Technician Support: (U-Th)/He laboratory at the University of Kansas [Phase I]

技术人员支持：堪萨斯大学 (U-Th)/He 实验室 [第一阶段]

• 批准号: 0414817
• 负责人: Daniel Stockli
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Kansas Center for Research Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-02-01 至 2010-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0414817&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Technician; Support; Th; He; laboratory

0414817StockliIn recent years, (U-Th)/He dating of U- and Th-bearing accessory minerals has attracted tremendous interest as a means of constraining the timing and rates of a wide spectrum of upper-crustal to near-surface geological processes. The rapidly increasing demand for high-quality low-temperature thermochronological data exceeds the current analytical capacity of the few operating laboratories. This is clearly expressed by the large number of researchers interested in utilizing the KU facilities and the number of ongoing collaborative projects. The biggest obstacle toward meeting the demand for (U-Th)/He data is the availability of personnel to carry out the analytical work and assist visiting scientists. The addition of a full-time technician dedicated to the KU (U-Th)/He laboratory will ensure the smooth and efficient operation of the laboratory, dramatically accelerate research productivity and sample throughput, and allow the laboratory to engage in additional collaborations and to host visiting scientists and students that want to use the laboratory. The addition of a full-time technician to the KU (U-Th)/He laboratory represents an important investment into the national and international thermochronology research infrastructure with the prospect of a high payoff for the geosciences community in terms of scientific merit and educational impact. KU and visiting graduate and undergraduate students will work one-on-one with the technician in the KU (U-Th)/He laboratory, gaining invaluable hands-on experience important to their intellectual growth.***

0414817Stockli 近年来，含 U 和 Th 的副矿物的 (U-Th)/He 测年作为限制上地壳到近地表地质过程的时间和速率的一种手段引起了极大的兴趣。对高质量低温热年代学数据的需求迅速增长，超出了少数运营实验室目前的分析能力。 大量研究人员对利用 KU 设施感兴趣以及正在进行的合作项目的数量清楚地表明了这一点。 满足 (U-Th)/He 数据需求的最大障碍是缺乏开展分析工作和协助访问科学家的人员。 KU（U-Th）/He实验室专职技术人员的加入将确保实验室平稳高效的运行，显着提高研究生产力和样品通量，并使实验室能够开展更多合作并接待想要使用实验室的访问科学家和学生。 KU (U-Th)/He 实验室增加一名全职技术人员是对国家和国际热年代学研究基础设施的一项重要投资，有望在科学价值和教育影响方面为地球科学界带来高回报。 KU 以及来访的研究生和本科生将与 KU（U-Th）/He 实验室的技术人员进行一对一的工作，获得对他们的智力成长至关重要的宝贵实践经验。***