RCSA Awards Cottrell Instrumentation Supplements to Researchers at 11 PUIs
Research Corporation for Science Advancement has made Cottrell Instrumentation Supplements of $141,000 for new instrumentation (or for updates to existing equipment) needed to continue research and learning at 11 primarily undergraduate institutions.
The initiative follows listening sessions with Cottrell Scholars on the challenges of reopening research laboratories and programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many expressed concerns about the near- and long-term support for research activities at their institutions due to the devastating financial impact of the emergency.
“Cottrell Scholars at primarily undergraduate institutions have an extremely strong record of engaging students in research, and for that to continue at a high level these investigators must have access to state-of-the-art scientific instrumentation,” said RCSA President & CEO Daniel Linzer. “At a time when so many colleges are struggling financially, we thought it very important to help faculty and students continue to make significant research contributions.”
The awards, tailored to individual needs in amounts from $10,000 to $20,000, will be used as a matching-fund commitment for grant applications, or where at least half of the funds to purchase the instrument have been identified. Recipients are Cottrell Scholars in departments that do not offer PhD degrees.
Recipients of 2020 Cottrell Instrumentation Supplements are:
Mario Affatigato, Physics, Coe College
Purchase of a Vickers Microindenter for Glass Studies
Fadi Bou-Abdallah, Chemistry, SUNY Potsdam
Acquisition of an ÄKTA Go Chromatography System to Help Expand and Support Learning and Research at SUNY Potsdam
Mark Bussell, Chemistry, Western Washington University
Instrumentation for Raman Thermometry – Probing Photocatalysis at the Nanoscale
Jason Gillmore, Chemistry, Hope College
Into the Future - Updating a GC and GC/MS Instrumentation Suite at Hope College to Extend Instrument Life and Improve Network Security
Casey Londergan, Chemistry, Haverford College
A New Dynamic Light Scattering Instrument at Haverford College
Ryan McGorty, Physics, University of San Diego
Upgraded Laser-Scanning Confocal Microscope System for Research and Teaching
Gregory O'Neil, Chemistry, Western Washington University
WWU Benchtop NMR Supplement Request
Cedric Owens, Chemistry, Chapman University
A Request to Fund the Purchase of a Fermenter, A Vessel for Learning and Knowledge Creation
Shahir Rizk, Chemistry, Indiana University at South Bend
Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) for Analysis of Biomolecular and Surface Interactions
George Shields, Chemistry, Furman University
Acquisition of Computing Nodes to Support Experimental Research at Furman University
Thomas Solomon, Physics, Bucknell University
Instrumentation for Bucknell's Biophysics Program
