MRI Program Goals

	?  Support the acquisition, through purchase, upgrade, or
	development, of major state-of-the-art instrumentation for research,
	research training, and integrated research/education activities at
	U.S. institutions;

	?  Improve access to and increase use of modern research and research
	training instrumentation by scientists, engineers, and graduate and
	undergraduate students;

	?  Enable academic departments or cross-departmental units to create
	well-equipped learning environments that integrate research with
	education;

	?  Foster the development of the next generation of instrumentation
	for research and research training; and

	?  Promote partnerships between academic researchers and private
	sector instrument developers.

	improve the quality and expand the scope of research and research
	training in science and engineering.

	foster the integration of research and education by providing 
	instrumentation for research intensive learning environments.