Analytical Laboratory for Research in Environmental Biology

亚利桑那州立大学的一个研究小组提议购买一套用于环境生物学的元素/同位素分析系统。环境生物学是发展的一个关键领域，因为人口迅速增长和相关的环境压力在西南地区。拟议的仪器将支持以下主题的研究：河流-河岸和湖泊生态系统，重点关注营养循环和转化；昆虫氮排泄的比较生理学研究宿主的营养质量和繁殖成功率在自然种群的嗜磷苍蝇。大学将通过提供一名专门负责实验室的技术人员、空间和必要的空间改进、维护费用和资本购买费用分摊来支持这一努力。这些项目的特点都是学生研究人员（研究生和本科生）的大量参与。这种仪器将使这些学生的培训得到显著改善。

A research group at Arizona State University proposes to purchase an element/isotope analysis system for use in environmental biology. Environmental biology is a critical area for development because of a rapidly expanding population and associated environmental stress in the Southwest. The proposed instrumentation will support studies of subjects such as: stream- riparian and lake-ecosystems, focusing on nutrient cycling and transformation; comparative physiology research on insect nitrogen excretion; and host nutritional quality and reproductive success in natural populations of cactophilic flies. The University will support this endeavor by providing a technician dedicated to the laboratory, space and necessary improvements in the space, maintenance costs, and cost-sharing on capital purchases. The projects are all characterized by substantial involvement of student researchers (graduates and undergraduate). This instrumentation will allow a significant improvement in training of these students.