MRI-R2: Acquisition of a High Resolution CT-Scanner at the American Museum of Natural History

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MRI-R2奖将为美国自然历史博物馆提供高分辨率CT扫描仪（HRCT）的资金。新的收购将协助研究超过20名AMNH研究人员跨越广泛的学科。新设施将支持大纽约地区的教育推广，以及支持哥伦比亚大学、康奈尔大学和其他邻近机构。广泛的AMNH收集将是成像的主要焦点。扫描仪将有助于确定生物系统、形态和生活史。它还将用于地球和行星系统科学。外包CT分析已成为机构的负担，并且无法培训下一代CT分析人员。CT系统将使研究人员能够更好地破译生物形态特征，从而能够重建地质时期的谱系。该系统将允许对AMNH提供的独特收藏品进行非侵入性成像。古生物学、无脊椎动物学、人类学、地球和行星科学以及自然科学收藏部门都将得到新系统的支持。CT系统将带来巨大的教育和社会效益。AMNH与邻近的本科学院（其中许多为少数民族和女性提供服务）建立了合作关系，在生物和物理科学方面有一个可行的REU项目，以及一个相对较新的博士项目。AMNH每年有超过400万的访客为K-12提供服务。该研究小组积极在同行评审的文献中发表研究成果，并提供网络推广。该系统将被安置在AMNH显微镜和成像设施（MIF）中。该设施由一名全职员工管理，并由co-I监督。由PI担任主席的六名策展人委员会提供业务监督和指导。在最初的拨款期间，要求签订一份服务合同，之后该机构将继续执行该合同。将向全职技术人员提供培训，这些技术人员将反过来培训用户。＊＊＊

Landman0959384This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).This MRI-R2 award will provide funding for a high resolution CT scanner (HRCT) for the American Museum of Natural History. The new acquisition will assist research for over 20 AMNH researchers spanning a wide range of disciplines. The new facility will support educational outreach in the greater NYC area as well supporting Columbia, Cornell and other neighboring institutions. The extensive AMNH collection will be a major focus for imaging. The scanner will be instrumental in determining organismal systematics, morphology, and life histories. It will also be used for terrestrial Earth and planetary system science. Out-sourcing CT analyses has become burdensome to the institution and does not allow training the next generation of CT analysts. The CT system will allow investigators to better decipher organismal morphological characteristics giving the ability to reconstruct lineages over geologic time. The system will allow non-invasive imaging of the unique collection available at AMNH. The Divisions of Paleontology, Invertebrate Zoology, Anthropology, Earth and Planetary Sciences and the Natural Sciences Collections will all be supported by the new system. The CT system will have tremendous educational and societal benefits. AMNH has partnerships with adjacent undergraduate colleges (many of which serve minorities and women), a viable REU program in biology and physical sciences, and a relatively new PhD program. AMNH has over 4 million visitors annually serving K-12 outreach. The research group actively publishes research results in the peer-reviewed literature and provides web outreach. The system will be housed in the AMNH Microscopy and Imaging Facility (MIF). The facility is managed by a full-time employee and supervised by the co-I. A committee of six curators chaired by the PI provides operational oversight and guidance. A service contract is requested for the initial grant period - after which the institution will continue the contract. Training will be provided to full-time technicians who will, in turn, train users. ***