X-ray diffraction facility

X射线衍射仪（XRD）是瑞尔森研究社区的关键设施。瑞尔森大学是一所相对较新的大学，是加拿大发展最快的大学之一，目前拥有33个研究生课程和大约2，020名研究生（6名博士）。工程和应用科学的12个硕士课程）。XRD对于高素质人才（HQP）的培训和材料相关领域的研究至关重要，涉及8个部门：航空航天工程，化学工程，化学和生物学，土木工程，电气和计算机工程，机械和工业工程，营养学和物理学，因为瑞尔盛内部没有这样的设备。瑞尔森大学缺乏XRD是我们HQP培训和研究的一个主要障碍，也是由于缺乏适当的相鉴定和纹理分析而导致我们的一些期刊稿件被拒绝的主要原因。其他大学的教职员工和研究生被迫使用XRD，要么必须长途跋涉，要么支付高昂的费用，由于其他大学自己的研究人员和研究生的大量需求，一些关键的XRD检查经常被推迟或错过详细信息。学生。这对我们的研究生来说是浪费时间和挫折。因此，正在向NSERC申请149，958美元的赠款，用于为瑞尔森研究社区购买XRD。XRD的操作和维护由目前的技术官员之一提供，大学已同意提供适当的空间容纳XRD系统。所要求的XRD将大大提高我们在研究和HQP培训方面的质量和生产力，并将时间和金钱从旅行转移到研究活动上。

The X-ray diffractometer (XRD) is a key facility for the Ryerson research community. Ryerson, a relatively new University, is one of the fastest-growing universities in Canada, with currently 33 graduate programs and about 2,020 graduate students (6 Ph.D. programs and 12 master's programs in engineering and applied science). The XRD is vital for the training of highly qualified personnel (HQP) and research in the materials-related areas, which involves 8 departments: Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biology, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Nutrition, and Physics, as no such equipment is available within Ryerson. The lack of an XRD at Ryerson University is a major handicap to our HQP training and research, and a major cause for the rejection of some of our journal manuscript submissions due to the lack of proper phase identification and texture analysis. Faculty members and graduate students have been forced to use XRDs at other universities, either having to travel long distances or paying high rates, with some critical XRD examinations frequently delayed or detailed information missed due to the heavy demand by other university's own researchers and graduate students. This results in a waste of time and frustration for our graduate students. Therefore, a request is being made to NSERC for a grant of $149,958 to purchase an XRD for the Ryerson research community. The operation and maintenance of the XRD are available by one of current technical officers and the University has agreed to provide an appropriate space for housing the XRD system. The requested XRD will significantly enhance our quality and productivity in both research and HQP training, and redirect time and money from travel to research activities.