Acquisition of an Automated X-Ray Diffractometer

该合同将提供购买自动化X射线衍射仪所需资金的大约一半。此次收购所需的额外资金已由怀俄明大学承担。该仪器将是中心分析仪器之一，使地质系在地球化学、粘土矿物学和碎屑成岩作用方面的研究得以持续进行。它也将被从事火成岩和变质岩矿物组合研究的教职员工和学生使用。土壤和环境化学方面的研究人员也有望成为使用者。这种新的自动化仪器将取代旧的衍射仪，这些衍射仪不再能够达到今天的标准。这种新的衍射仪还可以用最先进的仪器教授矿物学和岩石学课程的本科生和研究生。一名有经验的全职工作人员将负责仪器维护，并对用户进行培训和协助。

This award will provide approximately half the funds needed to acquire an automated X-ray diffractometer. The additional funds necessary for this acquisition have been committed by the University of Wyoming. This instrument will be one of the central analytical instruments to enable ongoing research in geochemistry,clay mineralogy, and clastic diagenesis within the Geology Department. It will also be used by faculty and students engaged in studies of mineral assemblages in igneous and metamorphic rocks. Researchers in soil and environmental chemistry are also expected to be users. This new automated instrument will replace old diffractometers which are no longer capable of performing up to today's standards. This new diffractometer will also make it possible to teach undergraduates and graduates in mineralogy and petrology courses with state-of-the-art instrumentation. A full-time experienced staff member will be responsible for instrument maintenance and will train and assist users.