Acquire an Bruker Dimension FastScanTM Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) for Materials, Physical and Biological Science Research and Education
Abstract
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 and the Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations Act for 2014 allocated $10.7M to assist Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI) and to enhance their research and education capabilities in scientific areas relevant to the defense mission. The FY 2014 program supports the acquisition of research equipment and instrumentation to augment existing capabilities and to develop new capabilities that will facilitate greater participation in DoD research programs and encourage more students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. This proposal requests support for the acquisition of a state-of-the art Bruker Dimension FastScanTM Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) to strengthen the Advanced Imaging Capabilities of Clark Atlanta University. The requested instrumentation offers the ability to image reaction dynamics in real-time at atomic resolution, thus supporting research activities in a number of scientific disciplines including organic chemistry, polymer science, physics, molecular and cellular biology, especially, and self-assembly of polymer-based nanoscaled materials and biomacromolecules. Specifically, the AFM will be used in research of direct interest to the DOD. The AFM will enable the detailed investigation of the materials self-assembly under various conditions. These investigations will form the basis for developing new functional materials and structural materials which can be tailored for applications in sensors, optoelectronics, structural materials etc. The state-of-the-art AFM will assist in recruiting and developing domestic doctoral students and creating a pipeline of domestic scientists who may well choose to work in DOD as research scientists and engineers. The instrument will utilized by student participants in the AEOP HSAP and URAP apprenticeship program during the summers. The HSAP and URAP participants will use the FastScanª Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) to study the effect of different processing condition on the formation of the self-assembled structures from triblock copolymers and hairy nanoparticles.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jan 18, 2017
- Source ID
- W911NF1510047
Entities
People
- Ishrat M. Khan
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- Clark Atlanta University
- Office of the Secretary of Defense