MRI: Acquisition of a Hitachi S-3400N-II Variable Pressure Scanning Electron Microscope with an Analytical Quantitative Element Detector for the University of Hawaii at Hilo

PI要求MRI RAPID资助购买一台带有分析定量元素检测器的日立S-3400N-II变压扫描电子显微镜。该仪器将支持广泛的教师和学生的研究项目，包括分析从目前正在喷发的火山喷出的火山物质；分析本地收集的浮游生物、小软体动物及植物样本；显示古海啸活动证据的沉积物岩心；对夏威夷土著器物在旧衣研究中的分析；以及利用SEM/EDS技术对药物晶体特性进行化学/结构分析。更广泛的影响该设备将加强一个新的研究生项目，几个科学项目和大学的20多个课程。它将在夏威夷大岛上唯一的四年制大学提供独特的学习机会，这是一个种族多样性的人口基地。夏威夷火山观测站的合作应该是富有成果的，并且描述了大学预科学生的机会。学生人口的多民族性质（以及夏威夷的每个人）得到了清楚的证明，因此国家科学基金会的支持将提高纳税人资金对美国人口中服务不足部分的利用。扫描电镜是一种工具，很容易扩展到高中和广泛的社区应用/欣赏，因为“（微观）图片胜过千言万语”。

The PI requests MRI RAPID funding to Acquire a Hitachi S-3400N-II Variable Pressure Scanning Electron Microscope with an Analytical Quantitative Element Detector. This instrument will support a wide range of faculty and student research projects, including analysis of volcanic material ejected from the currently erupting volcano; analysis of locally-collected plankton, micro-molluscs, and botanical samples; sediment cores showing evidence of paleo-tsunami activity; analysis of Native Hawaiian artifacts in use-wear studies; and chemical / structural analysis of pharmaceutical crystal characteristics using SEM/EDS technology.Broader ImpactsThe equipment will enhance a new graduate program, several science programs and over twenty courses at the university. It will provide unique learning opportunities at the only 4 year college on the Big Island of Hawaii, a population base of great ethnic diversity. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory collaboration should be fruitful and opportunities for pre-college students are described. The multi-ethnic nature of the population of students (and everyone really on Hawaii) is clearly demonstrated, so NSF support would enhance the utilization of tax payer funds to under-served portion of the US population. And an SEM is an instrument which easily lends itself to outreach to high school and broad community application/ appreciation as "(microscopic) pictures are worth 1000s of words"