MRI: Acquisition of a µCT Scanner for Research, Digitization and Education at the NHMLA

洛杉矶县自然历史博物馆(NHMLA)获奖，以获得微型计算机断层扫描(µCT)扫描仪。NHMLA是美国西海岸最大的自然历史博物馆，拥有超过3500万件标本和文物，每年接待约100万游客。为该项目购买的µCT扫描仪将用于研究、展览和教育项目，并将在许多方面造福社会。扫描将被上传到可免费访问的网站，增加世界各地的研究人员和学生对博物馆收藏品的公平性和访问权。在NHMLA扫描的标本将创造出令人惊叹的视觉和3D打印展示，这些展示将在教育项目和展览设计中亮相。重要的是，使用µCT扫描仪还将培训学生的关键3D技能，这些技能将转移到广泛的职业应用中，包括医疗、工程和科学领域。在该项目中获得的µCT扫描仪已得到应用，并将直接影响NHMLA的所有22个科学部门，以及整个洛杉矶大都会地区的外部研究人员和专业人员。µCT扫描仪将增加我们对解剖学和生理学、进化生物学、形态学、生物力学和矿物科学等领域的了解。所有发现将在同行评议的科学期刊、网站上分享，并在地区和国际科学会议上公布。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

An award is made to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHMLA) for the purpose of acquiring a micro computed tomography (µCT) scanner. The NHMLA is the largest natural history museum on the west coast of the United States with more than 35 million specimens and artifacts, and receives roughly a million visitors annually. The µCT scanner acquired for this project will be used for research, exhibition, and educational programs, and will benefit society in numerous ways. Scans will be uploaded to freely accessible websites, increasing equity and access to the museum's collection objects to researchers and students worldwide. Specimens scanned at the NHMLA will create stunning visual and 3D printed displays that will be featured in educational programs and exhibit design. Importantly, use of the µCT scanner will also train students in critical 3D skills that will transfer over to a wide variety of career applications, including medical, engineering and scientific fields. The µCT scanner acquired in this project has applications and will directly impact all 22 scientific departments at the NHMLA, as well as outside researchers and professionals throughout the LA metro region. The µCT scanner will increase our understanding of anatomy and physiology, evolutionary biology, morphology, biomechanics, and mineral sciences, among other fields. All discoveries will be shared in peer-reviewed scientific journals, on websites, and presented at regional and international scientific meetings.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.