MRI: Acquisition of a Benchtop Analytical Scanning Electron Microscope

MRI：购买台式分析扫描电子显微镜

• 批准号: 1919563
• 负责人: Deborah Berhanu
• 金额: $ 18.66万
• 依托单位: Fashion Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-08-01 至 2022-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1919563&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Acquisition; Benchtop; Analytical; Scanning

This Major Research Instrumentation award supports the Fashion Institute of Technology [FIT] with the purchase of a tabletop analytical Scanning Electron Microscope [SEM] to foster on-campus research and improve undergraduate STEAM [Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics] education. The use of SEM helps scientists overcome inherent limitation of optical microscopy. The electron beam in a SEM interacts with the sample and generates signals that are used to produce images and provide chemical identifications. This instrument supports in-house qualitative and quantitative characterization of various materials and enhances greatly the research and curatorial facility at FIT. This instrument also fosters internal collaborations, spanning from biomaterials and textile engineering to artistic endeavors. Design and production methods are becoming more technologically sophisticated. Creative industries therefore demand that design professionals possess the scientific literacy and interdisciplinary aptitude necessary to understand new materials and the underlying science, such as polymers, biomaterials and nanomaterials. Integrating sustainability into product design, development and manufacturing are other challenges for which FIT trains students. As a community college specializing in art and design, FIT is reaching across disciplines to better prepare students mostly women for the science aspects of their careers. Integrating the instrument in courses will impact many of the projects that FIT students undertake to fulfill their hands-on curricula. The acquisition of a Scanning Electron Microscope, SEM, at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) enables interactive, cross-disciplinary research, and curatorial and industrial collaborations that focus on materials characterization. The SEM will also enable the study of electron-beam interactions, to explore nanocoatings on items. In addition to promoting faculty research, the SEM will enhance the learning experience of FIT students related to the development and use of materials, and support and expand interdisciplinary/problem-based STEAM curricula and programs within the Science and Math department. The SEM will be integrated into current courses and used to develop new curricula. Students and faculty will have opportunities to work in well-equipped science laboratories that support materials research and development with advanced materials characterization.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.

该重大研究仪器奖支持时装技术学院 [FIT] 购买台式分析扫描电子显微镜 [SEM]，以促进校园研究并改善本科生 STEAM [科学、技术、工程、艺术、数学] 教育。 SEM 的使用帮助科学家克服光学显微镜的固有局限性。 SEM 中的电子束与样品相互作用并产生信号，用于生成图像并提供化学鉴定。该仪器支持各种材料的内部定性和定量表征，并极大地增强了 FIT 的研究和管理设施。该工具还促进从生物材料和纺织工程到艺术事业的内部合作。设计和生产方法在技术上变得越来越复杂。因此，创意产业要求设计专业人员具备了解新材料和基础科学（例如聚合物、生物材料和纳米材料）所需的科学素养和跨学科能力。将可持续性融入产品设计、开发和制造是 FIT 培训学生面临的其他挑战。作为一所专门从事艺术和设计的社区学院，FIT 正在跨学科发展，帮助学生（主要是女性）更好地为职业生涯中的科学方面做好准备。将仪器整合到课程中将影响 FIT 学生为完成实践课程而进行的许多项目。时装技术学院 (FIT) 购买扫描电子显微镜 (SEM) 可以实现交互式、跨学科研究以及专注于材料表征的策展和工业合作。 SEM 还将能够研究电子束相互作用，探索物品上的纳米涂层。除了促进教师研究之外，SEM 还将增强 FIT 学生与材料开发和使用相关的学习体验，并支持和扩展科学和数学系内基于跨学科/问题的 STEAM 课程和项目。 SEM 将整合到现有课程中并用于开发新课程。学生和教师将有机会在设备齐全的科学实验室工作，这些实验室通过先进的材料表征支持材料研究和开发。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。