"Feasibility of Utilizing Optical Fibers for Multicon- taminant Monitoring of Unsaturated Environmental Systems"

这是一个奖项，以支持工作的可行性， 在系统中使用光纤来监测 地下水污染物。 这项工作是根据以前的 由研究者开发的光极 利用化学媒介来检测和监测 极性有机物的水溶液。 在这 项目，研究人员计划设计一个光极， 饱和和不饱和光谱系统 （气相）条件，并确定其潜力 地下水运动探测的适用性 污染物 导致这一项目的提案是在1999年提交的。 对NSF 90-121研究规划赠款和 女科学家职业发展奖 工程师 拟议的工作涉及进行一项 研究规划补助金。 它响应了 NSF正在帮助增加新的 参加国家科学基金会支持的 研究计划，并促进开展 初步研究和其他活动， 促进竞争性研究的发展 以前没有独立工作经验的妇女参与的项目 联邦研究基金。

This is an award to support work on the feasibility of using optical fibers in a system for monitoring of groundwater pollutants. The work is based on previous development by the investigator of an optrode that utilized a chemical intermediary to detect and monitor water solutions of polar organic substances. In this project, the investigator plans to devise an optrode and spectroscopic system for both saturated and unsaturated (vapor phase) conditions and to determine its potential applicability in survey of the movement of groundwater pollutants. The proposal leading to this project was submitted in response to NSF 90-121, Research Planning Grants and Career Advancement Awards for Women Scientists and Engineers. The proposed work involves the conduct of a research planning grant. It is responsive to the effort NSF is making to assist in increasing the number of new women investigators participating in NSF's supported research programs and to facilitate the conduct of preliminary studies and other activities that are likely to result in the development of competitive research projects by women who have not previously had independent Federal research funding.