Integrated Petrographic and Microbiological Microscope with Image Analyses Capabilities

该奖项将用于一种新的最先进的尼康显微镜，具有透射反射光，荧光，相位对比和Nomarski功能，用于地质和微生物研究。 该望远镜还将配备高分辨率彩色和黑白白色数码相机，以及先进的图像分析系统，该系统将允许对空间共配准的岩相学和微生物观测进行记录和分析。 UW提供的成本份额约为14%。 需要有新的研究范围，重点是海底环境内地质和微生物过程之间的联系。 理解这些复杂系统的基础是在承载这些独特群落的岩石背景下进行详细，综合，微生物观察的能力。

This award will be used for a new state-of-the-art Nikon microscope with transmitted-reflected light, fluorenscence, phase contrast and Nomarski capabilities for geologic and microbiologic studies. The scope will also have high-resolution color and black and white digital cameras, and an advanced image analyses system that will allow documentation and analyses of spatially co-registered petrographic and microbiological observaions. Cost share provided by UW is about 14%. The new scope is needed for research focused on the linkages among geological and microbiological processes within submarine environments. Fundamental to understanding these complex systems is the ability to make detailed, integrated, microbiological observations in the context of the rocks that host these unique communities.