Acquisition of Analytical Transmission Electron Microscope to Enhance Teaching and Research in the Materials and Biological Sciences at Oklahoma State University

在Charlotte Ownby博士的指导下，俄克拉荷马州立大学获得了一笔赠款，用于部分支持电子显微镜和相关配套设备，以改善俄克拉荷马州立大学的研究、培训和教育活动。新显微镜将为中央电子显微镜实验室带来最新技术，该实验室是俄勒冈州立大学四个学院和16个系的核心多用户显微镜设备。该仪器以及正在建设的新设备是该大学提高其显微镜和成像能力的更广泛努力的一部分。除了研究，这台显微镜的一个主要目的是教学和培训电子显微镜的个人，他们将为俄克拉何马州不断发展的研究和技术产业做出贡献。新的电子显微镜设备将服务于俄克拉荷马州立大学的56个个人研究和研究培训项目。四项主要研究项目包括：构建和研究用于半导体的微观粒子的内部结构；在电池和超级电容器中使用金属配合物作为电极材料，用于抑制腐蚀和作为污染物的吸附剂；软缩合材料表面活性膜的研究以及真菌在促进植物病毒诱导疾病中的作用。正在进行更多的研究，以开发被称为纳米材料的微观材料，用于制造用于国土安全和反恐的传感器，用于制造更小更好的电子元件的新型半导体，识别影响植物和动物的病毒，以及研究健康和疾病中的细胞和结构。俄克拉荷马州立大学的教师、学生、博士后助理和参与研究和教学的工作人员将有机会使用这种新设备。一些本科和研究生课程为来自广泛学科的不同文化的学生提供服务，包括化学、物理、地质学、化学和电气工程、细胞生物学、微生物学、病毒学、生理学、植物和动物病理学、植物学、林业和园艺，这些课程将受益于使用这种显微镜设备。俄勒冈州立大学电子显微镜实验室参与的项目吸引了来自弱势群体的学生和攻读科学和工程学位的女性。它与培训K-12教师的项目以及斯蒂尔沃特和俄克拉荷马州周围高科技私营部门的几家公司合作。此外，俄勒冈州立大学实验室还积极参与俄克拉何马州显微镜协会，该协会通过一年一度的“丑虫”比赛吸引了数千名小学生。该仪器将对俄克拉荷马州的科学、研究和教育质量产生重大而深远的影响。

A grant has been awarded to Oklahoma State University under the direction of Dr. Charlotte Ownby for partial support of an electron microscope and associated supporting equipment to improve research, training and education activities at Oklahoma State University. The new microscope will bring the latest technology to the central Electron Microscopy Laboratory which serves as the core, multi-user microscopy facility for four Colleges and sixteen Departments at OSU. This instrument along with a new facility being constructed is part of a broader effort of the University to improve its microscopy and imaging capabilities. In addition to research, a major purpose of this microscope is teaching and training in electron microscopy to individuals who will then contribute to the growing research and technology industry in the state of Oklahoma. The new electron microscopy equipment will serve over 56 individual research and research training programs at Oklahoma State University. Four major research projects include the construction and study of the internal structure of microscopic particles used in semiconductors; the use of metal complexes as electrode materials in batteries and supercapacitors, for the inhibitionof corrosion and as sorbants for pollutants; the study of soft condensed materials for use as surface-active films; and the involvement of fungi in facilitating virus-induced disease in plants. Additional research is being done on the development of microscopic materials known as nanomaterials for use in making sensors for homeland security and counterterrorism, novel semiconductors for smaller and better electrical components and the identification of viruses that affect both plants and animals and also research on cell and structure in health and disease.Faculty, students, postdoctoral associates and staff involved research and teaching at Oklahoma State University will have access to this new equipment. Several undergraduate and graduate courses serving culturally diverse students from a broad spectrum of disciplines including chemistry, physics, geology, chemical and electrical engineering, cell biology, microbiology, virology, physiology, plant and animal pathology, botany, forestry and horticulture will benefit from using this microscopy equipment. The OSU Electron Microscopy Laboratory participates in programs that attract students from underrepresented groups and women pursuing degrees in science and engineering. It works with programs that train K-12 teachers as well as several companies in the high technology private sector in Stillwater and around Oklahoma. In addition, the OSU Lab is heavily involved in the Oklahoma Microscopy Society which reaches thousands of grade school children through its annual "Ugly Bug" contest. The impact that this instrumentation will have on the quality of science, research and education in the state of Oklahoma is major and far-reaching.