Fluorescence Microscopy for Undergraduate Projects and Research

北方爱荷华州大学地球科学系将 扩大和拓宽本科项目的机会， 通过购置荧光显微镜设备进行研究。 尽管荧光被广泛应用于生物和医学领域， 显微镜在地球科学中的应用有限。 最近 然而，研究证明了荧光显微镜在 识别结晶和重结晶中的沉积结构 碳酸盐岩 购置一个研究级岩相 显微镜，配备荧光研究和摄影，将 在研究所开辟新的研究领域。 本科 学生将能够系统地解决问题， 沉积环境的石化地层， 在国家丰富。 地质学学生就读于地层学和 沉降将被引入荧光显微术。 随后，感兴趣的学生将利用荧光显微镜 进一步在本科研究项目，旨在破译 泥化地层的沉积历史 本科研究是 理学学士学位的必备条件。 另外还有按 一些文学学士专业选择本科研究作为 选修课程。 该大学将与同等数额的资金相匹配的奖项。

The Department of Earth Science, University of Northern Iowa, will expand and broaden opportunities for undergraduate projects and research by the acquisition of equipment for fluorescence microscopy. Although widely used in the biological and medical fields, fluorescence microscopy has received only limited use in the geosciences. Recent studies, however, document the value of fluorescence microscopy in recognizing depositional textures in dolomitized and recrystallized carbonate rocks. Acquisition of a research-quality petrographic microscope, equipped for fluorescence studies and photography, will open up new fields of investigation at the institution. Undergraduate students will be able to systematically tackle questions dealing with the environment of deposition of the dolomitized strata which are so abundant in the state. Geology students enrolled in stratigraphy and sedimentation will be introduced to fluorescence microscopy. Subsequently, interested students will utilize fluorescence microscopy further in undergraduate research projects designed to decipher the depositional history of dolomitized strata. Undergraduate research is a requirement for the Bachelor of Science degree. In addition, a number of Bachelor of Arts majors select undergraduate research as an elective in their programs. The University will match the award with an equal amount of funds.