Acquisition of a State of the Art Micro Raman Spectrometer for Research and Education

该合同将为采购微型拉曼光谱仪（MRS）提供部分支持，用于材料的微机械行为、摩擦学、纳米管技术、生物材料和微电子学等应用。材料工程、机械工程和生物医学工程专业的学生将是拟议设备的主要用户，但其他用户也可以使用。该仪器将提供伦斯勒目前无法提供的研究能力。它将加强许多现有的研究项目，并为开发新项目提供许多机会。MRS是最先进的中央设备，与伦斯勒现有的技术相比，它的计数时间要快一个数量级，空间分辨率也更高。MRS将不仅仅影响单个项目。它：(1)将有助于伦斯勒发展纳米结构材料卓越中心的基础设施；(2)将有助于推进微观力学行为领域（即，MRS是唯一能够直接探测嵌入聚合物复合材料中的纤维应变的技术），并且；(3)将用于研究微电子应用材料和摩擦学、骨植入材料的创新。MRS正在成为一种标准的分析技术，RPI的学生在许多研究领域都需要拉曼光谱的经验。该设施将提供给我们的显微镜本科研究项目。该系还以研讨会的形式教授纳米结构材料的课程。因此，随着微拉曼光谱的新发展，它们将通过客座讲座和/或学生项目纳入本课程。%%%这是一项独特的投资，旨在提高基础知识，并为各级学生提供优秀的培训

9975691SchadlerThis award will provide partial support for the acquisition of a micro Raman spectrometer (MRS) for use of applications including: micro-mechanical behavior of materials, tribology, nanotube technology, biomaterials, and microelectronics. Students from materials engineering, mechanical engineering, and biomediacal engineering will be the primary users of the proposed equipment, but it will be available to other users as well. This instrument will provide research capability currently not available at Rensselaer. It will strengthen many current research programs and provide numerous opportunities for developing new programs. The MRS is a state-of-the-art central facility with an order of magnitude faster count times and better spatial resolution than the technology currently available at Rensselaer.The MRS will do more than impact individual projects. It: (1) will contribute to the infrastructure in Rensselaer's developing center of excellence in nano-structured materials; (2) will help advance the field of micromechanical behavior (i.e., MRS is the only technique capable of directly probing the strain in fibers embedded in a polymer composite), and ; (3) will be used for innovation in studying materials for microelectronic applications and tribology, and bone implant materials.MRS is becoming a standard analytical technique, and RPI students in many areas of study need experience in Raman spectroscopy. The facility will be available to our microscopy for undergraduate research projects. The Department also teaches a course in nanostructured materials in a seminar format. Thus, as new developments are uncovered using micro Raman spectroscopy, they will be included in this course through the guest lectures and/or student projects.%%%This is a unique investment which is expected to advance fundamental knowledge, and provide excellent training for students at all levels.***