MRI: Acquisition of Major Instrumentation for Watershed Biogeochemistry Research

从这个主要研究仪器（MRI）计划补助金的资金支持在瓦萨学院的流域生物地球化学研究和研究培训的多个仪器的收购。 需要购置的具体仪器包括一台离子色谱仪、两个多参数探测仪（Yellow Springs Instruments），用于对水温、盐度、溶解氧和营养物浓度进行时间取样，以及四个水位监测装置。瓦萨学院是一所本科院校，最初成立时是一所女子学院，但自1969年以来一直是男女同校。 该设备将支持教师和学生对河流地球化学循环的研究，重点是城市化地区受气候影响的系统。 例如，研究开发对河流中营养物收支和营养物储存的影响;土壤和地下水中除冰盐的迁移、储存和归宿;以及污染物在大气中沉积和生物积累的长期变化。 仪器将进一步瓦萨学院的承诺，涉及本科生，包括妇女和少数民族，在教师指导的研究。 仪器将被整合到跨多个部门的许多现有课程。 仪器的建议套件针对当地的环境问题和PI的参与学院的卡斯珀基尔研究计划（CRI），跨越科学和社会科学，从事学生在夏季研究经验，与当地的非营利组织的合作伙伴，并进行推广到公共和地方治理部门。

Funding from this Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program grant supports acquisition of multiple instruments for watershed biogeochemical research and research training at Vassar College. Specific instruments to be acquired include an ion chromatograph, two multi-parameter sondes (Yellow Springs Instruments) for temporal sampling of water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen and nutrient concentrations, and four water level monitoring devices. Vassar College is an undergraduate institution originally founded as a women's college though it has been co-educational since 1969. The equipment will support faculty and student research on stream biogeochemical cycling with a focus on anthropogenically impacted systems in urbanized areas. Examples include studies of the impacts of development on in-stream nutrient budgets and nutrient storage; transport, storage, and fate of deicing salts in soils and groundwater; and long-term changes in atmospheric deposition and biotic accumulation of contaminants. The instrumentation will further Vassar College's commitment to involving undergraduate students, including women and minorities, in faculty-mentored research. The instrumentation would be integrated into numerous existing courses across multiple departments. The proposed suite of instrumentation targets local environmental issues and the PI's are engaged in the College's Casperkill Research Initiative (CRI) that spans the sciences and social sciences, engages student in summer research experiences, partners with local non-profits, and conducts outreach to the public and local governance sectors.