Acquisition of Elemental Analysis Instrumentation for the Romberg Tiburon Center

国际和平研究所要求提供资金建立元素分析设施，以扩大旧金山州立大学(SFSU)的海洋和河口研究机构龙贝格·蒂伯隆中心(RTC)的教职员工和学生的研究机会。所需仪器包括：一台超微天平元素分析仪，用于测定颗粒样品中的碳、氮和氢；以及一台高温总有机碳分析仪，带有氮检测器，用于测定溶解有机物中的碳和氮。这些仪器和辅助设备将形成一个设施，作为一个单元来容纳和操作，这将极大地提高RTC的研究能力。更广泛的影响所需的工具将支持不同的项目，包括生态和地球化学研究。RTC有一个规模不大(20名学生)但不同的学生群体，他们将从这些基本工具中受益。仪器采购将加强初级教员(Komada)的研究计划，并用于本科生和研究生水平的教学。

The PI's request funds to establish an Elemental Analysis Facility to expand faculty and student research opportunities at the Romberg Tiburon Center (RTC), the marine and estuarine research facility of San Francisco State University (SFSU). The instruments requested are: an elemental analyzer (EA) with ultramicrobalance for the determination of carbon, nitrogen and hydrogen in particulate samples, and a high-temperature total organic carbon analyzer with N detector for determination of C and N in dissolved organic matter. These instruments with ancillary equipment will form a facility to be housed and operated as a unit that will greatly enhance the research capabilities at RTC. Broader ImpactsThe instruments requested will support diverse projects including ecological and geochemical studies. The RTC has a small (20 students) but diverse student body who will benefit from these basic tools. The instrument purchases will enhance the research program of a junior faculty member (Komada) and be used in teaching at the undergraduate and grad student levels.