Acquisition of a Differential Scanning Calorimeter for Research and Education

这笔赠款将提供部分支持，用于购买现代差示扫描量热仪（DSC），包括热重分析仪（TGA）和附件，用于研究在高压和低温下的相变。 该系统将对加州大学圣巴巴拉分校（UCSB）的几个材料导向项目产生重大影响。 最重要的是使用DSC数据来理解多组分材料中微观非均相的形成或存在。 该仪器将加强与适用于新兴光电子技术的无定形有机玻璃的设计、多组分有机晶体的合成、具有液晶特性的生物聚合物的特性、坚韧嵌段共聚物的研究以及器件应用的多组分网络的固态特性有关的项目。 这些研究需要DSC分析来了解销售样品中的长程有序性和复杂混合物中不同组分的空间关系。UCSB材料计划的研究和教学任务的成功取决于现代仪器的可用性。 一个新博士化学专业，强调材料化学的研究，今年成立。 在这个计划中，鼓励广泛的教育，物理，化学工程和材料科学等领域的课程是课程的一部分。 现代化的仪器，如DSC系统，是不同部门的群体之间共享将加强学生和教师之间的协作互动从事材料研究。这些设备将大大提高研究能力和学生的教育经验。

This grant will provide partial support for the acquisition of a modern differential scanning calorimetry package (DSC), including a theromogravimetric analyzer (TGA) and accessories for studying phase transitions at elevated pressure and at low temperature. This system will have a major impact on several materials oriented projects at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). Of major importance is the use of DSC data for understanding the formation or presence of microheterogeneous phases in multicomponent materials. The instrument will enhance projects concerned with the design of amorphous organic glasses suitable for use in emerging optoelectronic technologies, the synthesis of multi-component organic crystals, the characterization of biopolymers with liquid crystalline properties, the study of tough block copolymers and the solid state characterization of multicomponent networks for device applications. These studies require DSC analysis to understand long range order in sold samples and the spatial relationship of different components in complex mixtures.The success of the research and teaching missions of UCSB's Materials program depends on the availability of modern instrumentation. A new Ph.D. program in Chemistry, which emphasizes research in Materials Chemistry, was established this year. In this program a broad education is encouraged and courses in fields such as Physics, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science are part of the curriculum. Modern instrumentation, such as the DSC system that is shared between groups of different departments will enhance collaborative interactions between students and faculty engaged in Materials research.***This equipment will significantly enhance the research capabilities, and the educational experiences of students.