Basic Equipment for the Study of Natural and Synthetic Rocks (XRD)

该奖项为西北大学地质科学系购买x射线衍射仪系统提供了大约一半的资金。大学承诺提供剩余的资金用于购买。该部目前正在进行20个活跃的研究项目，这些项目需要通过x射线衍射技术分析岩石的矿物含量。该部门目前的x射线系统可以追溯到1965年，已经不再运作。需要大量使用现代衍射仪的研究项目包括：构造地质学、沉积学、岩石学、海底地质学和实验地球化学。

This award provides approximately one-half the funding required to purchase an x-ray diffractometer system for the Department of Geological Sciences at Northwestern University. The University is committed to providing the remaining funds for the purchase. The Department is currently working on 20 active research projects that require analyses of the mineral content of rocks through x-ray diffraction techniques. The Department's current x- ray system dates back to 1965 and is no longer functional. Research projects that require the heavy use of a modern diffractometer include work in structural geology-tectonics, sedimentology, petrology, submarine geology and experimental geochemistry.