Replacement of Transmission Electron Microscope and X-ray Microanalysis Unit.

建议在明尼苏达大学圣保罗校区进行全校范围的研究和学生培训。寻求的瞬变显微镜替代品是具有微处理器控制、电子图像捕获和分析能力以及轻元素探测器和分析器的分析配置的瞬变电磁波。通过最先进的仪器设备，正在进行的学生培训和研究能力将大大增强。目前的研究工作，以及国家和国家的优先事项，立即受益于该提案：a)与大气酸沉降和农药残留有关的土壤化学和物理；b)木材分解和纸制品木质素去除的生物处理；c)植物固氮，以减少肥料需求；D)森林水质和应用生态学；e)植物的发育和抗病能力；e)食物质量和结构研究。

Replacement instrumentation is proposed for campus-wide research and student training on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota. The TEM replacement sought is an analytically configured TEM with microprocessor controls, electronic image capture and analysis capabilities, and a light element detector and analyzer. On-going student training and research capabilities would be greatly enhanced by state-of-the-art instrumentation. Current research efforts, with state and national priorities, benefiting immediately from the proposal are: a) Soil chemistry and physics related to atmospheric acid deposition and pesticide residues; b) Wood decomposition and bioprocessing of lignin removal for paper product; c) Nitrogen fixation by plants to reduce fertilizer needs; d) Forest water quality and applied ecology; e) Development and disease resistance in plants; and, e) Food quality and structure research.