Acquisition of Scanning Electron Microscope with Electron Backscatter Diffraction System for Research and Education

材料研究仪器计划和主要研究仪器计划颁发的这一奖项支持加州理工州立大学购买具有电子背向散射衍射能力的扫描电子显微镜。利用该设备的研究将跨越土壤学、摩擦学、生物材料、薄膜科学、金属连接技术和金属间合金开发等学科。该仪器将用于本科生和硕士水平的科学和工程研究和教育项目。其目标是扩大本科生的研究机会，加强现有的课程和实验室，让人们更多地认识到行业内材料研究的好处，并扩大教师的专业发展机会。这将通过四个机制来实现：(1)结构良好、为期一年的研究团队，目标是有50%的女性和50%的男性参与；(2)旨在促进“现实世界”挑战研究的短期行业项目；(3)基于教师个人研究兴趣的高级和硕士水平的研究项目；(4)将实验室实验纳入课程，目的是教育学生使用一种日益重要的材料表征工具。材料研究仪器计划和主要研究仪器计划颁发的这一奖项支持加州理工州立大学购买具有电子背向散射衍射能力的扫描电子显微镜。利用该设备的研究将跨越土壤学、摩擦学、生物材料、薄膜科学、金属连接技术和金属间合金开发等学科。该仪器将用于本科生和硕士水平的科学和工程研究和教育项目。其目标是扩大本科生的研究机会，加强现有的课程和实验室，让人们更多地认识到行业内材料研究的好处，并扩大教师的专业发展机会。

This award from the Instrumentation for Materials Research program and the Major Research Instrumentation program supports California Polytechnic State University with the acquisition of a scanning electron microscope with electron backscatter diffraction capabilities. The research that will utilize the equipment spans the disciplines of soil science, tribology, biomaterials, thin film science, metal-joining technology and the development of intermetallic alloys. The instrument will be used in undergraduate and Master's-level -science and engineering research and education programs. The goal is to expand the research opportunities for undergraduates, enhance the current courses and laboratories, seed a greater awareness of the benefits of materials research within industry and expand the opportunities for professional development of the faculty. This will be accomplished using four mechanisms: (1) Well-structured, yearlong research teams that target involving 50% females and 50% males; (2) Short-term industry-related projects aimed at promoting research for "real-world" challenges; (3) Senior-level and Master's-level research projects based on individual faculty research interests; and (4) Laboratory experiments incorporated into the curriculum for the purpose of educating the students on the use of an increasingly important materials characterization tool. This award from the Instrumentation for Materials Research program and the Major Research Instrumentation program supports California Polytechnic State University with the acquisition of a scanning electron microscope with electron backscatter diffraction capabilities. The research that will utilize the equipment spans the disciplines of soil science, tribology, biomaterials, thin film science, metal-joining technology and the development of intermetallic alloys. The instrument will be used in undergraduate and Master's-level -science and engineering research and education programs. The goal is to expand the research opportunities for undergraduates, enhance the current courses and laboratories, seed a greater awareness of the benefits of materials research within industry and expand the opportunities for professional development of the faculty.