Scanning Electron Microscope for Collaborative Use at Rutgers-Camden

授予约瑟夫·V·马丁博士、乔治亚·A·阿巴克尔-凯尔博士、丹尼尔·H·肖恩博士、J·威廉·惠特洛博士。和罗格斯大学的威廉·M·赛德尔，以获得多学科使用的扫描电子显微镜。扫描电子显微镜(SEM)提供了从合成材料到生物样品的各种表面的高分辨率图像。配备能量色散X射线(EDX)的扫描电子显微镜还具有检测组织(例如大脑)和合成聚合物中的重金属的能力。为了促进罗格斯/卡姆登校区文理学院教师之间的跨学科研究，卡姆登的IPCBS(复杂生物系统中的信息处理)小组将获得配备edX功能的扫描电子显微镜。该装置在低真空度下运行，无需使用传统的耗时且昂贵的制备方法即可检测样品。购买这一仪器将产生的研究举措包括具有电活性的聚合物的详细形态特征(G.Aruckle-Keil博士)、用于绘制叶表面的真菌菌丝的精细分辨率(J.Dighton博士)、脑组织中铅的积累(J.Martin博士、W.Saidel博士、R.Whitlow博士)、碘和锌在中枢神经系统中的分布，因为它们分别与甲状腺激素功能和昼夜节律有关(J.Martin博士，P.Sarkar博士)，描述了一种同时从空气和水中接受光线的不同寻常的鱼眼(Pantadon Buhholzi)的形态(W.Saidel博士)以及亚马逊河环节动物物种的分类(D.Shain博士)。扫描电子显微镜的易用性将使研究生和本科生研究人员能够亲身体验复杂的研究仪器。可以在课程中加入扫描电子显微镜成分的课程包括：植物比较形态、化学原理、发育植物学、电子显微镜、普通微生物学、仪器分析、无脊椎动物动物学、显微技术及其应用、真菌学等。高中生还将通过罗格斯和卡姆登科学准备联盟(SPARC)获得该仪器。总而言之，收购罗格斯/卡姆登的SEM将极大地促进该校园内广泛的研究和教学活动。

A grant has been awarded to Drs. Joseph V. Martin, Georgia A. Arbuckle-Keil, Daniel H. Shain, J. William Whitlow, Jr. and William M. Saidel at Rutgers University to obtain a scanning electron microscope for multidisciplinary use. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) provides high resolution imagery of surfaces ranging from synthetic materials to biological samples. Energy dispersive X-ray (EDX)-equipped scanning electron microscopes also have the capacity to detect heavy metals localized in tissue (e.g., brain) and synthetic polymers. In an effort to foster interdisciplinary research among faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences at the Rutgers/Camden campus, the IPCBS (Information Processing in Complex Biological Systems) group at Camden will acquire an SEM equipped with EDX capabilities. This unit operates under low vacuum, which permits samples to be examined without traditional time-consuming and costly preparative methodologies. Research initiatives that would result from the purchase of this instrument include the detailed morphological characterization of polymers with electroactive properties (Dr. G. Arbuckle-Keil), fine resolution of fungal hyphae for mapping leaf surfaces (Dr. J. Dighton), the accumulation of lead in brain tissue (Drs. J. Martin, W. Saidel, R. Whitlow), the distribution of iodine and zinc in the central nervous system as they relate to thyroid hormone function and circadian rhythms, respectively (Dr. J. Martin, P. Sarkar), characterizing the morphology of an unusual fish eye (Pantadon buchholzi) that receives light simultaneously from air and water (Dr. W. Saidel) and the taxonomic classification of annelid species from the Amazon River (Dr. D. Shain). The ease of use of an SEM will allow graduate and undergraduate researchers to have hands-on experience with a sophisticated research instrument. Courses that can incorporate an SEM component in their curricula include comparative morphology of plants, chemical principles, developmental botany, electron microscopy, general microbiology, instrumental analysis, invertebrate zoology, microtechnique and its applications, mycology and others. High school students will also have access to this instrument through the Science Preparation Alliance of Rutgers and Camden (SPARC). In summary, the acquisition of an SEM at Rutgers/Camden will greatly facilitate a broad range of research and teaching initiatives on this campus.