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EPSRC Reference:	GR/R06885/01
Title:	Epsrc Equipment Initiative - Response From Heriot-Watt University
Principal Investigator:	Hall, Professor D
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Department:	Physics
Organisation:	Heriot-Watt University
Scheme:	Strategic Equipment Initiative
Starts:	01 September 2000	Ends:	31 March 2002	Value (£):	451,533
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Image & Vision Computing Materials Characterisation Microsystems Mining & Minerals Extraction
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We propose the purchase of a suite of measurement equipment in support of both multi-disciplinary and single-focus research both within and between academic departments. The proposed equipment will provide a range of new measurement options, which will have a major enabling impact, building on existing strengths in multi-disciplinary research, as well as nucleating additional research opportunities. The HWU response to the EPSRC Equipment Initiative is based on a decision process which involved a series of equipment-need analyses, conducted both at the level of individual groups and by collections of groups with a strong EPSRC funding record. The aim has been to develop an equipment procurement plan which both underpins current research plans and seeks to extend existing strengths.The proposed equipment purchase and the main relevant areas of research which form the main core of the JWU response to this initiative are as follows:Scanning probe microscopyThe purchase of a combined Atomic Force Microscope and Scanning Tunnelling Microscope would provide significant new research opportunities in semiconductor science, technology and devices, as well as optics and materials science.High speed imaging facilityMany process involve high speed fluctuations for example in laser material processing, vibration analysis, and the control of fluid mixtures, where a high speed imaging capability would complement existing techniques to develop process understanding as the basis for optimisation.Oil/gas reservoir characterisation and managementAn NMR spectrometer and related modules would provide accurate and non-destructive measurement capability, complementing existing techniques for both down-hole and laboratory characterisation of fluid distribution and movement within porous solids.
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