MRI: Acquisition of a high-energy micro-computed tomography scanner for inter- and multi-disciplinary STEM research

MRI：购买高能微型计算机断层扫描仪，用于跨学科和多学科 STEM 研究

• 批准号: 1828305
• 负责人: Simone Hoffmann
• 金额: $ 42.66万
• 依托单位: New York Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-10-01 至 2021-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1828305&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Acquisition; energy; micro; computed

An award is made to the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) to acquire a micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) scanner for visualizing, reconstructing, and analyzing organic and inorganic objects in three dimensions. Micro-CT utilizes X-rays to reveal the internal structure of objects at the microscopic level, without having to section them. It has fostered countless transformative projects in biology, engineering, and medicine. The acquisition will enable opportunities to engage high school, undergraduate, and graduate students, as well as the general public, in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Faculty involved in this program will mentor high school students through NYIT's Science & Technology Entry Program (STEP), which introduces economically disadvantaged and traditionally underrepresented students to STEM fields. In addition, faculty and students in Engineering will incorporate CT-based technology into the Cultivating Resources for Employment with Assistive Technology (CREATE) program to develop technologies that help people with disabilities in their work environments. To engage with the broader community, NYIT will collaborate with "Through the Lens Initiative", an innovative science art competition, to showcase compelling 3D visualizations of student research using micro-CT data. Access to the micro-CT facility will stimulate groundbreaking research in biology, paleontology, nanotechnology, engineering, and life sciences and will foster a network of collaborations among local universities, ultimately strengthening the larger scientific community. Micro-CT technology has been widely adopted across archaeological, biological, and materials sciences over the past decade. Moreover, recent methodological advancements, such as contrast-enhanced CT imaging of soft tissues, promise enduring and novel applications for the future. The new micro-CT facility at NYIT will have a significant impact on the scientific community on Long Island, one of the most academically dense areas in the U.S.A with an enormous and diverse research community. Thirty-two researchers from Long Island and the New York Metropolitan Region have already submitted projects for scanning. These projects will utilize micro-CT imaging on structures that span five orders of magnitude in size (from nano-cement to dinosaur bones), 200 million years, and a wide spectrum of organic and inorganic materials. At NYIT, these studies will promote interdisciplinary collaboration across three colleges and provide outstanding research opportunities for students at all academic levels, promoting future scientific advancements within the New York Metropolitan Region and beyond.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

纽约理工学院 (NYIT) 获得了一个微型计算机断层扫描 (micro-CT) 扫描仪的奖项，用于在三维空间中可视化、重建和分析有机和无机物体。 Micro-CT 利用 X 射线在微观层面揭示物体的内部结构，而无需对其进行切片。它在生物学、工程和医学领域培育了无数变革性项目。此次收购将为高中生、本科生和研究生以及公众提供参与科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 的机会。参与该计划的教师将通过 NYIT 的科学技术入门计划 (STEP) 指导高中生，该计划将经济弱势群体和传统上代表性不足的学生引入 STEM 领域。此外，工程系的教师和学生将把基于 CT 的技术纳入辅助技术就业资源培养 (CREATE) 计划中，以开发在工作环境中帮助残疾人的技术。为了与更广泛的社区互动，纽约理工学院将与创新科学艺术竞赛“Through the Lens Initiative”合作，利用微型 CT 数据展示学生研究的引人注目的 3D 可视化。使用微型 CT 设施将刺激生物学、古生物学、纳米技术、工程和生命科学领域的突破性研究，并将促进当地大学之间的合作网络，最终加强更大的科学界。在过去的十年里，微型 CT 技术已在考古、生物和材料科学领域得到广泛采用。此外，最近的方法学进展，例如软组织的对比增强 CT 成像，有望在未来提供持久且新颖的应用。纽约理工学院的新微型 CT 设施将对长岛的科学界产生重大影响，长岛是美国学术最密集的地区之一，拥有庞大而多样化的研究界。来自长岛和纽约都市区的 32 名研究人员已经提交了扫描项目。这些项目将利用微型 CT 成像来研究尺寸跨越 5 个数量级（从纳米水泥到恐龙骨骼）、2 亿年的结构以及各种有机和无机材料。在纽约理工学院，这些研究将促进三个学院之间的跨学科合作，并为所有学术水平的学生提供出色的研究机会，促进纽约都会地区及其他地区的未来科学进步。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并被认为值得支持通过使用基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估。

项目成果

Skeleton of a Cretaceous mammal from Madagascar reflects long-term insularity

马达加斯加白垩纪哺乳动物的骨骼反映了长期的孤立状态

• DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2234-8
• 发表时间: 2020-05
• 期刊: Nature
• 影响因子: 64.8
• 作者: Krause, D.W.;Hoffmann, S.;Hu, Yaoming;Wible, John. R.;Rougier, Guillermo W.;Kirk, E. Christopher;Groenke, Joseph R.;Rogers, Raymond R.;Rossie, James B.;Schultz, Julia A.;et al
• 通讯作者: et al

Variation in Articular Cartilage Thickness Among Extant Salamanders and Implications for Limb Function in Stem Tetrapods

现存蝾螈关节软骨厚度的变化及其对干四足动物肢体功能的影响

• DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.671006
• 发表时间: 2021-05
• 期刊: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
• 影响因子: 3
• 作者: Molnar; Julia L.
• 通讯作者: Julia L.

Postcranial Morphology of Adalatherium hui (Mammalia, Gondwanatheria) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar

马达加斯加晚白垩世 Adalatherium hui（哺乳动物、冈瓦纳动物）的颅后形态

• DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2020.1799818
• 发表时间: 2020-12
• 期刊: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
• 影响因子: 1.4
• 作者: Hoffmann, Simone;Hu, Yaoming;Krause, David W.
• 通讯作者: Krause, David W.

Introduction to Adalatherium hui (Gondwanatheria, Mammalia) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar

马达加斯加白垩纪晚期的 Adalatherium hui（Gondwanatheria，哺乳动物）简介

• DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2020.1805455
• 发表时间: 2020-12-14
• 期刊: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
• 影响因子: 1.4
• 作者: D. Krause;J. Groenke;S. Hoffmann;R. Rogers;Lydia J. Rahantarisoa
• 通讯作者: Lydia J. Rahantarisoa