Acquisition of a Scanning Probe Microscope for Undergraduate Nanoscience Education and Research

这是DMR材料研究仪器项目和弗曼大学主要研究仪器项目联合颁发的奖项。该奖项是为了获得用于纳米尺寸材料表征和操作的扫描探针显微镜。纳米尺度下材料的研究对许多新兴技术具有重要的基础意义。SPM是迄今为止最重要的工具，用于解决材料的纳米尺寸特征，以及研究在距离尺度上具有重要意义的材料特性。购买Dimension 3001 SPM将使弗曼大学能够在各种本科课程中引入纳米科学的核心概念，并加强正在进行的纳米科学研究工作。受此次收购直接影响的正在进行的项目包括：导电聚合物表面纳米结构的表征；纳米多孔有机晶体和薄膜的形成与结构研究生物传感器的设计与操作；铂配合物自组装成单层；聚合物薄膜中添加剂迁移的动态研究，以及其他一些研究。这是DMR材料研究仪器项目和弗曼大学主要研究仪器项目联合颁发的奖项。该奖项是为了获得用于表征和纳米尺寸材料操作的扫描探针显微镜（SPM）。国家纳米技术倡议（www.nano.gov）的宣布说明了纳米结构对美国科学和技术基础设施日益增长的重要性。SPM将加强纳米科学领域的本科教育和研究。该仪器将用于向学生展示该尺寸范围内物质的独特特征，并研究从分子与DNA的相互作用到光学计算材料的设计等问题。除了产生具有科学意义的结果之外，该仪器还将用于为本科教育界制作教育材料，并为学生在纳米科学和技术方面的研究生工作做好准备。

This is a joint award from the Instrumentation for Materials Research program in DMR and the Major Research Instrumentation program to Furman University. The award is for the acquisition of a scanning probe microscope for the characterization and manipulation of nanometer size materials. The study of materials in the nanometer regime is of fundamental importance to a host of emerging technologies. SPM is by far the most important tool for resolving nanometer size features of materials as well as for investigating material properties that are significant over that distance scale. The purchase of a Dimension 3001 SPM will allow Furman University to introduce the concepts central to nanoscience in various undergraduate courses as well as to enhance ongoing nanoscience research effort. Ongoing projects that will be directly impacted by this acquisition include: The characterization of nanostructures on the surfaces of electronically conducting polymers; Investigation of the formation and structure of nanoporous organic crystals and thin films; The design and operation of biosensors; The self-assembly of platinum complexes into monolayers; Dynamic studies of additive migration in polymer films, as well as several others.This is a joint award from the Instrumentation for Materials Research program in DMR and the Major Research Instrumentation program to Furman University. The award is for the acquisition of a scanning probe microscope (SPM) for the characterization and manipulation of nanometer size materials. The announcement of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (www.nano.gov) illustrated the growing importance of nanometer-sized structures to the scientific and technological infrastructure of the United States. The SPM will enhance undergraduate education and research in the field of nanoscience. The instrument will be used both to expose students to the unique features of matter in this size regime and to investigate questions ranging from the interaction of molecules with DNA to the design of materials for optical computing. In addition to generating scientifically significant results, this instrument will be used to produce educational materials for the undergraduate educational community and to prepare students for graduate work in nanoscience and technology.