Acquisition of a Scanning Electron Microscrope at Montclair State University

在蒙特克莱尔州立大学购买扫描电子显微镜

• 批准号: 0619402
• 负责人: Stefanie Brachfeld
• 金额: $ 26.46万
• 依托单位: Montclair State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-09-15 至 2009-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0619402&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Acquisition; Scanning; Electron; Microscrope; Montclair

This grant supports the acquisition of a variable pressure scanning electron microscope (SEM) and x-ray microanalysis system at Montclair State University (MSU). The SEM will be shared by several interdisciplinary research programs in the College of Science and Mathematics and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Projects that will benefit from this instrument include: 1) investigating of the origin of the Martian magnetic anomalies, 2) investigating Earth's paleoclimate variability recorded in marine and terrestrial sedimentary sequences, 3) studying the tectonic history of the northeast United States and the Southern Andes of South America, 4) investigating diet and health reconstructions derived from ancient human bone from the North and Central Coasts of Peru and the U.S. Virgin Islands, 5) the fabrication and study of nano-sized structures such as molecular rulers and molecular electronic devices, and 6) investigating the effects of predators and physical variations in marine and freshwater environments on the shell microstructure of mollusks. The SEM will support research training and education programs at the undergraduate through post-doctoral levels. This training includes formal course work and supervised research activities. The new instrument will aid in establishing new collaborative and interdisciplinary relationships with other universities and industries in our region. Expanded SEM capabilities will allow us to incorporate electron microscopy into MSU's K-12 outreach programs including the Weston Scholars Program and the New Jersey regional American Chemical Society SEED Program, in which area high school students partner with faculty to conduct laboratory and field research during the summer, and the Professional Resources in Science and Mathematics (PRISM) program, in which MSU faculty partner with area K-12 teachers to enhance science and mathematics teaching in New Jersey.

这笔赠款支持在蒙特克莱尔州立大学 (MSU) 购买变压扫描电子显微镜 (SEM) 和 X 射线微量分析系统。 SEM将由科学与数学学院和人文社会科学学院的多个跨学科研究项目共享。受益于该仪器的项目包括：1) 调查火星磁异常的起源，2) 调查海洋和陆地沉积序列中记录的地球古气候变化，3) 研究美国东北部和安第斯山脉南部的构造历史南美洲，4）研究源自秘鲁北部和中部海岸以及美属维尔京群岛的古代人骨的饮食和健康重建，5）纳米尺寸的制造和研究分子标尺和分子电子设备等结构，6) 研究捕食者以及海洋和淡水环境中的物理变化对软体动物壳微结构的影响。 SEM 将支持本科生到博士后水平的研究培训和教育项目。该培训包括正式课程作业和监督研究活动。新工具将有助于与我们地区的其他大学和行业建立新的合作和跨学科关系。扩展的 SEM 功能将使我们能够将电子显微镜纳入 MSU 的 K-12 外展计划，包括韦斯顿学者计划和新泽西地区美国化学会 SEED 计划，在该计划中，高中生与教师合作，在学习期间进行实验室和现场研究。夏季，以及科学和数学专业资源 (PRISM) 计划，其中密歇根州立大学教师与地区 K-12 教师合作，以加强新泽西州的科学和数学教学。