Supporting World-Class Labs at the University of Manchester

自2004年创建以来，曼彻斯特大学一直专注于建立其世界级研究的声誉，并在世界大学排行榜上迅速上升。它现在跻身于世界前36所大学之列。我们的目标是提供最先进的设施和设备，并率先安排更有效地使用它们，包括共享。现在，我们建议利用EPSRC核心设备奖来支持科学和工程学院的研究人员，在符合曼彻斯特大学战略优先事项的领域提供最先进的设备。经过一轮竞争性招标，我们选择的投资项目是：*一台高通量质谱仪，用于24小时快速测量，需要在合成新分子时对其进行监控。这对于研究用于生物制造的分子，或用于药物、分子机器和纳米结构的生物合成特别有用。这将取代容易出现技术故障的老化仪器。该仪器将向曼彻斯特大学、其他大学的研究人员和广泛的行业用户提供，并将用于在我们的综合催化博士培训中心学习的博士研究人员的培训。*最先进的高功率脉冲激光系统，将用于我们的早期职业研究人员推动的工作计划，研究纳米材料，如纳米线激光、微型发光二极管、集成光电子学、单光子源和纳米光伏。它将用现代的尖端工具取代老化和低可靠性的激光系统，该工具将与7个共同定位的实验相结合，同时提供对新材料和设备的多种不同测量。这将使我们能够继续为我们光子科学研究所的博士研究人员提供技术培训，并将被致力于先进材料的10个研究小组、他们的外部合作伙伴以及世界各地大学、亨利·罗伊斯研究所和工业中的其他人所使用。*一种新的耦合激光系统，其工作原理称为“异步光学采样”，它将使我们能够以高吞吐量研究纳米材料中非常快的动态过程。它给曼彻斯特带来了一种全新的能力，我们(老化的)现有激光系统都不需要研究复杂的材料系统，如二维材料--甚至酶是如何工作的。我们还将把它与超高场脉冲磁体系统一起使用，以帮助设计下一代磁体材料。它将用于培训在光子科学研究所和我们的石墨烯博士培训中心(石墨烯NOWNANO)学习的博士研究人员，以及曼彻斯特的8个研究小组及其外部合作伙伴和世界各地大学、亨利·罗伊斯研究所和工业界的其他人。

Since its creation in 2004, the University of Manchester has focussed on building its reputation for world-class research, and has risen rapidly in world university league tables. It now ranks within the top 36 institutions in the world. Our stated aim is to to provide state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, and pioneer arrangements for their more efficient use, including sharing.Now we propose to use our EPSRC Core Equipment Award to support researchers in the Faculty of Science and Engineering, by providing state-of-the-art equipment in fields aligned with University of Manchester strategic priorities. Following a round of competitive bidding, the projects we have chosen for investment are:* A high throughput mass spectrometer for 24 h rapid measurements that are required to monitor new molecules as they are synthesised. This is particularly useful for studying the molecules used in biomanufacturing, or in the bio-synthesis of pharmaceuticals, molecular machines, and nanostructures. This will replace an ageing instrument that is prone to technical faults. The instrument will be available to researchers in the University of Manchester, other universities and a wide range of industry users, and will be used in the training of PhD researchers studying in our Centre for Doctoral Training in Integrated Catalysis . * A state-of-the-art high power pulsed laser system, that will be used for a programme of work driven by our early career researchers studying nanomaterials, such as nanowire lasers, micro-LEDs, integrated optoelectronics, single-photon sources and nano-photovoltaics. It will replace an ageing and low-reliability laser system with a modern and cutting-edge tool, that will be coupled to 7 co-located experiments to simultaneously provide multiple different measurements on new materials and devices. This will enable us to continue to provide technical training to the cohort of PhD researchers in our Photon Science Institute, and will be used by 10 research groups working in advanced materials, and their external partners and others in universities around the world, the Henry Royce Institute and in industry.* A novel new system of coupled lasers operating by a principle called 'asynchronous optical sampling' which will allow us to study very fast dynamical processes in nanomaterials at high throughput. It brings a completely new capability to Manchester which none of our (ageing) existing laser systems have to study complex materials systems such as 2-dimensional materials - or even how enzymes work. We will also use it with a very high-field pulsed magnet system to help design next generation magnet materials. It will be used in the training of PhD researchers studying in the Photon Science Institute and in our Centre for Doctoral Training on Graphene (Graphene NOWNANO), and by 8 research groups in Manchester and their and their external partners and others in universities around the world, the Henry Royce Institute and in industry.