Technician Support: Geomicrobiology and Electron Microscopy Laboratory

Cady0423902这个三年奖将资助一个新的全日制博士级别的技术职位，该职位将支持波特兰州立大学地质系教职员工和学生进行的扫描(SEM)和透射(TEM)电子显微镜研究和电子显微镜推广工作。该技术人员将支持地球微生物学和电子显微镜实验室、粘土矿物实验室、瀑布陨石实验室、火山学/岩石学实验室和Van Atta沉积物实验室的各种研究项目，以及由校内其他系的教职员工和学生以及来自大波特兰社区的校外用户开展的项目。这位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与教学中心(CLT-WEST)资助的NSF项目、微生物观测站(MO)和研究生教育与研究综合培训(IGERT)计划。技术人员的职责将包括(A)常规仪器支持和维护，(B)研究支持，包括样品准备、显微镜操作、数据分析和咨询，(C)培训，包括联合教授扫描电子显微镜和透射电子显微镜课程，以及项目推广，以及(D)领导和支持获得新仪器的努力。地质微生物学和电子显微镜实验室仪器包括JEOL 35CX分析型扫描电子显微镜、JEOL 100CXII电子显微镜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.***