Acquisition of a Vacuum X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer

该奖项将提供77%的成本，获得一个X- 射线荧光光谱仪（XRF）系统安装， 在富兰克林和马歇尔的地球科学系工作 学院F M学院承诺提供剩余资金 收购所需。 教师和本科生在F M从事积极的 研究项目在该地区的火成岩，变质，沉积， 煤岩学和地球化学。多元件 对该设备提供的地质样品进行化学分析 将允许几个研究项目进行现代 仪器仪表XRF光谱仪的说明和使用将 也被纳入几个实验室本科课程。

This award will provide 77% of the cost of acquiring an X- ray fluorescence spectrometer (XRF) system to be installed and operated in the Department of Geosciences at Franklin and Marshall College. F&M College is committed to providing the remaining funds needed for the acquisition. Faculty and undergraduate students at F&M engage in active research projects in the area of igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary, and coal petrology, as well as geochemistry. The multi-element chemical analysis of geologic samples provided by this equipment will allow several research projects to proceed with modern instrumentation. Instruction and use of the XRF spectrometer will also be incorporated in several laboratory undergraduate courses.