Acquisition of an Elemental Analyzer for Geological and Biological Research

这笔赠款的资金将用于购买Costech元素分析仪（EA），用于分析湖泊沉积物，沉积岩和生物材料中的碳，氢，氮和硫以及辅助设备。 EA将支持一系列教师和学生在古湖泊学，古海洋学，陆地植被生态学，海洋和淡水鱼类生态学的研究。本科和硕士水平的学生以及来自加州富勒顿（CSUF）和机构与PI合作的其他教师将有机会获得适当的培训仪器。从EA获得的数据将用于完成本科生研究论文，硕士论文和4个PI自己的和合作的研究。这项研究的智力价值在于，每个次级项目都将增进对各自地球系统中主要生命要素的认识和了解。这项工作的更广泛的影响，包括研究经验和论文准备的理学士和硕士学生。作为一个西班牙裔服务研究所，这项研究也将提供研究机会，为代表性不足的个人在科学CSUF。购买该系统还将为学生提供一个机会，在实验室环境中使用技术先进但易于使用的设备。最后，每个PI都进行基于环境的研究。这项研究将使学生接触到重要的社会相关问题，特别是在南加州，人类对环境的影响尤其突出。

Funds from this grant will support acquisition of a Costech Elemental Analyzer (EA) for the analysis of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and sulfur in lake sediments, sedimentary rocks and biological materials, as well as ancillary equipment. The EA will support a range of faculty and students research in paleolimnology, paleoceanography, terrestrial vegetation ecology, and marine and freshwater fish ecology. Undergraduate and Master-level students as well as other faculty from Cal-State Fullerton (CSUF) and institutions collaborative with the PIs will have access to the instrument with appropriate training. Data obtained from the EA will be used towards the completion of undergraduate research theses, Master's theses, and the 4 PIs own, and collaborative, research. The intellectual merit of this study is that each sub-project will advance the knowledge and understanding of major life-based elements in their respective Earth systems. The broader impacts of this work include research experience and thesis preparation for BSc and MSc students. As a Hispanic Serving Institute, this research will also provide research opportunities for underrepresented individuals in the sciences at CSUF. Acquisition of this system will also provide an opportunity for students to use technically advanced, yet accessible, equipment in the laboratory environment. Lastly, each of the PIs pursue environmental-based research. This research will expose students to important, socially relevant issues, particularly in Southern California where the impact of humans on the environment is especially salient.