建立核心设施并支持其研究支柱

• 批准号: RTI-2022-00393
• 负责人: Godin, Robert
• 金额: $ 10.76万
• 依托单位: University of British Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Research Tools and Instruments
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=741048
• 关键词: Advanced; Photoluminescence; Spectrometer; Establish; Core

We are requesting funding to purchase an advanced photoluminescence (PL) spectrometer with time-resolved and near-infrared (NIR) capabilities to support research across the Department of Chemistry at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus (UBCO). This system will accelerate the applicants' research programs in the fields of biophysics, chemical biology, and clean technologies. The PL spectrometer will be an integral part of the core facilities in the new Interdisciplinary Collaboration Innovation (ICI) building under construction at UBCO for its wider research community. The applicants' research programs require the advanced PL spectrometer to maximize their impact, increase the reach of publications, and gain value of downstream intellectual property (IP). The advanced PL spectrometer will enable us to: (1) design new biosensing capabilities to elucidate molecular mechanisms in tissue mechanosensitivity, (2) investigate how small molecules affect protein interactions to identify mechanisms of action, and (3) develop accurate photophysical models to guide the engineering of improved materials for solar energy conversion. The equipment urgently needed to attain these research goals is not available to the applicants and can only be obtained with the funding requested. As part of the Core Facilities of UBCO's new ICI building, the spectrometer will bring together clusters of interdisciplinary HQP, fostering cross-discipline collaboration. In departmental strategy discussions, all experimental research-active faculty members indicated that access to a PL spectrometer will benefit their research program and trainees. The Department currently counts 5 postdocs, 14 PhD, 19 MSc, and 30 research undergraduate (UG) trainees, with over half expected to become routine users of the spectrometer. Thus, the PL spectrometer will fill an important HQP training gap in biophysics, biochemistry, chemical biology, inorganic chemistry, and materials chemistry. The availability of the equipment will open new opportunities for HQPs to expand their research methods, gain deeper insight into their molecular and material systems, build better electronic structure models, and explore new research areas. Since it is one of few in Canada, UBCO's PL spectrometer will give HQP a competitive advantage in their future employment. For example, the semiconductor industry uses PL characterization to evaluate the purity and value of their materials, and has a need for HQP versed in advanced PL methods. The requested equipment will build research expertise and capacity at UBC and will also potentiate long-term benefits to Canada.

我们正在申请资金，以购买具有时间分辨和近红外（NIR）能力的先进光致发光（PL）光谱仪，以支持不列颠哥伦比亚大学奥肯那根校区（UBCO）化学系的研究。该系统将加速申请人在生物物理学、化学生物学和清洁技术领域的研究项目。PL光谱仪将成为UBCO正在建设的跨学科合作创新（ICI）大楼核心设施的组成部分，用于其更广泛的研究社区。申请人的研究项目需要先进的PL光谱仪来最大限度地发挥其影响力，增加出版物的覆盖面，并获得下游知识产权（IP）的价值。先进的PL光谱仪将使我们能够：(1)设计新的生物传感能力，以阐明组织机械敏感性中的分子机制；(2)研究小分子如何影响蛋白质相互作用，以确定作用机制；(3)建立准确的光物理模型，以指导改进太阳能转换材料的工程。达到这些研究目标所迫切需要的设备是申请人无法获得的，只能用所要求的资金获得。作为UBCO新ICI大楼核心设施的一部分，光谱仪将汇集跨学科HQP集群，促进跨学科合作。在部门战略讨论中，所有积极从事实验研究的教员都表示，使用PL光谱仪将有利于他们的研究项目和学员。该系现有博士后5名，博士14名，硕士19名，本科生30名，其中一半以上有望成为光谱仪的常规用户。因此，PL谱仪将填补生物物理学、生物化学、化学生物学、无机化学、材料化学等HQP培训的重要空白。该设备的可用性将为HQPs提供新的机会，以扩展他们的研究方法，更深入地了解他们的分子和材料系统，建立更好的电子结构模型，探索新的研究领域。由于它是加拿大为数不多的之一，UBCO的PL光谱仪将使HQP在未来的就业中具有竞争优势。例如，半导体行业使用PL表征来评估其材料的纯度和价值，并且需要精通先进PL方法的HQP。所要求的设备将建立UBC的研究专业知识和能力，并将为加拿大带来长期利益。