Acquisition of Large Stage Atomic Force Microscope for Undergraduate Teaching and Research

从材料研究仪器和主要研究仪器计划的奖项将使詹姆斯麦迪逊大学获得一个大样本原子力/扫描隧道显微镜（AFM / STM）用于在JMU的本科研究生在材料科学和生物材料为导向的项目。这些项目包括原位监测聚合物薄膜的生物降解，电化学蚀刻和沉积在III-V族半导体上，确定细菌包涵体的表面超微结构，蛋白质-DNA相互作用的微观结构分析，以及通过使用自组装单分子层（SAMs）对晶片级表面工程进行非破坏性成像。该仪器将通过课程作业、实验模块和演示，用于对本科生和当地高中教师进行扫描探针显微镜、表面化学和物理以及纳米技术的培训，并将帮助未来几代科学家在纳米研究方面做好准备，材料研究仪器和主要研究仪器计划的奖项将使詹姆斯麦迪逊大学获得大样本原子力/扫描隧道显微镜（AFM / STM），供JMU的本科研究生在材料科学和生物材料导向项目中使用。这些项目包括原位监测聚合物薄膜的生物降解，电化学蚀刻和沉积在III-V族半导体上，确定细菌包涵体的表面超微结构，蛋白质-DNA相互作用的微观结构分析，以及通过使用自组装单分子层（SAMs）对晶片级表面工程进行非破坏性成像。该仪器将用于通过课程、实验单元和演示，对本科生和当地高中教师进行扫描探针显微镜、表面化学和物理学以及纳米技术方面的培训，并将帮助未来几代科学家做好研究纳米级现象的准备。

The award from the Instrumentation for Materials Research and the Major Research Instrumentation program will enable James Madison University to acquire a large sample atomic force / scanning tunneling microscope (AFM / STM) for use by undergraduate research students at JMU in materials science and biomaterials oriented projects. These projects include in-situ monitoring of the biodegradation of polymer thin films, electrochemical etching and deposition on III-V semiconductors, determination of the surface ultrastructure on bacterial inclusion bodies, microstructural analysis of protein-DNA interactions, and non-destructive imaging of wafer-scale surface engineering through the use of self assembled monolayers (SAMs). This instrument will be used in the training of undergraduate students and local high school teachers in scanning probe microscopy, surface chemistry and physics and nanotechnology through coursework, experimental modules and demonstrations, and will help prepare future generations of scientists in the study of nanometer-scale phenomena.The award from the Instrumentation for Materials Research and the Major Research Instrumentation program will enable James Madison University to acquire a large sample atomic force / scanning tunneling microscope (AFM / STM) for use by undergraduate research students at JMU in materials science and biomaterials oriented projects. These projects include in-situ monitoring of the biodegradation of polymer thin films, electrochemical etching and deposition on III-V semiconductors, determination of the surface ultrastructure on bacterial inclusion bodies, microstructural analysis of protein-DNA interactions, and non-destructive imaging of wafer-scale surface engineering through the use of self assembled monolayers (SAMs). This instrument will be used in the training of undergraduate students and local high school teachers in scanning probe microscopy, surface chemistry and physics and nanotechnology through coursework, experimental modules and demonstrations, and will help prepare future generations of scientists in the study of nanometer-scale phenomena.