MRI: Acquisition of a Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS) and a High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) System for Education and Research

该奖项由《2009年美国复苏和再投资法案》(公法111-5)资助。由主要研究仪器(MRI)计划提供的资金将显著增强布罗克波特学院(纽约州立大学)的基础设施和研究能力。环境科学和生物系的Jacques Rinchard博士和Joseph Makarewicz博士将获得一台气相色谱-质谱仪(GC/MS)和一套高效液相色谱(HPLC)系统。教师和学生将使用这两种工具来解决基本问题，并加深对营养食物网生态学和鱼类营养的理解，以及对五大湖食物网中持久性有机污染物的研究。例如，这些仪器将允许对脂肪酸和维生素进行最先进的分析，并帮助我们了解它们在淡水水生食物网中的转移。此外，这两种仪器将大大加强我们课程的能力，并作为研究生和本科生课程的一部分教授学生先进的分析技术。这项建议将提高我们研究培训活动的质量和效率，这将在培养纽约州和全国未来的科学家和受过技术培训的人才方面发挥重要作用。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).Funding provided by the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program will significantly enhance The College at Brockport's (State University of New York) infrastructure and research capacity. Drs. Jacques Rinchard and Joseph Makarewicz of the Department of Environmental Science and Biology will acquire a gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (GC/MS) and a high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) system. Both instruments will be used by faculty and students to address fundamental questions and develop an understanding of trophic food web ecology and fish nutrition as well as research on persistent organic pollutants in Great Lakes food webs. For example, the instruments will allow state of the art analysis of fatty acids and vitamins and help us understand their transfer in freshwater aquatic food webs.In addition, both instruments will substantially strengthen the capacities of our curriculum and teach students advanced analytical techniques as part of several classes at both graduate and undergraduate levels. This proposal will improve the quality and effectiveness of our research training activities and this play an important role in developing New York State's and the nation's pool of scientists and technically trained people for the future.