Interuniversity Elemental and Structural Analytical Facility

本提案中的项目将构成材料工程和自然科学中元素和结构分析程序的更大设施的第一阶段。我们的愿景是建立一个分析设施，其核心是在一开始就进行真正的合作，从而为国家带来巨大的利益。这些设备将通过联机使用管理提供，使来自多个机构的用户能够公平和透明地使用。由此产生的设施将补充现有的微观结构能力和网络，并将开放给所有研究人员和合作者使用，进一步提高国家利益。

The items in this proposal will form the first stage of a larger facility for Elemental and Structural analytical programs in materials engineering and the natural sciences. The vision is to create an analytical facility which will have at its core and at the outset true collaboration leading to great national benefit. The equipment will be available via on-line access management allowing equitable and transparent access for users from multiple institutions. The resulting facility will complement existing microstructural capabilities and networks and will be open for all researchers and collaborators to use, further enhancing the national benefit.