Technician Support for University of Wisconsin Rare Gas Geochronology Laboratory

为威斯康星大学稀有气体地质年代学实验室提供技术支持

• 批准号: 0114055
• 负责人: Bradley Singer
• 金额: $ 12.87万
• 依托单位: University of Wisconsin-Madison
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-09-15 至 2005-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0114055&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Technician; Support; University; Wisconsin; Rare

0114055Singer This grant provides three-years of partial salary support for the Rare Gas Geochronology Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This will comprise the initial (phase I) technician support for this laboratory that is under the supervision of Dr. Brad Singer. The new technician will be a full-time employee whose responsibilities shall include: (1) day-to-day operation and maintenance of ultra-high vacuum, mass spectrometry, laser, furnace, electronic, and computer systems, (2) scheduling analytical work, training students and outside users, (3) supervision of sample preparation, including training and oversight of graduate students, (4) irradiation and safe handling of radioactive and hazardous materials, (5) development of the UW-Madison nuclear reactor for 40Ar/39Ar geochronology, (6) completing computer automation of the gas extraction and mass spectrometry system that was built by Dr. Singer, and (7) archiving and management of analytical data. In addition, the new technician will assist in implementing capabilities for the measurement of radiogenic 4He and cosmogenic 3He. The laboratory is currently engaged in, or beginning, several research projects that span many Earth Science disciplines and involve faculty plus graduate or undergraduate students from UW-Madison or collaboration with other institutions. The technician will contribute to bringing the laboratory from its developmental state to one of full productivity. Moreover, the technician will help to expand the capabilities of current equipment so that the laboratory may fulfill its potential in both geo- and thermo-chronology.***

0114055Singer 这笔赠款为威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校稀有气体地质年代学实验室提供三年的部分工资支持。 这将包括在 Brad Singer 博士的监督下对该实验室的初始（第一阶段）技术支持。新技术人员将是全职员工，其职责包括：(1) 超高真空、质谱、激光、熔炉、电子和计算机系统的日常操作和维护，(2) 安排分析工作、培训学生和外部用户，(3) 监督样品制备，包括培训和监督研究生，(4) 放射性和危险材料的辐照和安全处理，(5) 开发用于 40Ar/39Ar 地质年代学的威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校核反应堆，(6) 完成辛格博士构建的气体提取和质谱系统的计算机自动化，以及 (7) 分析数据的归档和管理。此外，新技术人员还将协助实现放射源 4He 和宇宙源 3He 的测量能力。该实验室目前正在从事或正在启动多个研究项目，这些项目涵盖许多地球科学学科，涉及来自威斯康辛大学麦迪逊分校的教师和研究生或本科生，或与其他机构合作。技术人员将有助于使实验室从发展状态转变为全面生产力状态。 此外，技术人员将帮助扩展现有设备的功能，以便实验室能够发挥其在地质年代学和热年代学方面的潜力。***