Fluorescence Microscopy for Undergraduate Projects and Research

用于本科项目和研究的荧光显微镜

• 批准号: 8950851
• 负责人: Wayne Anderson
• 金额: $ 0.9万
• 依托单位: University of Northern Iowa
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1989
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1989-05-15 至 1991-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8950851&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Fluorescence; Microscopy; Undergraduate; Projects; Research

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.

北爱荷华大学地球科学系将通过购买荧光显微镜设备来扩大和拓宽本科生项目和研究的机会。 尽管荧光显微镜广泛应用于生物和医学领域，但荧光显微镜在地球科学中的应用非常有限。 然而，最近的研究证明了荧光显微镜在识别白云石化和重结晶碳酸盐岩沉积结构方面的价值。 购买一台用于荧光研究和摄影的研究级岩相显微镜，将为该机构开辟新的研究领域。 本科生将能够系统地解决有关该州丰富的白云石化地层沉积环境的问题。 注册地层学和沉积学专业的地质学生将了解荧光显微镜。 随后，感兴趣的学生将在旨在破译白云石化地层沉积历史的本科研究项目中进一步利用荧光显微镜。 本科研究是获得理学学士学位的必要条件。 此外，许多文学学士专业选择本科生研究作为其课程中的选修课。 大学将为该奖项提供等额的资金。