Multi-User X-ray Diffraction (XRD) Core Equipment

由研究与影响副校长Cathy Gormley-Heenan教授领导的阿尔斯特大学EPSRC核心设备资本奖的战略分配过程已经确定了计算学院，工程与技术在过去五年中，建筑环境是EPRSC世界级实验室预算获得资本资金的历史表现的主要发起者，这导致了这份提案的提交。作为大学研究与影响力领导团队的成员，研究与影响力副院长Brian Meenan教授是负责学院设备战略的工作人员。因此，他的任务是在电话目标范围内领导确定最符合阿尔斯特资本基础设施战略要求的设备采购流程，并担任提交的主要调查员。设备分配是由学院领导小组，这是由执行院长教授利亚姆马奎尔领导，并包括在学院的四个学校（建筑与建筑环境，计算学院，计算，工程与智能系统学院和工程学院的贝尔法斯特学校的负责人）和学院运营的负责人考虑。因此，该领导小组完全监督学院内的研究资本支持需求，并直接访问各学校持有的基础设施登记册。在所有相关标准的教师领导团队的当前需求的评估已经确定了购买核心级多用户X射线衍射仪（XRD）仪器，将基于工程学院内，作为最适合这个电话。人们认识到，提供给阿尔斯特的10万英镑的奖励不足以实现这一购买，因此所需的额外资金将由大学从机构资金中提供，总价值为ca。在这里购买的XRD仪器将为阿尔斯特的学术研究带来显著的持续效益，直接与EPSRC在医疗保健技术，能源，工程，制造未来和物理科学方面的战略重点保持一致。它还将大大有利于我们对本土工业的研发支持，并通过提供大公司期望在该地区获得的资源，帮助吸引外国直接投资。因此，它的可用性将有助于推动NI的经济增长，正如DfE，Invest NI和NI MATRIX Panel所推动的那样。在这样做的过程中，它将提高北爱尔兰高等教育部门在北爱尔兰的国际形象，这是阿尔斯特大学5&50战略计划交付的核心。

A process for the strategic allocation of the Ulster University EPSRC Capital Award for Core Equipment, led by the Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research & Impact, Professor Cathy Gormley-Heenan, has identified the Faculty of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment as the being the main originators of the historical performance in securing capital funding from EPRSC's World Class Labs budget over the last five years that has then led to the submission of this proposal. As a member of the University Research & Impact Leadership Team, the Associate Dean for Research & Impact, Professor Brian Meenan is the staff member with responsibility for the equipment strategy in the Faculty. He has therefore been tasked with leading the process to identify the equipment purchase that best aligns Ulster's capital infrastructure strategic requirements, within the scope of objectives of the call, and to act as Principle Investigator for the submission. The equipment allocation was considered by the Faculty Leadership Team which is led by the Executive Dean Professor Liam Maguire and comprises heads of the four Schools in the Faculty (Belfast School of Architecture & the Built Environment, School of Computing, School of Computing, Engineering & Intelligent Systems and School of Engineering) and the Head of Faculty Operations. As such, this leadership group has complete oversight of research capital support needs within the Faculty and has direct access to the infrastructure registers held by the respective Schools. Assessment of current needs across all of the relevant criteria by the Faculty Leadership Team has identified the purchase of a core level multi-user X-ray Diffractometer (XRD) instrument, to be based within the School of Engineering, as being the most appropriate fit to this call. It is recognised that the £100k award that is available to Ulster is insufficient to enable this purchase and therefore the additional funds required will be provided by the University from institutional funds to a total value of ca. £216k (inclusive of VAT).The XRD instrument to be purchased here will add significant on-going benefits to academic research at Ulster that directly align with the EPSRC strategic priorities in Healthcare Technologies, Energy, Engineering, Manufacturing the Future and Physical Sciences. It will also greatly benefit our R&D support for indigenous industry and help with attracting foreign direct investment by making available resources that major companies expect to be available in the region. Hence, its availability will make a contribution to the drivers economic growth in NI, as promoted by DfE, Invest NI and The NI MATRIX Panel. In doing so it will increase the international profile of the NI Higher Education sector in NI that is central to the delivery of the Ulster University 5&50 Strategic Plan.