MRI: Acquisition of a Modern Secondary Ion Spectrometer for Multidisciplinary Research and Training of Next Generation Scientists

克拉克亚特兰大大学（CAU）向美国国家科学基金会核磁共振项目申请一台现代二次离子质谱仪，用于多学科研究和培养下一代科学家，即物理学、材料科学和化学领域的本科生、研究生和博士后。新仪器将取代已有30多年历史的单个调查员和定制系统。该工具将大大加强中国农业大学的研究基础设施，并将为当地材料研究界提供高水平的研究和培训机会。这将增加一套现有的表征工具，以影响材料研究的各个领域的研究线。这个多用户工具将被配置为满足代表6个STEM部门，3个历史上的黑人学院或大学和2个少数民族服务机构的不同教师的多学科需求。此次收购将提供深度剖面、化学物种识别、化学计量学和扩展的成像分析能力。这将增加一套现有的表征工具，以影响固态照明，聚合物合成和功能化，半导体，二维拓扑材料和器件加工的研究线。该工具的共享访问将广泛影响和促进跨部门和机构的跨学科合作，并为下一代材料科学家提供主要的培训资源。这一社区努力已经对STEM学科中代表性不足的少数民族和女性的数量产生了重大影响。该工具将提高学生在材料分析和表征方面的市场技能，以参与全球竞争。此次收购与现有仪器相结合，将建立一套地理区域独有的最先进的材料表征工具。

Clark Atlanta University (CAU) proposes to the National Science Foundation's MRI program to acquire a modern secondary ion mass spectrometer for multidisciplinary research and training of next generation scientists, i. e., undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students in physics, materials science, and chemistry. The new instrument will replace a single investigator, custom built system that is over 30 years old. The tool will significantly enhance the research infrastructure of CAU and it will provide a high level of research and training opportunities for local materials research community. This will augment a suite of existing characterization tools that are oriented to impact research lines in various areas of materials research. This multi-user tool will be configured to serve the multidisciplinary needs of a diverse faculty representing 6 STEM departments, 3 Historically Black College or Universities, and 2 Minority Serving Institutions.This acquisition will provide depth profile, chemical species identification, stoichiometry, and expanded imaging analysis capability. This will augment a suite of existing characterization tools that are oriented to impact research lines in solid state lighting, polymer synthesis and functionalization, semiconductors, two-dimensional topological materials and device processing. The shared access of this tool will broadly impact and foster interdisciplinary collaborations across departments and institutions and provide a major training resource for the next generation of materials scientists. This community effort has already had a significant impact on the number of under-represented minorities and women in the STEM disciplines. The tool will enhance students with readily marketable skills in materials analysis and characterization to compete globally. This acquisition in conjunction with the existing instrumentation will establish a suite of state-of-the art materials characterization tools that are unique to the geographical area.