Collaborative Research: Systematics of Zn Isotopes in the Oceans: Assessing the Roles of Surfaces and Speciation

合作研究：海洋中锌同位素的系统学：评估表面和物种形成的作用

• 批准号: 0826582
• 负责人: Laura Wasylenki
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Arizona State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-09-01 至 2011-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0826582&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Systematics; Zn; Isotopes

Although many trace metals, such as zinc (Zn), act as vital nutrients for marine microorganisms, their oceanic biogeochemical cycles are poorly understood. In this research, chemists from Arizona State University and the University of Washington would use a suite of experimental, analytical, and computational research to quantitatively understand the fractionation of stable Zn isotopes that takes place on mineral surfaces in the ocean. Through advancing our understanding of the reactions involved in Zn isotope fractionation in the ocean, future scientists would be able to successfully apply isotopic zinc cycling to questions of greater oceanographic interest. In terms of broader impacts, this study would provide new insights into the biogeochemical cycling of the micronutrient zinc. One graduate student and one undergraduate student at Arizona State University would be supported and trained as part of this project.

尽管锌等微量金属是海洋微生物的重要营养元素，但人们对它们的海洋生物地球化学循环却知之甚少。在这项研究中，来自亚利桑那州立大学和华盛顿大学的化学家将使用一套实验，分析和计算研究来定量了解海洋矿物表面发生的稳定锌同位素的分馏。通过推进我们对海洋中锌同位素分馏反应的理解，未来的科学家将能够成功地将同位素锌循环应用于更大的海洋学兴趣的问题。 就更广泛的影响而言，这项研究将为微量营养素锌的地球化学循环提供新的见解。 亚利桑那州立大学的一名研究生和一名本科生将得到支助和培训，作为该项目的一部分。