Overview and 2024 Award Winners
The Clemson Major Research Instrumentation (CU-MRI) initiative provides financial support from the Division of Research to Clemson University researchers for the purchase, replacement, or upgrade of major research equipment that impacts scholarship, research productivity, and award of extramural funding. For the purposes of this initiative, major research equipment is defined as a unit having a useful life of at least five years and an acquisition cost of more than $50,000.
The program deadline for 2024-2025 is Monday, October 21, 2024.
Call for Proposals (Download the PDF)
The Division of Research just approved awarding 6 CU-MRI proposals for the 2024 funding season; two awards each for CAFLS, CECAS, and COS.
CU MRI Expanding Plant Research Capability and Improving Data Accuracy for Agricultural-Based Systems Research at Clemson University
The project team consists of:
- 2 Faculty members from CAFLS
- 1 postdoc from CAFLS
CU-MRI: Controlled temperature chamber for postharvest quality and shelf-life assessment of fresh fruits and vegetables
The project team consists of:
- 3 faculty members from CAFLS.
CU-MRI: Targeted IN-SITU Geochemistry Enhanced Radiochemistry Research (TIGERR) Vehicle
The project team consists of:
- 5 faculty members from CECAS
- 2 faculty member from CAFLS
- 1 faculty member from SCIENCE
CU-MRI: Acquisition of an AC Magnetometer
The project team consists of:
- 5 faculty from CECAS
- 3 faculty from SCIENCE
CU-MRI: Acquisition of a MALDI TOF/TOF mass spectrometer
The project team consists of:
- 7 faculty members from SCIENCE
- 2 faculty members from CECAS
CU-MRI: Acquisition of Mid-Level Next Generation Sequencer
The project team consists of:
- 1 faculty members from SCIENCE
- 1 faculty member from CECAS
- 1 faculty member from CAFLS