MRI: Acquisition of a Carl Zeiss EVO SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) at Lafayette College

MRI：在拉斐特学院购买 Carl Zeiss EVO SEM（扫描电子显微镜）

• 批准号: 2018586
• 负责人: James Dearworth
• 金额: $ 56.4万
• 依托单位: Lafayette College
• 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: 2020-10-01 至 2024-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2018586&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Acquisition; Carl; Zeiss; EVO

An award is made to Lafayette College for a powerful and easy-to-use Carl Zeiss EVO scanning electron microscope (SEM) to do several projects spanning multiple disciplines – biology, chemical and biomolecular engineering, civil engineering, environmental science, geology, neuroscience, and physics. Lafayette is a small liberal arts and engineering undergraduate institution which prides itself on high-impact undergraduate student research engagement. Societal benefits include the training of the next generation of scientists, teaching them to think critically with problem-based learning modules using the EVO. The Science Horizons Program, a year-long mentorship program for students from underrepresented populations culminating in summer research opportunities, will ensure these benefits are realized by a diverse group of students. Additionally, the EVO will be used in outreach activities for high school students to encourage them to consider careers in science and engineering research.Acquisition of the EVO is critically important as it will enhance research productivity for faculty and undergraduate collaborators on a multitude of diverse projects. The EVO will allow imaging of a variety of materials (living and non-living) at the nanoscale using several different detection modes, including correlation of electron microscopy and optical microscopy. Use of the EVO will lead to new findings on understanding the mechanisms of photoreception by tissues of the eyes in turtles, the physics underlying magnetic nanoparticle ensembles, and the history of magma systems by detailed analysis of accessory minerals. Other research made possible with the EVO includes characterizing “smart” biomaterials for tissue engineering applications, examining interactions between biofilms and their substrates for design of containment systems, studying the mechanisms of mechanotransduction in zebrafish, investigating nanowire synthesis, and analyzing single-photon emission from defects in wide bandgap semiconductors. Results from these research projects completed by faculty and undergraduate student co-authors will be disseminated in peer-reviewed publications and at regional, 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.

拉斐特学院（Lafayette College）颁发了一个强大且易于使用的Carl Zeiss Evo扫描电子显微镜（SEM），以进行多个项目，这些项目涵盖了多个学科 - 化学，化学和生物分子工程，土木工程，环境工程，环境科学，地质，神经科学和物理学。拉斐特（Lafayette）是一家小型文科和工程本科机构，以高影响力的本科生研究参与而自豪。社会利益包括对下一代科学家的培训，教他们使用EVO进行基于问题的学习模块进行批判性思考。科学视野计划是为期一年的心态计划，适用于代表人群不足的学生最终导致夏季研究机会，将确保这些收益是由潜水员的学生群体实现的。此外，EVO将用于高中生的外展活动，以鼓励他们考虑科学和工程研究领域的职业。 EVO将使用几种不同的检测模式在纳米级上对各种材料（生存和非生存）进行成像，包括电子显微镜和光学显微镜的相关性。 EVO的使用将导致有关乌龟中眼组织的摄影机制，磁性纳米颗粒集合的物理学以及岩浆系统历史的新发现，通过详细的辅助矿物分析。 Other research made possible with the EVO includes characterizing “smart” biomaterials for tissue engineering applications, examining interactions between biofilms and their substrates for design of containment systems, studying the mechanisms of mechanotransduction in zebrafish, investigating nanowire synthesis, and analyzed single-photon emissions from defects in wide bandgap semiconductors.这些研究项目的结果是由教职员工和本科生合着者完成的，将在同行评审的出版物以及区域，国家和国际科学会议上传播。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并认为通过基金会的知识分子和更广泛的影响，通过评估值得通过评估来审查CRITERIA。