Technical Support: Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Washington

小行星9417870纳尔逊 该奖项为华盛顿大学地质科学系同位素地球化学实验室的技术支持职位提供部分（50%）资金。该大学致力于提供所需的剩余资金来支持该职位。该技术员将负责同位素地球化学实验室的操作和维持，该实验室包括一台现代化的热电离源质谱仪和相关的样品制备洁净室。技术员还将培训和监督学生和访问实验室的研究人员。该实验室的分析能力包括测量铀铅年龄和钕、锶、铅同位素以及岩石和矿物的微量元素特征，以解释地球的构造历史。 ***

9417870 Nelson This award provides partial (50%) funding for a technical support position at the isotope geochemistry laboratory in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Washington. The University is committed to providing the remaining funds required to support the position. The technician will be in charge of operation and maintenance of the isotope geochemistry laboratory which includes a modern thermal ionization source mass spectrometer and associated clean-rooms for sample preparation. The technician will also train and supervise students and visiting researchers to the laboratory. The analytical capabilities of the laboratory include measurement of uranium-lead ages and neodymium, strontium, and lead isotope and trace element characteristics of rocks and minerals for the purpose of interpreting the Earth's tectonic history. ***