RUI: Acquisition of FTIR Spectrometer and Microscope for Faculty-Student Collaborative Research in Geology

这笔重大研究仪器(MRI)赠款的资金将用于购买傅里叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱仪，该光谱仪将安装在威斯康星大学欧克莱尔分校(UWEC)的地质学系。该仪器将配备一个显微镜附件，有助于研究自然地质环境中矿物生长和扩散的动力学。FTIR设施将是与威斯康星大学本科生进行各种合作研究项目的主要分析工具。特别是，该仪器将与国家自然科学基金(EAR-0126285奖项)岩石学部获得的资金结合使用，以调查热液石英晶体中含水杂质的性质这项研究建立在与本科生合作研究的先前贡献的基础上，包括识别天然晶体的生长速度和变质过程中热事件的时间。该仪器将是威斯康星州北部和西部第一个可用于教育环境的此类仪器。威斯康星大学-Eau Claire大学将提供30%的设备采购成本，并将进一步提供仪器购买后头五年的100%维护和保养成本。*

0216496IhingerFunds from this Major Research Instrumentation (MRI)grant will be used to acquire a Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectrometer that will be housed in the Department of Geology at the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire (UWEC). The instrument will be equipped with a microscope attachment that will aid in the study of the kinetics of mineral growth and diffusion in natural geologic environments. The FTIR facility will be the primary analytical tool for a variety of collaborative research projects with undergraduates at UWEC. In particular, the instrument will be used in conjunction with funds secured by the Petrology Division at the NSF (award EAR-0126285) to investigate the nature of water-bearing impurities in hydrothermal quartz crystals This research builds on previous contributions resulting from collaborative research with undergraduate students, including discerning the growth rate of natural crystals and the timing of thermal events in metamorphic processes. The instrument will be the first of its kind available for academic use in an educational environment in all of northern and western Wisconsin. The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will provide a 30% match for the cost of acquisition of the equipment and will further provide 100% of the maintenance and upkeep costs of the instrument for the first five years after purchase.***