2023 Equipment Competition Results

2023 Equipment Competition Results

The Equipment Competition held by the Office of Research resulted in a total of 65 proposal submissions, requesting $5.3M of equipment. Following peer review, we funded a total of 46 requests, resulting in $4M of new equipment within the research enterprise.

Equipment Funded

College Department Name Equipment
A&S Biology David W Weisrock Autoclaves
A&S Biology Douglas A Harrison High Resolution Automated Image Capture System for Spatial Transcriptomic Analysis
A&S Biology Elizabeth M Duncan BioRad SureCell ATAC-Seq Library Prep Kit and Droplet Generator
A&S Chemistry Anne-Frances  Miller Helium Recapture and Compression to Maximize NMR Accessibility and Resilience
A&S Chemistry Aron J Huckaba Linkam HFS350EV Sample Holder for Temperature-Dependent Non-Linear Optics
A&S Chemistry Dong-Sheng  Yang Pulsed Nanosecond Solid-State Lasser System
A&S Chemistry Doo Young  Kim HPR-40 Differential Electrochemical Mass Spectrometer (DEMS)
A&S Earth and Environmental Sciences Andrea M Erhardt PreCon Automated Trace Gas Concentrator for Nitrate Isotope Analysis
A&S Earth and Environmental Sciences Kevin M Yeager Malvern Pananalytical Mastersizer 3000 Optical System
A&S Physics And Astronomy Isaac  Shlosman Integrated Storage System of 200TB
A&S Psychology Michelle M Martel Camera equipment update for research on evidence-based clinical services
CAFÉ Animal and Food Sciences Surendranath P Suman Discovery DSC 250 Differential Scanning Calorimeter
CAFÉ Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering Akinbode A Adedeji Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FTIR)
CAFÉ Entomology Nicholas M Teets Walk-in Growth Chamber
CAFÉ Horticulture A B Downie Dianthus Pico instrument
CAFÉ Horticulture Kendall R Corbin SHIME (Simulator of Human Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem)
CAFÉ Plant and Soil Sciences Jason M Unrine Analyte Excite+ excimer laser ablation system, Teledyne Photon Machines
CAFÉ Plant Pathology Pradeep  Kachroo Plant Growth Chambers - replacement parts
CAFÉ Veterinary Science Abigail S Burrows Franco Essential Laboratory Equipment for Routine ‘-Omics’ Sample Preparation
Communication and Information Communication Nancy G Harrington Modernization and Expansion of Digital Content Analysis and Television Archiving Systems
Dentistry Division of Orthodontics Lorri A Morford TSX Series High Performance −20 °C Manual Defrost Enzyme Freezer
Design School of Architecture Regina  Summers Glowforge Pro laser Cutters
Design School of Interiors:Planning/Strategy/Design Hannah R Dewhirst Softgoods Laboratory Digital Knitting Equipment
Education Kinesiology - Health Promotion Lance M Bollinger Surface Electromyography Signal Decomposition
Education Kinesiology - Health Promotion Michael A Samaan Biodex Isokinetic Dynamometer and the Ultrasound
Engineering Chemical & Materials Engineering Nicolas J Briot Pie Scientific Tergeo-EM Plasma Cleaner
Engineering Chemical & Materials Engineering Nicolas J Briot Automatic Electrolytic Thinning System and  TEM Holder
Engineering Chemical & Materials Engineering Thomas J Balk KLA iMicro InForce 1000 Actuator
Engineering Civil Engineering Kamyar C Mahboub Concrete Additive Manufacturing Equipment: 3D Printing of Concrete
Engineering Engineering Technology Sanghyun  Lee Integrated Multifunctional Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer
Engineering Mining Engineering Joshua  Calnan Haas Mini Mill 2 (MM2)
Fine Arts Musicology Cecil B Arnold LED Lighting for Theatre, Dance, Music, and Performing Arts
Fine Arts School of Art and Visual Studies Robert W Jensen Formlabs Fuse 1 3-D Printer and Accessories
Medicine Department of Neuroscience Marilyn J Duncan Sleep fragmentation chamber and piezoelectric film sensors and data acquisition
Medicine Department of Pharmacology & Nutritional Sciences Analia S Loria Kinsey Rat Radiotelemetry Device
Medicine Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics Ilhem  Messaoudi Powers SEAHORSE Extracellular Flux (XF) Pro Analyzer (AGILENT)
Medicine Neurosurgery Jill M Roberts Synergy H1 Microplate Reader by Agilent
Medicine Pathology Therese J Bocklage CometTM Multiplex Immunofluorescence Spatial Profiling Platform
Medicine Sanders-Brown Center On Aging Joshua M Morganti Xenium Analyzer
Medicine Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Research Center Adam  Bachstetter OptoDrum
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences Bjoern  Bauer Jess: Fully Automated Protein Analysis System
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences Jill R Ortinski La Jolla Vape Chambers, Ethovision Software and a Somnosuite Isofluorane Machine
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences Lindsay C Czuba Sorvall MX 150+ Micro-Ultracentrifuge
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences Oleg V Tsodikov Octet R2 Bio-Layer Interferometry (BLI) System from SARTORIUS
Research Center For Applied Energy Research Robert B Pace Micromeritics Autochem III System
UK Libraries Library Administration Sarah M Dorpinghaus Visualization Wall