Progress 09/01/24 to 08/31/25
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences include students and faculty served by the project. • The micro-XRF acquisition engaged to date the participation of faculty and students, as follows: workshop participants, users of equipment, superusers. (Note. The superusers are students or postdocs who are performing analyses at expert-level). Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?1. Lai has attended both the workshop and one professional conference; 2. The students and postdocs trained applied the XRF in research work. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?- Completed: Two publications in peer-reviewed journal resulted to date. - Ongoing: Two manuscripts are in preparation. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?In year 3 the project will continue to follow the project timeline, as follows: Objective 2: Enhance FIU research capacity by establishing and growing a large researcher user-base using micro-XRF to increase food, agriculture-related research programs at the institution. Task 2.1 Deliver the second annual Micro-XRF workshops. Task 2.2 Train faculty and student researchers on need basis Objective 3. Complete and submit annual project reports Task 3.1 Conduct annual project progress evaluation Task 3.2 Annual Reports Preparation/ Submission (and Final Report) We will alsocontinue to disseminate our work to communities of interest through publications and through presentations at national conferences.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Upon completing Objective 1 tasks in Year 1 of the project (installation and training for the Atlas XRF), during this project period of performance, we completed the following ongoing objectives, following the original timeline. Objective 2: Enhance FIU research capacity by establishing and growing a large researcher user-base using micro-XRF to increase food, agriculture-related research programs at the institution. Task 2.1 Deliver annual Micro-XRF workshops. The AMERI 1-day workshop was conducted on April 10th, 2025 and has focused on various instruments. The workshop/open house was open to both current and prospective users, both at FIU and at universities in South Florida. The participants have been provided a tour of AMERI and instruments were showcased. The 1-day workshop will be offered each year in April. Task 2.2 Train faculty and student researchers-need basis Faculty and students have been trained by current "superusers"; as a result, three faculty members (two at FIU at one at University of Central Florida) and their research groups are using the XRF instrument. Objective 3. Complete and submit annual project reports Task 3.1 Conduct annual project progress evaluation The PI has evaluated the current progress based on the original milestones and concluded that the project outcomes are on track according to the project timeline. The evaluation criteria used were: 1.Workshop organization/implementation for 2025 -Completed 2.Student training: students applied the XRF in research work; two publications resulted to date. Two manuscripts are in preparation. Task 3.2 Annual Reports Preparation/ Submission (and Final Report) Report prepared (this report).
Publications
- Type:
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2024
Citation:
Mixed-Metal 2D Chalcogenides MoxRe1xS2 as Antifungal Near-Infrared-Responsive Nanozymes, Fei Zhang, Rishabh Sahani, Changliang An, Ha Na, Samuel A. Oyon, Daniela Radu, Anthony J. McGoron, and Cheng-Yu Lai, ACS Applied Nano Materials 2024 7 (23), 27717-27727
DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.4c05939
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Progress 09/01/23 to 08/31/24
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences include students and faculty served by the project. The micro-XRF engaged the participation of more than 20 students to date, 5 of them from underrepresented minority students. The acquisition will impact recruitment of high-quality faculty, contributing to FIU research capacity growth. Target audiences include students and faculty served by the project. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Faculty and student participants have been trained to use the instrument for elemental mapping for various applications, including agricultural, environmental, and nanotechnology. The training was done by the PI and faculty users with expertise in XRF (all faculty users have been trained by the IXRF personnel). How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Yes, one journal article has been submitted to a peer-reviewed journal and it is under review; two additional manuscripts are in preparation for submission to peer-reviewed journal. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?During the next reporting period, we will accomplish the following: Objective 2: Enhance FIU research capacity by establishing and growing a large researcher user-base using micro-XRF to increase food, agriculture-related research programs at the institution. Task 2.1 Deliver annual Micro-XRF workshops (PD with AMERI Facility staff engineers)-First workshop to be offered on January 2025. Task 2.2 Train faculty and student researchers-need basis-This task will continue during the next reporting period. Objective 3. Complete and submit annual project reports Task 3.1 Conduct annual project progress evaluation-To be conducted annualy Task 3.2 Annual Reports Preparation/ Submission (and Final Report)-Submit the annual report for the next reporting period.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The following objectives/tasks have been accomplished: Objective 1: Acquire and install theATLAS M7010 Micro-XRFresearch instrument-Completed Task 1.1 Place ATLAS M7010 instrument purchasing order to IXRF SYSTEMS, INC.-Completed Task 1.2 Complete instrument delivery and installation (IXRF SYSTEMS, INC.)-Completed The IXRF ATLAS M7010 was delivered on January 2024 and full installation was completed in April 2024. Task 1.3 Complete basic training (IXRF SYSTEMS, INC., part of the installation process)-Completed IXRF SYSTEMS Team has completed training on April 2024. Task 1.4 Complete additional application-based training (IXRF SYSTEMS, INC.)-Completed Aditional training was completed May 2024. Objective 2: Enhance FIU research capacity by establishing and growing a large researcher user-base using micro-XRF to increase food, agriculture-related research programs at the institution.-Ongoing Task 2.1 Deliver annual Micro-XRF workshops (PD with AMERI Facility staff engineers)-In planning Task 2.2 Train faculty and student researchers-need basis- Ongoing Objective 3. Complete and submit annual project report-Ongoing Task 3.1 Conduct annual project progress evaluation-we evaluated the project progress for the purpose of report preparation. Task 3.2 Annual Reports Preparation/ Submission (and Final Report)-This report is being submitted.
Publications
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Under Review
Year Published:
2024
Citation:
Journal: ACS Applied Nano Materials
Manuscript ID: an-2024-03757w
Title: "Mixed-Metal 2D Chalcogenides MoxRe1-xS2 as Antifungal Near Infrared-Responsive Nanozymes"
Author(s): Zhang, Fei; Sahani, Rishabh; An, Changliang; Na, Ha; Radu, Daniela; McGoron, Anthony; LAI, CHENG-YU
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