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

为佛罗里达大学地球和海洋科学研究新 ICP-MS 实验室提供技术支持

• 批准号: 0418905
• 负责人: Paul Mueller
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Florida
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-09-01 至 2009-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0418905&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Technical; Support; New; ICP; MS

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. ***

该提案寻求对任命一名博士的支持。2009年，该公司聘请了一位科学家担任佛罗里达大学一个新的基于ICP的分析设施的实验室经理，最初为期3年。 佛罗里达大学将承担100%的财务责任，这一立场后，在此初始期永久。 ICP实验室的建设和两个新的ICP质谱仪（Finnegan-MAT Element-2和Nu Plasma多收集器）的购买是最近搬迁到10，000平方米的一部分。英尺新的地球化学实验室的一部分，我们的部门整体搬迁到大大扩大和翻新设施（威廉姆森大厅）。 这些仪器已与新获得的准分子（193 nm）和Nd-YAG（213 nm）激光器，以及去溶剂化雾化器和自动进样器接口。 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。 该人员的主要职责包括：1）促进方法开发并参与合作和独立研究，2）保持设施的质量控制，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，以使设施有效地产生最高质量的数据;以及4）使该仪器的功能为系内外的广泛用户（包括学生）所知并可供其使用。此外，实验室经理将是学生接触元素和同位素方法的主要讲师，无论是在课程中，并通过研究生和本科生水平的个人研究项目。 如果没有经验丰富的实验室管理人员，这些学生和其他用户使用该设施的机会将非常有限。 ***