MRI: Acquisition of a Scanning Electron Microscope for Research, Education, and Exhibit Programs at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

MRI：购买扫描电子显微镜用于洛杉矶县自然历史博物馆的研究、教育和展览项目

• 批准号: 2018207
• 负责人: Joel Martin
• 金额: $ 13.08万
• 依托单位: Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-08-01 至 2023-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2018207&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Acquisition; Scanning; Electron; Microscope

An award is made to the Natural History Museum (NHM) of Los Angeles County Foundation for the purpose of acquiring a scanning electron microscope (SEM) for research, education, and exhibition programs. The SEM will replace an earlier model that served the Museum well for nearly 20 years. The NHM is a research and educational institution that serves one of the nation’s most ethnically diverse cities and largest school district. NHM’s Education branch will leverage the new microscope to aid in communicating science to the public. Education and training activities will include classes taught at graduate, undergraduate, and high school levels in affiliation with several local universities and high schools. A planned adjacent exhibit will incorporate the SEM into a public-facing setting that uses graphics, images, and live-feed video to show visitors how images in the sciences are produced and used. Other societal benefits include raising the scientific literacy of the general public via outreach activities and through in-house classes and demonstrations for visiting teachers and school groups of all ages.The new microscope will be used in a wide variety of scientific research fields, including evolutionary morphology, vertebrate and invertebrate biology and paleontology, systematic and phylogenetic biology, mineral sciences, and more. SEM images will be used in a diverse array of publications, books, and scientific reports. Results from research activities will be disseminated in peer-reviewed publications and through national and international scientific meetings.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.

向洛杉矶县基金会的自然历史博物馆（NHM）颁发了奖项，目的是购买扫描电子显微镜（SEM）进行研究，教育和展览计划。 SEM将取代近20年来很好地为博物馆服务的早期模型。 NHM是一家研究和教育机构，为美国最多样化的城市和最大的学区提供服务。 NHM的教育部门将利用新的显微镜来帮助向公众传达科学。教育和培训活动将包括与几所本地大学和高中的分支机构的毕业生，本科和高中级别教授的课程。计划中的相邻展览将将SEM纳入一个面向公共的环境中，该设置使用图形，图像和实时馈送视频，向访问者展示科学中的图像如何制作和使用。其他社会益处包括通过外展活动以及通过内部课程和演示来提高公众的科学素养。 SEM图像将用于一系列出版物，书籍和科学报告中。研究活动的结果将通过同行评审的出版物和国际和国际科学会议传播。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准，被认为是通过评估而被视为珍贵的支持。