Technical Support for a New ICP-MS Laboratory for Earth and Ocean Science Research at the University of Florida

本提案寻求支持任命一名博士科学家担任佛罗里达大学一个新的以电感耦合等离子体为基础的分析设施的实验室经理，最初为期3年。在此初始阶段之后，佛罗里达大学将为这一职位承担100%的永久财务责任。建造国际比较方案实验室和购置两台新的国际比较方案质谱仪(芬尼肯-MAT Element-2和Nu等离子体多收集器)是最近搬迁到10,000平方米的一部分。英国《金融时报》建立新的地球化学实验室，作为我部整体搬迁到大大扩大和翻新的设施的一部分(威廉姆森大厅)。这些仪器已经与新获得的准分子(193 Nm)和Nd-YAG(213 Nm)激光器以及去溶解雾化器和自动取样器对接。对实验室翻新和仪器购置的财政支持涉及佛罗里达大学和国家科学基金会之间的费用分摊。该人员的主要职责将包括：1)促进方法开发并参与协作和独立研究；2)维护设施的质量控制，鉴于用户数量众多，这将是一项挑战；3)监督和管理日常活动，如维护和调度，以便设施高效地产生最高质量的数据；以及4)使部门内外的广泛用户(包括学生)了解和使用仪器的功能。此外，实验室经理将是在课程中以及通过研究生和本科生的个人研究项目接触元素和同位素方法的学生的主要导师。如果没有经验丰富的实验室经理，这些学生和其他用户使用这一设施的机会将非常有限。***

EAR-0418905MuellerThis proposal seeks support for the appointment of a Ph.D. scientist to act as laboratory manager for a new ICP-based analytical facility at the University of Florida for an initial 3-year period. The University of Florida will assume 100% financial responsibility for this position on a permanent basis subsequent to this initial period. The construction of the ICP laboratory and the acquisition of two new ICP mass spectrometers (Finnegan-MAT Element-2 and Nu Plasma multicollector) are part of the recent relocation into 10,000 sq. ft. of new geochemical laboratories as part of an overall relocation of our Department into greatly expanded and renovated facilities (Williamson Hall). These instruments have been interfaced with newly acquired Excimer (193 nm) and Nd-YAG (213 nm) lasers, as well as a desolvating nebulizer and autosamplers. Financial support for both laboratory renovation and instrument acquisition involved cost sharing between the University of Florida and the NSF. The primary responsibilities of this person will include: 1) contribute to method development and participate in collaborative and independent research, 2) maintain quality control of the facility, which will be a challenge in light of the large number of users; 3) oversee and administer day-to-day activities such as maintenance and scheduling, in order for the facility to efficiently produce the highest quality data; and 4) make the instruments capabilities known to and accessible to a wide range of users inside and outside of the department, including students. In addition, the laboratory manager will be the primary instructor for students exposed to elemental and isotopic methods both in courses and via individual research projects at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Without an experienced laboratory manager, access to this facility for these students and other users will be very limited. ***