MRI: Acquisition of a Modern Transmission Electron Microscope for Research and Training in South Dakota

[0923483] ahrenkiel“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。”南达科他州矿业技术学院（SDSM&amp；T）需要一台现代透射电子显微镜（TEM）用于纳米科学和纳米工程的研究和一系列学科的研究培训，包括材料科学，物理，化学，地质，化学，生化和环境工程。这一要求是基于对该仪器的研究和培训需要、容纳和维护该仪器的现有基础设施以及对该仪器长期成功的机构承诺。一台具有晶格成像、数字可编程性、断层扫描、衍射、分析显微镜和扫描TEM的现代TEM，具有远程访问能力，将为南达科他州的资助和新兴研究带来巨大的效用。TEM将使南达科他州和中北部各州地区教师的研究活动成为可能，并提高州立大学和部落学院提供本科和研究生研究培训、K-12教育和公共宣传的能力。SDSM&amp；T的工程和采矿实验站是整个州和地区建立的电子显微镜表征中心，为学术界和工业界提供服务，并拥有物理和管理基础设施来操作，维护和管理设备。一份支持文件表明了大学对收购的承诺，其中包括实验室装修、员工和基础设施。

0923483Ahrenkiel"This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5)."South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (SDSM&T) requests a modern transmission electron microscope (TEM) for nanoscience & nanoengineering research and research training in a range of disciplines, including materials science, physics, chemistry, and geological, chemical, biochemical, and environmental engineering. The request is based on the research and training need for the instrument, the existing infrastructure to accommodate and maintain the instrument, and the institutional commitment for the long-term success of the instrument. A modern TEM capable of lattice imaging, digital programmability, tomography, diffraction, analytical microscopy, and scanning TEM, with remote access capability, would bring tremendous utility to funded and emerging research in South Dakota. The TEM will enable the research activities of faculty members in South Dakota and the Northcentral States region, and enhance the ability of state universities and tribal colleges to provide undergraduate and graduate research training, and K-12 and public outreach. The Engineering and Mining Experiment Station at SDSM&T is an established electron-microscopy characterization hub throughout the state and region, serving both academia and industry, and has the physical and managerial infrastructure in place to operate, maintain, and administer the equipment. A supporting document demonstrates the university's commitment to the acquisition, which includes laboratory renovation, staff, and infrastructure.