MRI: Acquisition of Atomic Force Microscopes for Nanoscience Education. Research. and Outreach

该提案要求NSF支持购买研究级先进原子力显微镜（AFM）系统和便携式AFM，非常适合教学，培训和推广。 该仪器将有助于在阿巴拉契亚州立大学（ASU）建立最先进的扫描探针显微镜（SPM）研究和外展计划，以促进纳米科学和纳米技术的发展，此外还为有兴趣从事科学、技术和工程职业的本科生和研究生提供独特的培训机会。这笔赠款的资金将鼓励和促进亚利桑那州立大学纳米科学研究的更高水平，并将用于进一步的项目，其中包括纳米摩擦学，等离子体生物传感，束诱导化学，贵金属纳米粒子模板，分子自组装和可再生能源倡议。亚利桑那州立大学正在改变其优先事项，以增加在响应我们国家的需要，同时保持和加强我们在科学教育的传统优势的研究工作。为了进一步实现这一目标，有必要为教师和学生提供最先进的研究设备，以促进前沿的研究能力。我们在亚利桑那州立大学以及与NCSU，杜克，陆军研究办公室和NC区域工业部门的内部合作将确保这项投资将在校园内外产生积极影响。亚利桑那州立大学在让本科生参与尖端研究方面有很强的背景（www.osr.appstate.edu http://www.osr.appstate.edu）。我们计划让ASU的研究生和本科生参与利用仪器的研究项目。我们相信，拟议的仪器和与其他机构的合作将有助于加强亚利桑那州立大学？通过让学生接触到当前的研究工作，对学生进行拟议的仪器培训，并为学生在需要这种类型的仪器进行质量保证和根本原因故障分析的行业中的职业生涯做好准备，从而促进教育的发展。除了研究级原子力显微镜，我们建议购买便携式原子力显微镜课堂演示和主动学习的机会，亚利桑那州立大学的学生。我们还将使用便携式原子力显微镜进行社区外展教育和招聘工作，通过访问区域公立学校（所有年级）和与外展团体的互动，如数学和科学教育中心，由数学系在亚利桑那州立大学赞助。购买便携式原子力显微镜将有助于未来的外联活动，如亚利桑那州立大学的学者周末，亚利桑那州立大学的杜克TIP学院，以及针对少数群体的教育，访问大夏洛特地区的内城学校。我们还将使用便携式原子力显微镜创建积极的学习模块，将张贴在我们的网站上，将与其他教育工作者谁希望在课堂上整合原子力显微镜，以激发学生的希望，他们将继续追求纳米技术相关的研究在colley.Layperson拟议收购的研究级和教育原子力显微镜（AFM）亚利桑那州立大学？s部门物理天文学将确保正在进行的纳米科学，纳米技术和可再生能源的校园研究将继续在各自的科学界进一步的知识。这笔赠款的资金将鼓励和促进亚利桑那州立大学纳米科学研究的更高水平，并将用于进一步的项目，包括纳米摩擦学，等离子体生物传感，束诱导化学，贵金属纳米粒子模板，分子自组装和可再生能源倡议。亚利桑那州立大学正在改变其优先事项，以增加在响应我们国家的需要，同时保持和加强我们在科学教育的传统优势的研究工作。此外，该仪器将用于在西部数控初中和高中的推广，以及为学生提供积极的学习亚利桑那州立大学？的校园。AFMs将鼓励学生对纳米科学以及科学，技术，工程和数学的兴趣，并确保本科生和研究生将拥有实践经验和所需技能的知识，以促进对NC和美国经济增长至关重要的高科技劳动力。

TechnicalThis proposal requests NSF support for acquisition of a research grade advanced atomic force microscopy (AFM) system and a portable AFM ideally suited for teaching, training, and outreach. This instrumentation will help to establish a state-of-the-art scanned probe microscopy (SPM) research and outreach program for the advancement of nanoscience and nanotechnology at Appalachian State University (ASU) in addition to providing the unique opportunity of training for undergraduate and graduate students interested in pursuing careers in science, technology, and engineering. Funding of this grant will encourage and promote a higher level of research in nanoscience at ASU and will be utilized to further projects which nclude nanotribology, plasmonic bio-sensing, beam induced chemistry, noble metal nanoparticle templating, molecular self- assembly, and renewable energy initiatives. ASU is shifting its priorities to increase efforts on research in response to the needs of our state while maintaining and enhancing our traditional strengths in science education. In order to further this goal, it is necessary to provide state-of-the-art research equipment to faculty and students so as to facilitate leading edge research capabilities.Our intradepartmental collaborations at ASU as well as with NCSU, Duke, Army Research Office and NC regional industries will ensure this investment will have positive impacts on and off campus. ASU has a strong background in involving undergraduates in cutting edge research (www.osr.appstate.edu http://www.osr.appstate.edu). We plan to involve ASU graduate and undergraduate students in research projects utilizing the instrumentation. We believe that the proposed instrumentation and the collaboration with other institutions will help strengthen ASU?s development in education by exposing students to current research efforts, training students on the proposed instruments, and preparing students for careers in industry that require this type of instrumentation for quality assurance and root cause failure analysis. In addition to the research grade AFM, we propose to purchase a portable AFM for in- class demonstrations and active learning opportunities for ASU students. We will also use the portable AFM for community outreach education and recruiting efforts via visits to regional public schools (over all grade levels) and interactions with outreach groups, such as the Mathematics and Science Education Center, sponsored by the Department of Mathematics here at ASU. The acquisition of the portable AFM would aid in future outreach activities such as scholar weekends at ASU, the Duke TIP academy at ASU, and, to target education of minority groups, visits to inner city schools in the greater Charlotte area. We will also use the portable AFM to create active learning modules to be posted on our website that will be shared with other educators who wish to integrate AFM in the classroom to excite students in the hope they will continue to pursue nanotechnology related studies in college.LaypersonThe proposed acquisition of a research grade and educational atomic force microscope (AFM) for ASU?s Dept. of Physics & Astronomy will ensure that ongoing nanoscience, nanotechnology and renewable energy research on campus will continue to further knowledge within the respective scientific communities. Funding of this grant will encourage and promote a higher level of research in nanoscience at ASU and will be utilized to further projects including nanotribology, plasmonic bio-sensing, beam induced chemistry, noble metal nanoparticle templating, molecular self- assembly, and renewable energy initiatives. ASU is shifting its priorities to increase efforts on research in response to the needs of our state while maintaining and enhancing our traditional strengths in science education. In addition, the instrumentation will be used for outreach in western NC middle and high schools, as well as provide active learning for students on ASU?s campus. The AFMs will encourage student interest in nanoscience as well as science, technology, engineering and mathematics and ensure that undergraduate and graduate students will have hands-on experience with and knowledge of skills needed to contribute to a high technology workforce critical for growing the economy of NC and the US.