Acquisition of an FTIR for the Nature Research Center, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

为北卡罗来纳州自然科学博物馆自然研究中心购买 FTIR

• 批准号: 0929898
• 负责人: Robert Tacker
• 金额: $ 13.1万
• 依托单位: Friends of the North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences
• 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: 2009-09-01 至 2010-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0929898&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Acquisition; FTIR; Nature; Research; Center

0929898Tacker"This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5)." This award will provide funding to acquire an infrared microscope and Fourier Transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR). The instruments will be used for measuring apatite in igneous and metamorphic rocks of various origins. Data will be developed into process-base models for understanding geochemical processes in the crust, mantle, and volcanoes. The instrument will be housed on-site at the Museum?s Nature Research Center. The PI will have overall operational oversight. Maintenance costs will be supported by the State with full-time laboratory managers expected to be hired. The PI will use the new instrumentation to survey water and carbon dioxide in various apatite-based mineralogical samples. Various forms of apatite [Ca,Cl], [Ca,CO3], [Ca,OH] allow inference to relate apatite mineral chemistry to environmental conditions (fluid phase, crystallization, thermodynamics, etc). The FTIR will also be used to study pyrite oxidation/hydrolysis. Emphasis will be given to clay mineralogy. The PI will study the kinetic pathways of pyrite-clay interactions in order to understand long-term elemental and fossil preservation. The instrumentation will not only support the PI?s research but be applicable to other research foci including bioceramics, planetary geology, and acid mine drainage. The PI's proximity and working relationships with nearby colleges and universities will allow him to make this equipment available to underrepresented students. Scientific projects will be publically displayed. Exhibits will be tailored to younger students and are slated to be incorporated into the Museum's PBS programming. ***

0929898TACKER“该奖项是根据2009年《美国复苏与再投资法》（公法111-5）资助的。”该奖项将为获得红外显微镜和傅立叶变换红外光谱仪（FTIR）提供资金。这些仪器将用于测量各种起源的火成岩和变质岩石中的磷灰石。数据将发展为过程碱模型，以了解地壳，地幔和火山中的地球化学过程。该乐器将在博物馆的自然研究中心现场安置。 PI将进行整体操作监督。维护成本将得到国家的支持，预计将雇用全日制实验室经理。 PI将使用新仪器在各种基于磷灰石的矿物学样品中调查水和二氧化碳。各种形式的磷灰石[CA，CL]，[CA，CO3]，[CA，OH]允许推断将磷灰石矿物化学与环境条件（流体相，结晶，热力学等）相关联。 FTIR还将用于研究黄铁矿氧化/水解。将重点放在粘土矿物学上。 PI将研究黄铁矿 - 粘土相互作用的动力学途径，以了解长期元素和化石保存。该仪器不仅将支持PI的研究，而且适用于其他研究焦点，包括生物陶瓷，行星地质学和酸性矿山排水。 PI与附近的大学的邻近和工作关系将使他能够为代表性不足的学生提供该设备。科学项目将公开展示。展品将针对年轻学生量身定制，并计划将其纳入博物馆的PBS编程中。 ***