MRI: Aquisition of Atomic Force Microscope to Advance Texas State University Materials Research

MRI：购买原子力显微镜以推进德克萨斯州立大学材料研究

• 批准号: 1625778
• 负责人: William Brittain
• 金额: $ 10.45万
• 依托单位: Texas State University - San Marcos
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-09-01 至 2019-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1625778&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Aquisition; Atomic; Force; Microscope; MRI; Aquisition; Atomic; Force; Microscope

Non-technical: This Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) grant awarded to Texas State University at San Marcos (TxState) provides funding for the acquisition of an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). This high-resolution instrument enhances the research and educational capabilities at TxState, a Hispanic Serving Institution. Because AFM data is highly visual, the results are accessible to non-scientists and will thus engage students not already committed to STEM. The proposed instrument acquisition will immediately impact 58 students and postdocs upon acquisition (with hundreds of additional users over the lifespan of the instrument). The addition of this tool to TxState, where 55% of the students and postdocs are underrepresented in science and engineering, will have a long-term impact on a diverse population of students and the institution in which they are trained. In addition, this acquisition strengthens, in particular, the research activities of the NSF-funded PREM Center on Interfaces in Materials (PREM: Partnerships in Research and Education in Materials). A primary goal of the PREM Center is to increase the participation of underrepresented minorities in materials research. Data from this instrument will impact energy and medical-related research projects that are intended to enrich our lives. Technical: Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) is a scanning probe technology that identifies surface features at the nanometer scale. AFM will be used by Texas State University at San Marcos (TxState) to advance fundamental surface science and applications in energy and biomaterials-related research topics. Specifically, this acquisition of a AFM Workshop Life Sciences AFM will impact the following materials research areas: 1) nanocomposites, 2) self-assembly of photoactive bioconjugates, 3) nanomaterials for energy storage and conversion, 4) metallo-supramolecular assembly, 5) perovskite solar cells, and 6) stimuli-responsive biomaterials.

非技术：授予德克萨斯州立大学圣马科斯（TXSTATE）授予的这项主要研究工具（MRI）赠款为收购原子力显微镜（AFM）提供了资金。这种高分辨率工具增强了西班牙裔服务机构TXSTATE的研究和教育能力。由于AFM数据具有很高的视觉效果，因此非科学家可以访问结果，因此将吸引尚未致力于STEM的学生。拟议的仪器获取将立即在收购后立即影响58名学生和博士后（在该仪器的寿命中有数百个用户）。该工具在TXSTATE中增加了该工具，其中有55％的学生和博士学位在科学和工程学中的代表性不足，将对多样化的学生及其受过培训的机构产生长期影响。此外，这项收购尤其是增强了NSF资助的材料界面中心的研究活动（PREM：材料研究和教育的合作伙伴关系）。 PREM中心的主要目标是增加代表性不足的少数民族参与材料研究。该工具的数据将影响旨在丰富我们生活的能源和医疗相关研究项目。技术：原子力显微镜（AFM）是一种扫描探针技术，可在纳米尺度上识别表面特征。德克萨斯州立大学圣马科斯大学（TXSTATE）将使用AFM来推进与能源和生物材料相关的研究主题中的基本表面科学以及应用。 Specifically, this acquisition of a AFM Workshop Life Sciences AFM will impact the following materials research areas: 1) nanocomposites, 2) self-assembly of photoactive bioconjugates, 3) nanomaterials for energy storage and conversion, 4) metallo-supramolecular assembly, 5) perovskite solar cells, and 6) stimuli-responsive biomaterials.