Acquisition of a Microplate UV/visible Spectrophotometer and a Microplate Fluorometer

Information

• NSF Award
• 9810509

Owner

• BETHUNE-COOKMAN COLLEGE

• Award Id

  9810509

• Award Effective Date

  6/1/1999 - 25 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  5/31/2000 - 24 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 28,000.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

9810509<br/><br/><br/>Abstract<br/><br/> This award will be used to purchase a microplate UV/visible spectrophotometer and a microplate fluorometer to improve the research and training quality and increase lab and environmental safety at Bethune-Cookman College. Using these instruments for non-radioactive colorimetric experiments (visible spectrophotometry) such as commercially available ELISA and non-radioactive UV spectrophotometry and fluorescence photometry in 96-ample well format will greatly reduce the use of chemicals and replace conventional radioactive methods. Therefore, the acquisition of these instruments will make the lab experiments much safer by minimizing environmental pollution and preventing radiation hazards. The microplate spectrophotometer and microplate fluorometer can simultaneously read up to 96 samples to replace an outdated one-cuvet spectrophotometer, thereby greatly facilitating experiments not only in research laboratories but also in biology, chemistry and physics teaching laboratories. At least two of the chemistry, two of the biology faculty and one of the physics faculty will use these instruments. In addition, three research students currently funded by Minority Biomedical Research Support and 1 or 2 students from other funded programs will use these instruments. Approximately 25 chemistry majors, 75 biology majors and 8 physics majors will be trained in the practical applications of these instruments.

• Program Officer

  Gregory K. Farber

• Min Amd Letter Date

  6/1/1999 - 25 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  6/1/1999 - 25 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Bethune-Cookman University

• City

  Daytona Beach

• State

  FL

• Country

  United States

• Address

  640 Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd.

• Postal Code

  321143099

• Phone Number

  3864812546

• First Name

  Shukdeb

• Last Name

  Sen

• Email Address

  sens@cookman.edu

• Start Date

  6/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Wu Nan

• Last Name

  Kuo

• Start Date

  6/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Terry

• Last Name

  Green

• Start Date

  6/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Narsing

• Last Name

  Rao

• Start Date

  6/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Kenneth

• Last Name

  Lindberg

• Start Date

  6/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Health

• Code

  203000

• Text

  INSTRUMENTAT & INSTRUMENT DEVP

• Code

  1108

• Text

  MINORITY INVOLVEMENT -- BIO

• Code

  1228

• Text

  RES IN UNDERGRAD. INST - EQUIP

• Code

  9141

• Text

  BIOTECHNOLOGY - INFRASTRUCTURE

• Code

  9184

• Text

  BIOTECHNOLOGY