Louisiana EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Award

路易斯安那州EPSCoR研究基础设施改善项目的目标是提高路易斯安那州的研发竞争力，在EPSCoR大学之间建立伙伴关系，并在学术和私营部门之间建立合作关系。为了实现这些目标，路易斯安那州提出了先进物理、化学和生物传感器的微/纳米技术倡议。九所大学和几家企业将分成三个团队，在该州合作开发一项多学科研究计划。这些大学将组成一个研究联盟。成员机构包括新奥尔良大学、路易斯安那州立大学健康科学中心、路易斯安那州立大学和农业机械学院、杜兰大学、泽维尔大学、南方大学、路易斯安那理工大学、格兰布林大学和路易斯安那大学门罗分校。三个联盟团队提出的科学计划将侧重于设计和制造具有增强性能的电磁材料，使用纳米级材料结构和超薄薄膜。第一组，纳米材料，将开发纳米级功能材料，为集成微系统中的传感器技术提供关键的构建模块，用于快速化学处理和分析。团队1将在不同的环境中制造和加工纳米材料，供团队2和团队3随后使用。团队2，微制造，将专注于集成组合，用于快速（生物）化学合成和材料发现的微尺度系统。该团队将与第一团队合作开发可集成到新兴微系统中的纳米级材料和传感器，并与第三团队合作开发用于研究神经功能的纳米级传感器和阵列。小组3，神经信号，将解决细胞间通信和细胞间通信的基本问题，使用纳米技术磁性脂质体和新型微传感器。后一项工作将扩大泽维尔大学生物教育和研究项目以及第二和第三小组参与者的神经科学能力。视像会议功能将使联盟参与者能够每月举行会议。此外，将通过现有的视频会议功能提供多机构课程，使该州的所有机构都能从该联盟的研究中受益。

The objectives of the Louisiana EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement project are focused on improving Louisiana R&D competitiveness, building partnerships among EPSCoR universities and establishing collaborations between the academic and private sectors. To accomplish these objectives, Louisiana proposes the Micro/Nano Technologies for Advanced Physical, Chemical and Biological Sensors Initiative. Nine universities and several businesses, divided into three teams will collaborate to develop a multi-disciplinary research initiative within the state. The universities will form a Research Consortium. The member institutions are the University of New Orleans, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Tulane University, Xavier University, Southern University, Louisiana Tech University, Grambling University and the University of Louisiana at Monroe. The proposed scientific program of the three Consortium teams will focus on the design and fabrication of electromagnetic materials with enhanced properties using nanometer-scale material structures and ultra-thin films. Team 1, Nanomaterials, will develop nano-scale functional materials that provide the critical building blocks enabling sensor technologies in integrated microsystems to be developed for rapid chemical processing and analysis. Team 1 will fabricate and process nanomaterials in different environments for subsequent use by Teams 2 and 3. Team 2, Microfabrication, will focus on integrated combinatorial, microscale systems for rapid (bio) chemical synthesis and materials discovery. This team will collaborate with Team 1 to develop nanoscale materials and sensors that can be integrated into emerging microsystems and with Team 3 to develop nanoscale sensors and arrays for studying neural function. Team 3, Neural Signaling, will address fundamental issues of cell-to-cell communication and inter-cellular communication using nanotechnology magnetoliposomes and novel microsensors. This latter effort will expand the neurosciences capability of the biological education and research programs at Xavier University and of the Teams 2 and 3 participants. Video conferencing capabilities will enable monthly meetings of the Consortium participants. In addition, multi-institutional courses will be offered via the existing video conferencing capabilities, allowing all institutions in the state to benefit from the Consortium's research.