EPSRC Core Equipment Award 2022/23

这项提案是为了资助购买整个南安普敦大学的核心设备。经过内部入围程序，这些项目被确定为国家重要领域的关键基础项目、投资节约的机会，或者是有利于早期职业研究人员的核心设备。我们将：1.采购激光衍射系统，以分析湿分散样品和干分散颗粒；2.采购霍尔效应测量系统，以实现对先进材料的研究，如生物材料、功能陶瓷和无机物、石墨烯和碳；3.采购环境光电子能谱工具，以改善光吸收和发射设备的性能，如太阳能电池、光电探测器和发光器件(LED)；4.在成像和显微镜中心采购高分辨率3D数码显微镜，以加快系列结晶学技术的发展。这些项目总体上符合采购支撑设备(1-4)和核心设备的呼吁目标，使早期职业研究人员受益(1-4)。这些投资促成的研究与EPSRC物理科学、工程、能源和信息通信技术领域以及基础设施、气候变化和先进材料等国家优先领域保持一致。

This proposal is for funding to support the purchase of Core Equipment across the University of Southampton. Following an internal shortlisting process, items were identified as being either key underpinning items for areas of national importance, opportunities to invest to save, or core equipment for the benefit of early career researchers.We will:1. Procure a laser diffraction system to analyse wet dispersed samples and of dry dispersed particles;2. Procure a Hall-effect measurement system to enable research in advanced materials such as biomaterials, functional ceramics and inorganics, graphene and carbon;3. Procure an ambient photoemission spectroscopy tool to improve the performance of light absorbing and emitting devices, such as solar cells, photodetectors and light emitting devices (LEDs);4. Procure a high resolution 3D digital microscope in the Imaging and Microscopy Centre to accelerate the development of the serial crystallography technique.Collectively these items align to the call objectives of procuring underpinning equipment (1-4) and core equipment to benefit Early Career Researchers (1-4). The research enabled by these investment aligns to EPSRC priority areas within Physical Sciences, Engineering, Energy and ICT, and national priorities including Infrastructure, Climate Change and Advanced Materials.