MRI: Acquisition: Establishment of the Midwest Isotope and Trace Element Research Analytical Center (MITERAC)

MRI：收购：中西部同位素和微量元素研究分析中心 (MITERAC) 的建立

• 批准号: 0923249
• 负责人: Clive Neal
• 金额: $ 81.15万
• 依托单位: University of Notre Dame
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-08-15 至 2011-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0923249&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Acquisition; Establishment; Midwest; Isotope

MITERAC shall expand the research endeavors of 18 researchers from 6 universities in Indiana and Michigan. This will be accomplished via the acquisition of the following new instruments with funding from the MRI Program, which will be combined with the existing high resolution Element 2 ICP-MS (with 213 nm laser ablation unit and liquid chromatographic system): multiple collector-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (MC-ICP-MS), 193 nm laser ablation and microdrilling systems, and dedicated Hg analyzers. The MC-ICP-MS instrumentation shall provide researchers the capacity to obtain highly precise and accurate isotope data from various types of environmental and geological samples. The 193 nm laser system and microdrill shall be used to acquire high quality, isotope data at high spatial resolution; i.e. 10s to 100s of micron scale from geological and archaeological samples. The Hg analyzers shall be used to quantify mercury levels in environmental samples as part of on-going research investigations in pollution remediation.MITERAC shall be a facility specializing in isotope geochemistry and trace element research; one that is fully accessible to undergraduates and graduate students, and faculty. The establishment of MITERAC will provide both graduate and undergraduate students from 6 universities with experience in handling and interpretation of isotope data, and critical hands-on training and expertise at Notre Dame in latest ICP-MS technology and highly innovative instrumentation; training that is critical to their scientific development. The facility will address research covering a broad range of research disciplines, including petrology, planetary geology, anthropology, the environment, engineering (pollutant remediation), nuclear forensics, geomicrobiology, and hydrology; the latter research areas having a direct impact on societal issues. Our proposed facility shall attract scientists/engineers and accompanying students from around the world to conduct their highly innovative research, which ultimately enhances the educational experiences of all involved.

Miterac应扩大来自印第安纳州和密歇根州6所大学的18名研究人员的研究努力。 This will be accomplished via the acquisition of the following new instruments with funding from the MRI Program, which will be combined with the existing high resolution Element 2 ICP-MS (with 213 nm laser ablation unit and liquid chromatographic system): multiple collector-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (MC-ICP-MS), 193 nm laser ablation and microdrilling systems, and dedicated Hg analyzers. MC-ICP-MS仪器应为研究人员提供从各种类型环境和地质样本中获得高度精确，准确的同位素数据的能力。 193 nm激光系统和微钻应用于以高空间分辨率获取高质量的同位素数据；即从地质和考古样本中的10至100级微米量表。 HG分析仪应作为正在进行的污染修复研究研究的一部分来量化环境样本中的汞水平。MITERAC应是专门从事同位素地球化学和痕量元素研究的设施；本科生和研究生以及教职员工完全可以使用的。 MITERAC的建立将为来自6所大学的研究生和本科生提供处理和解释同位素数据的经验，以及在最新的ICP-MS技术和高度创新仪器中的Notre Dame的重要动手培训和专业知识；对他们的科学发展至关重要的培训。该设施将解决涵盖广泛研究学科的研究，包括岩石学，行星地质学，人类学，环境，工程（污染物修复），核取证，地球生物学和水文学；后一个研究领域对社会问题有直接影响。我们提出的设施将吸引科学家/工程师和来自世界各地的学生进行高度创新的研究，这最终增强了所有参与者的教育经验。