EPSRC Core Equipment Award 2022: University of Warwick

2022 年 EPSRC 核心设备奖：华威大学

• 批准号: EP/X034836/1
• 负责人: David Leadley
• 金额: $ 117.86万
• 依托单位: University of Warwick
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FX034836%2F1
• 关键词: EPSRC; Core; Equipment; Award; 2022

Our ability to rapidly and routinely obtain information about the composition, structure, morphology and function of molecules, materials and devices produced in the laboratory, or by nature, is central to many advances and breakthroughs in the Engineering and Physical Sciences (EPS). To enable this, the funds requested in this proposal will provide new multi-user equipment, and add improvements and lifetime to existing equipment, within our Polymer Characterisation and Spectroscopy Research Technology Platforms (RTPs), to ensure that researchers at the University of Warwick (UoW) have access to a state-of-the-art infrastructure for EPS. UoW's long-term excellence in EPS is firmly rooted in strategic investment in equipment, infrastructure, people and training. The equipment requested includes: 1. Two state-of-the-art gel permeation chromatography (GPC) instruments, with multi-detector upgrades and a high through-put auto-sampler, which are essential to underpin the high-throughput/on-line monitoring research taking place in the research groups at UoW. 2. A high-power pulsed white-light super-continuum illumination source with ability to select arbitrary wavelengths in the range 400 - 1000 nm. The system will be capable of safe delivery of high-powered light to multiple spectrometers via an armoured photonic core fibre. The proposed equipment will be used to facilitate and strengthen a wide range of EPS research at UoW that falls within EPSRC's strategic remit and aligns to the UoW research strategy. The new equipment will underpin the research of >65 academic groups from Chemistry, Physics, Engineering and WMG, working in diverse fields that include catalysis, energy materials, manufacturing, medical imaging, drug-delivery and pharma, nanoparticles, nanocomposites, polymer materials, automotive and efficient transport, personal care and hygiene, agroscience/food security, power electronics, and semiconductors. Much of this research is carried out in interdisciplinary teams from two or more of the science departments. This investment will also be fundamental in facilitating the training of many M-Level undergraduates, MSc and PhD students, and early career researchers. Our RTPs have well established programmes of user training and support from our dedicated Research Technical Professionals (RTProfs), and these are also offered to external academics and many industry partners. UoW is committed to ensuring that the equipment requested is effectively managed and maintained, and that usage is maximised. Access will be advertised internally, electronically and via the facility webpages, and externally through Warwick Scientific Services. In addition, access to the equipment and expertise provided by our RTProfs will be disseminated nationally as part of the EPSRC funded Warwick Analytical Science Centre and across Midlands Innovation (MI) as part of the 'Technician Led Equipment Sharing' strand of TALENT, funded by Research England.

我们能够快速、常规地获取有关实验室或自然界产生的分子、材料和设备的组成、结构、形态和功能的信息，这是工程和物理科学 (EPS) 领域许多进步和突破的核心。为了实现这一目标，本提案中要求的资金将在我们的聚合物表征和光谱研究技术平台（RTP）内提供新的多用户设备，并增加现有设备的改进和使用寿命，以确保华威大学的研究人员（ UoW）可以使​​用最先进的 EPS 基础设施。威斯康星大学在 EPS 方面的长期卓越表现牢固地植根于对设备、基础设施、人员和培训的战略投资。所需设备包括： 1. 两台最先进的凝胶渗透色谱 (GPC) 仪器，具有多检测器升级和高通量自动进样器，这对于支持高通量/在线分析至关重要。华盛顿大学研究小组正在进行线路监测研究。 2. 高功率脉冲白光超连续照明源，能够选择 400 - 1000 nm 范围内的任意波长。该系统将能够通过铠装光子芯光纤将高功率光安全地传输到多个光谱仪。拟议的设备将用于促进和加强 UoW 的广泛 EPS 研究，这些研究属于 EPSRC 的战略职权范围并与 UoW 研究战略保持一致。新设备将支持来自化学、物理、工程和 WMG 的超过 65 个学术小组的研究，涉及催化、能源材料、制造、医学成像、药物输送和制药、纳米粒子、纳米复合材料、聚合物材料、汽车和高效运输、个人护理和卫生、农业科学/食品安全、电力电子和半导体。大部分研究是由两个或多个科学部门的跨学科团队进行的。这项投资对于促进许多 M-Level 本科生、硕士生和博士生以及早期职业研究人员的培训也至关重要。我们的 RTP 拥有完善的用户培训计划，并由我们专门的研究技术专业人员 (RTProfs) 提供支持，并且这些计划也提供给外部学者和许多行业合作伙伴。渥太华大学致力于确保所请求的设备得到有效管理和维护，并最大限度地利用。访问权限将通过设施网页以电子方式在内部进行广告，并通过华威科学服务公司在外部进行广告。此外，我们的 RTProf 提供的设备和专业知识将作为 EPSRC 资助的华威分析科学中心的一部分在全国范围内传播，并作为“技术人员主导的设备共享”人才链的一部分在米德兰创新 (MI) 范围内传播，由研究英国。