MRI: Acquisition of a Scanning Electron Microscope for a Multi-User Core Facility in Science, Engineering, and Technology

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。该合同将为明尼苏达州立大学曼卡托分校（MSUM）生物科学系的生物成像设施采购JEOL JSM-6510LV/LGS扫描电子显微镜（SEM）。该设施是MSUM科学，工程和技术学院的核心多用户设施。该仪器提供生物细胞和组织的详细三维视图。例如，该仪器将提供一种方法来检查生物组织中血管的复杂结构和结构。该工具将促进大学和明尼苏达州中南部正在进行的研究、教育和培训活动。扫描电镜系统的几个特点将减少培训的复杂性，并鼓励新手使用。例如，SEM将由计算机图形用户界面控制，使其操作对学生和教师都很友好。此外，显微镜将通过互联网访问远程教室和会议使用。为了扩大设备的用途和满足大学的需要，拟议中的扫描电镜将配备低真空系统和能量色散光谱系统，以容纳各种各样的标本，并提供分析标本中存在的化学元素的手段。SEM的使用将纳入已建立的学生外展计划，以促进学术活动和促进多样性。此外，有几门课程将在课程中整合SEM的使用。最后，该系统将推进MSUM现有的本科生、研究生和教师研究项目，并促进校际合作。项目包括不同组织和器官的血管三维结构分析，正常和异常心脏的结构分析。正在进行的和未来的研究项目利用SEM将有很大的潜力在地方、区域和国家会议上广泛传播。研究项目的成果将通过学生和教师在地区或国家会议、同行评议的期刊出版物和互联网上的报告进行交流。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).This award will support the acquisition of a JEOL JSM-6510LV/LGS scanning electron microscope (SEM) for the Biological Imaging Facility in the Department of Biological Sciences at Minnesota State University, Mankato (MSUM). The facility is a core multi-user facility in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology at MSUM. The instrument provides detailed three-dimensional views of biological cells and tissues. For instance, the instrument will provide a means to examine the complex architecture and structure of blood vessels in biological tissues. The instrument will facilitate ongoing research, educational and training activities within the university and South Central Minnesota. Several features of the SEM system will lessen the complexity of training and encouraging novice use. For example, the SEM will be controlled by a computer-graphic-user-interface making its operation user friendly for students and faculty. Furthermore, the microscope will be accessible via the Internet for remote classroom and conference use. To expand the utility of the equipment and to serve the needs of the university, the proposed SEM will be equipped with a low vacuum system and an energy dispersive spectroscopy system which will accommodate diverse variety of specimens and provide a means to analyze the chemical elements present in a specimen. Use of the SEM will be incorporated in established student outreach programs, which promote scholarly activity and foster diversity. In addition, several courses will integrate use of the SEM in their curriculum. Finally, the system will advance existing undergraduate, graduate and faculty research projects at MSUM and foster intercollegiate collaboration. Projects include analysis of the three-dimensional structure of vasculature in diverse tissues and organs and structural analysis of normal and abnormal hearts. Ongoing and future research projects that utilize the SEM will have a high potential for widespread dissemination at local, regional and national meetings. Outcomes of the research projects will be communicated through presentations by students and faculty at regional or national meetings, in peer reviewed journal publications, and the internet.