Improvement of the Microscope Facilities at Wake Forest University by the Acquisition of a Scanning Electron Microscope

该奖项为维克森林大学生物系提供资金，用于购买扫描电子显微镜。生物课程的两个组成部分将直接受到该奖项的影响。这些课程包括几门高年级课程的实验室部分，以及生物学研究，这是本科生在研究实验室进行独立或指导学习项目的机制。生物系一直非常成功地鼓励学生将研究项目作为其本科经历的一部分，经常导致在全州或全国会议上发表演讲，偶尔还会发表论文。此外，通过教育部的外展计划，中学生物教师、高中生和其他大专院校的学生都有机会参与研究计划。显微镜是生物系的强项之一。该系拥有先进的光学显微镜和视频图像分析能力，可供本科生进行研究项目或选修特定课程。多年来，在电子显微镜课程和自主研究中，大量的学生将透射电子显微镜作为研究细胞和组织结构的工具。扫描电子显微镜将允许相关的光学显微镜、透射式显微镜和扫描显微镜，并将电子显微镜的使用扩展到目前不可行的一些实验室课程和研究项目。受赠人正在将该奖项与非联邦来源相匹配。

This award provides funds to the Biology Department at Wake Forest University to purchase a Scanning Electron Microscope. Two components of the Biology curriculum will be directly affected by this award. These include the laboratory components of several upper division courses, and Research in Biology, the mechanism by which undergraduates do independent or directed study projects in research laboratories. The Biology Department has been very successful at encouraging students to undertake research projects as part of their undergraduate experience, often leading to presentations at statewide or national meetings, and occasionally, publications. In addition, through the Department's outreach programs, secondary school biology teachers, high school students, and students from other colleges and universities have the opportunity to participate in the research program. Microscopy is one of the strengths of the Biology Department. The Department is well-equipped with sophisticated light microscopy and video image analysis capability, which is available to undergraduates doing research projects or taking specific courses. Over the years, a large number of students have used the transmission electron microscope as a tool to study cellular and tissue organization in the electron microscope course and in independent research. A scanning electron microscope will allow correlative light, transmission and scanning microscopy, and will extend the uses of electron microscopy to a number of laboratory courses and research projects where it is not presently feasible. The grantee is matching this award with non-Federal sources.