MRI: Acquisition of a Transmission Electron Microscope for Multidisciplinary Research and Education

博伊西州立大学(爱达荷州)拟购买一台用于跨学科研究和教学的分析型透射电子显微镜。这一最先进的工具，JEM-2100，将配备200千伏加速电压，一根Lab6灯丝，一台能量色散X射线光谱仪，以及通过扫描透射电子显微镜进行成像的能力。它还将允许通过具有16位动态范围的2k x 2k像素ccd相机进行图像的数字采集。该仪器将服务于博伊西州立大学的材料科学与工程系、电气工程系、化学系、物理学系、生物学系和地球科学系。瞬变电磁法最初将由一群有使用瞬变电磁法作为分析工具的经验的核心教员使用。这些教授研究不同的主题，包括：铁磁材料的微观力学、相变和微结构、还原形成的纳米颗粒、生物矿化、自旋电子材料、细胞外基质结构、晶片互连、栅氧化物材料的相稳定性、嵌段共聚物中的纳米相结构、植物细胞的侵入性生长、用于化学传感器的导电聚合物，以及金属表面的氧化物形成。电子显微镜将设在博伊西电子显微镜中心，这将使大都市地区的所有研究人员以及邻近的机构都能很容易地接触到它。获得这一仪器是至关重要的，因为目前没有区域性的可用于培训和研究的瞬变电磁法。通过机构支持(19.6万美元)和美光基金会的支持(包括现金(12.5万美元)和捐赠聚焦离子束系统(FEI FIB-200))，证明了对拟议仪器的长期维护和管理的非常强大的支持。博伊西州立大学提出了用于跨学科研究和教育的电子显微镜(TEM)。该仪器将显著加强爱达荷州科学家和工程师的培训，特别是在博伊西，该州三分之一以上的人口居住在博伊西。通过接触这种显微镜可以获得最先进的材料表征，这对包括生物医学、微电子和纳米技术在内的各种技术的许多研究和开发领域至关重要。来自大博伊西地区小公司的教职员工、学生和研究人员目前无法使用这种仪器。本科生和研究生都可以通过研究机会和专门设计的显微镜新课程接触到这种仪器。博伊西是该国增长最快的高科技地区之一，这导致行业对训练有素的材料研究人员的需求极其强劲。这种需求导致博伊西州立大学工程学院于1997年成立，材料科学与工程专业于2004年成立。美光基金会承诺提供125,000美元，用于支付拟议仪器的五年服务合同，并向该项目捐赠了一件关键的额外仪器，证明了该地区对具有显微镜经验的毕业生的需求。

The acquisition of an analytical transmission electron microscope (TEM) for interdisciplinary research and education at Boise State University (Idaho) is proposed. This state-of-the-art tool, a JEM-2100, will be equipped with 200kV acceleration voltage, a Lab6 filament, an energy dispersive x-ray spectrometer, and the ability to do imaging via scanning transmission electron microscopy. It will also allow for digital acquisition of images via a 2k x 2k pixel CCD camera with 16 bit dynamic range. The instrument will serve the departments of Materials Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Geosciences at Boise State University. The TEM will initially be used by a core group of faculty who have experience in using TEM as an analytical tool. These faculty investigate diverse topics including: micromechanics, phase transformations and microstructures of ferromagnetic materials, nanoparticles formed via reduction, biomineralization, spintronic materials, extracellular matrix structures, through wafer interconnects, phase stability of gate oxide materials, nanophase structures in block copolymers, the intrusive growth of plant cells, conductive polymers for chemical sensors, and surface oxide formation on metal surfaces. The TEM will be housed in the Boise Electron Microscopy Center, which will make it readily accessible to all researchers in the metropolitan area as well as to neighboring institutions. Access to this instrument is critical, as presently, there is no regionally available TEM for use in training and research. Very strong support for the long term maintenance and management of the proposed instrumentation is demonstrated, through a combination of institutional support ($196,000) and support from the Micron Foundation that includes both cash ($125,000) and the donation of a focused ion beam system (FEI FIB-200).An electron microscope (TEM) for interdisciplinary research and education at Boise State University is proposed. The instrumentation will significantly enhance the training of scientists and engineers in Idaho, and particularly in Boise, home to over one-third the population of the state. State-of-the-art materials characterization made available through access to this microscope is critical for many areas of research and development in a wide range of technologies including biomedical, microelectronics and nanotechnology. Faculty, students and researchers from small companies in the greater Boise region currently do not have access to this instrumentation. Both undergraduate and graduate students will have access to this instrument through research opportunities and through a specially designed new course on microscopy. Boise is one of the fastest growing high technology regions in the country, which has resulted in an extremely strong demand from industry for highly trained materials researchers. This demand resulted in the College of Engineering at Boise State being formed in 1997 and in the program of Materials Science and Engineering being established in 2004. The regional need for graduates with experience in microscopy is demonstrated by the commitment from the Micron Foundation for $125,000 to pay the service contract on the proposed instrumentation for five years, and by the donation of a critical additional piece of instrumentation to the project.