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Award Abstract #0215685
Acquisition of Moessbaur Spectroscopy System
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DMR
Division of Materials Research
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| Initial Amendment Date: |
August 12, 2002 |
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| Latest Amendment Date: |
August 12, 2002 |
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| Award Number: |
0215685 |
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| Award Instrument: |
Standard Grant |
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| Program Manager: |
Charles E. Bouldin
DMR Division of Materials Research
MPS Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences
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| Start Date: |
September 1, 2002 |
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| Expires: |
August 31, 2004 (Estimated) |
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| Awarded Amount to Date: |
$123852 |
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| Investigator(s): |
Robert Marande rmarande@bloomu.edu (Principal Investigator)
Nathan Viswanathan (Co-Principal Investigator)
Wayne Anderson (Co-Principal Investigator)
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| Sponsor: |
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
400 East Second Street
Bloomsburg, PA 17815 570/389-4129
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| NSF Program(s): |
MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION
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| Field Application(s): |
0106000 Materials Research
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| Program Reference Code(s): |
AMPP, 9229, 9161, 9141
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| Program Element Code(s): |
1189
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ABSTRACT
This Major Research Instrumentation RUI grant supports acquisition of a Mossbauer spectroscopy system that will be used to further understanding of the structures and interactions that take place between tin-iron probe molecules and different liquid crystal polymer systems. Mossbauer spectroscopy will be applied to investigate the chemistry and structure of heterobimetallic polynuclear compounds containing iron and tin. These iron-tin compounds will be used as probe molecules to study the glassy phase of several liquid crystalline polymeric materials. This investigation will be carried out by undergraduate students involved in research projects directed by the chemistry and physics faculty at Bloomsburg University and Fayette campus of the Pennsylvania State University respectively.
The equipment provides the capability to systematically investigate liquid crystal polymer systems by introducing both orientational and translational order by using the heterobimetallic and heterotrimetallic compounds. The equipment enhances the undergraduate research programs at two institutions by giving the students the ability to have hands-on experience with updated equipment. It will also be used as part of an undergraduate instrumentation course giving students the opportunity to learn the techniques of spectroscopy.
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