Technician Support: Geomicrobiology and Electron Microscopy Laboratory

这个为期三年的奖项为一个新的全职博士学位提供资金。- 级技术职位，将支持波特兰州立大学地质系教师和学生的扫描（SEM）和透射（TEM）电子显微镜研究以及电子显微镜外展工作。 该技术员将支持在地质微生物学和电子显微镜实验室，粘土矿物学实验室，瀑布陨石实验室，火山学/岩石学实验室，和货车阿塔沉积物实验室，以及由教师和学生在校园内其他部门和校外用户从大波特兰社区进行的项目的各种研究项目。 技术人员支持的教育和推广电子显微镜工作包括由西方学习和教学中心（CLT-West）资助的NSF项目，微生物观测站（MO）和综合研究生教育和研究培训（IGERT）计划。 技术员的职责包括：（a）日常仪器支持和维护;（B）研究支持，包括样品制备、显微镜操作、数据分析和咨询;（c）培训，包括共同教授SEM和TEM课程，以及项目推广;（d）领导和支持获取新仪器的工作。 地质微生物学和电子显微镜实验室的仪器包括分析型JEOL 35 CX SEM、JEOL 100CXII TEM和用于地质和生物样品的显微镜样品制备设备。

Cady0423902This three year award funds a new full-time Ph.D. -level technical position who will support scanning (SEM) and transmission (TEM) electron microscopy research and electron microscopy outreach efforts by faculty and students in the Department of Geology at Portland State University. The technician will support a variety of research projects in the Geomicrobiology and Electron Microscopy Laboratory, the Clay Mineralogoy Laboratory, the Cascade Meteorite Laboratory, the Volcanology/Petrology Laboratory, and the Van Atta Sediment Laboratory, as well as projects carried out by faculty and students in other department on campus and by off-campus users from the greater Portland community. Education and outreach electron microscopy efforts supported by the technician include NSF projects funded by the Center for Learning and Teaching in the West (CLT-West), the Microbial Observatories (MO), and the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT) Programs. Duties of the technician will include (a) routine instrument support and maintenance, (b) research support, including sample preparation, microscope operation, data analysis, and consultation, (c) training, including co-teaching SEM and TEM courses, and project outreach, and (d) leading and supporting efforts to acquire new instrumentation. The Geomicrobiology and Electron Microscopy Laboratory instruments include an analytical JEOL 35CX SEM, a JEOL 100CXII TEM and microscopy sample preparation equipment for geological and biological samples.***