Acquisition of a Quadrupole ICP Mass Spectrometer for the Department of Geological Sciences and Marine Science Program at the University of South Carolina

0236481 Yogozinski这笔赠款为购买四极电感耦合等离子体质谱仪(QICPMS)提供支持，该质谱仪将安装在南卡罗来纳大学地质科学系。这个项目是地质科学系、跨学科海洋科学计划以及化学和生物化学系的教职员工共同努力的结果。该仪器将用于火成作用、化学海洋学、古气候和水文地质学等不同领域的研究。此次收购的广泛目标是扩大地质科学系的痕量元素和同位素示踪研究能力，并帮助南卡罗来纳大学培养一批对进行此类研究感兴趣的教职员工和学生。申请的资金包括仪器费用的70%(带有碰撞单元的QICPMS)，外加三个月的技术人员支持和一个月的PI工资。仪器的成本包括制造商的工厂和现场培训，以及超过最初一年保修期的两年服务和维护。所有参与这个项目的教职员工都要让研究生和本科生参与他们的研究。这个项目的跨部门和跨学科性质提供了一个重要的机会，将分析专业知识传授给地质学系和化学系的学生，同时为地球和海洋科学的化学教职员工和学生创造合作机会。除了丰富和多样的研究应用为资助这一项目提供了主要理由外，拟议仪器的使用还将通过大约300和500级的地质学和海洋学课程纳入地质学课程。

0236481YogodzinskiThis grant provides support for the acquisition of a quadrupole inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (QICPMS), to be housed in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of South Carolina. This project is a collaborative effort among faculty from the Department of Geological Sciences, the interdisciplinary Marine Science Program, and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. The instrumentation will be used for research in the diverse fields of igneous processes, chemical oceanography, paleoclimate, and hydrogeology. The broad goal of this acquisition is to expand the trace element and isotope tracer research capabilities of the Department of Geological Sciences, and to help build a critical mass of faculty and students that are interesting in conducting this kind of research at the University of South Carolina. The requested funds reflect 70% of the cost of the instrumentation (QICPMS with collision cell) plus three months of technician support and one month of PI salary. The cost of the instrumentation includes factory and on-site training by the manufacturer, as well as two years of service and maintenance beyond the initial one-year warranty. All faculty involved in this project involve both graduate and undergraduate students in their research. The interdepartmental and interdisciplinary nature of this project provides a significant opportunity to transfer analytical expertise to geology faculty and students from the chemistry department, and at the same time, create collaborative opportunities for chemistry faculty and students in the earth and ocean sciences. In addition to the abundant and diverse research applications that provide the primary justification for funding this project, use of the proposed instrumentation will also be integrated into the geology curriculum through some 300 and 500-level courses in geology and oceanography.***