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Previous NSF MRI Winners

Instrument Acquisition Winners

YearInstrumentPI Lead CollegeNSF FundsNC State FundsTotal CostLocation
2023MRI: Track 3 Acquisition of a Helium Liquefaction and Recovery System for METRIC NMR Laboratories at NC StateXiaoyan SunORI$434,002
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$434,002METRIC
2022MRI: Acquisition of a Multi-modal, High-resolution 4D Bioprinting Platform for Multidisciplinary Research and Workforce Training at NC StateRohan ShirwaikerCOE$305,550$130,950$436,500CAMAL
2022MRI: A versatile pico-second laser and electroplating system for advanced device manufacturing and materials processingAmay BandodkarCOE$317,123$135,910$453,033NNF
2020Acquisition of Plasma Focused Ion Beam MicroscopeElizabeth DickeyCOE$1,680,000$720,000$2,400,000AIF
2020High-Temperature Diffusion Bonding Hot Press Furnace System for ProcessingAfsaneh RabieiCOE$420,000$180,000$600,000CAMAL
2019MicroFACS – Microbial-focused Florescence Activated Cell SortingRyan PaerlCOS$177,356$76,010$226,744GSL
2018 High-Resolution Nano-Computed Tomography System Jacqueline ColeCOE $705,600 $302,400 $1,008,000 AIF
2017MRI: Acquisition of a Transmission Electron Microscope for In-situ Studies of Soft and Hard MatterJames LeBeauCOE$1,679,396$719,741$2,399,137AIF
2015Acquisition of a Zeiss LSM 880 confocal microscope with Airyscan for research and training at North Carolina State UniversityMarcela Rojas-PierceCALS $231,057 $539,132$770,189CMIF
2013Acquisition of an Extreme-Resolution Low-Voltage Scanning Electron MicroscopeJon-Paul MariaCOE$740,000$317,143$1,057,143AIF
2012MRI: Acquisition of an Electron Beam Lithography System for the NCSU Nanofabrication FacilityMehmet OzturkCOE$959,959$411,411$1,371,370NNF
2011MRI: Acquisition of Advanced LC/MS/MS Instrumentation for Research and Teaching to Characterize Structure-Function Relationship Dynamics of Protein SystemsMichael GosheCALS$651,029$279,012$930,041Biochemistry
2009MRI: Acquisition of massively deep-read sequencing technology at NCSUWilliam McMillanCALS$452,502$193,929$646,431GSL
2008MRI: Aquisition of a Laser Scanning Microscope for Imaging of Eukaryotic Organisms for Research and TeachingWendy BossCALS$394,482$169,064$563,546CMIF
2006Acquisition of a Nanoflow LC-QTOF Mass Spectrometer System for Protein Expression and Structural AnalysisMichael GosheCALS$501,067$214,743$715,810Biochemistry

Instrument Development Winners

YearInstrumentPILead CollegeNSF FundsNC State FundsTotal CostLocation
2013Development of a Miniature, High Temperature, Multiaxial Testing Equipment for Advanced Materials and Engineering ResearchTasnim HassanCOE$438,951$188,122$627,073Civil Engineering
2012MRI: Development of a pulsed ESR/NMR DNP spectrometer for structural studies of membrane proteins in native lipid environmentAlexander NevzorovCOS$747,639$320,417$1,068,056Chemistry
2005MRI: Development of an Intense Positron Annihilation Spectrometry System for Nanophase CharacterizationAyman HawariCOE$999,563$541,803$1,427,947Nuclear Engineering