The Strategic Equipment Investment Program, provided by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Partnerships, has funded seven proposals to purchase equipment expected to advance research and creative activities at the University of Oklahoma.
SEIP supports funding for the purchase of strategic equipment that enhances a team’s capabilities and competitiveness at a national level. Specifically, the equipment is expected to “provide new opportunities for advancing the team’s ability to achieve new goals in terms of creativity, discovery, innovation, and competitiveness in securing external funding.”
The funded proposals are:
“Acquisition of a Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis System” – proposal led by Wei R. Chen, Stephenson Chair and Professor in the Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, supported by a transdisciplinary team of 16 OU and OUHSC researchers.
This SEIP award will cost share the purchase of a Horiba ViewSizer 3000 to enable nanoparticle tracking analysis. The equipment will strengthen researchers’ competitiveness in the strategic research areas of nanotechnology, nanomedicine, materials science, biomaterials, bio-manufacturing, and immunoengineering.
“Acquisition of an ultra-fast laser/detector spectral analysis system for investigating material’s transient light-matter interaction dynamics” – proposal led by Binbin Weng, assistant professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, supported by co-PIs in the Departments of Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry and Biochemistry, the School of Biomedical Engineering and the Center for Quantum Research and Technology.
This SEIP award will cost share the purchase of an ultra-fast laser/detector spectral analysis system for investigating material’s transient light-matter interaction dynamics for studies in quantum physics and biomedical applications.
“Acquisition of automated large-area SEM imaging and elemental analysis capabilities for the SRNML core facility” – proposal led by Sarah W. M. George, assistant professor in the School of Geosciences, with support by co-PIs representing geosciences, the Sam Noble Microscopy Lab, OUHSC biomaterials and OU-Norman School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, as well as the Oklahoma Geological Survey and Electron Microscopy Lab.
This SEIP award will support an update to the ThermoFisher Scientific Quattro S SEM to improve scanning electron microscopy capabilities at OU. Managed by the Samuel Roberts Noble Microscopy Laboratory, a shared-use core facility, the instrument has broad user access, and SRNML personnel provide training on its use.
“Acquisition of an Imaris 4D-data analysis workstation for SRNML core facility” – proposal led by Tingting Gu in the Department of Biology with support from faculty in the Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences, the Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy and the Gallogly College of Engineering.
The Imaris 4D-data analysis workstation will support interdisciplinary research with particular relevance for research aligned with the strategic research vertical, “Future of Health.” Managed by the Samuel Roberts Noble Microscopy Laboratory, a shared-use core facility, the equipment will have broad user access and training.
“Acquisition of a Low Temperature Cryostat for Ultrafast Spectroscopy of Quantum Soft Matter” – proposal led by Madalina Furis, Center for Quantum Research and Technology, with support from researchers in the Departments of Physics and Astronomy and Chemistry and Biochemistry.
This SEIP award will enhance OU’s research capabilities around quantum. The equipment provides a strong competitive advantage to this field and is well aligned with the strategic plan.
“Acquisition of a Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA) to support polymer, membrane, separations and surfactants research at OU” – proposal led by Michele Galizia, assistant professor in the Department of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, with support from three additional researchers in the Gallogly College of Engineering.
This SEIP award will benefit approximately 20 research projects in progress funded by the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, and the Department of Defense.
“Acquisition of HP D100 Single Cell Dispenser to Enable Novel Single-Cell Studies: Mass Spectrometry (MS) Metabolites, MS Proteomics, Gene Editing, and Pharmacology” – proposal led by Zhibo Yang, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry with support from researchers in the OU College of Pharmacy at the OU Health Sciences Center.
This SEIP award will enable new research in single-cell mass spectrometry and support opportunities for new avenues of extramural funding.
