Acquisition of a gas source isotope ratio mass spectrometer and high temperature elemental analyzer

该奖项是根据2009年《美国复苏和再投资法案》(公法111-5)提供资金的。有了这个奖，我们将购买一台带有高温元素分析仪的现代气源同位素比质谱仪。质谱仪将取代目前在华盛顿州立大学地质分析实验室稳定同位素实验室工作和老化的三角洲S。制造商最近通知我们，我们16岁的德尔塔S将不再得到支持。该实验室已被研究生广泛使用，并与来自华盛顿州立大学、爱达荷大学和全国各地其他机构和政府实验室的研究人员合作。该实验室在火成岩成因、热液系统、地下水和古气候等科学领域的科学研究中做出了重大贡献。它将继续为这些和其他研究项目做出贡献。该实验室得到了来自国家科学基金会、国家地理学会和联邦研究实验室等来源的赠款和合同的支持。我们期待着来自这些和其他来源的持续支持。实验室对重要的更广泛的影响做出了贡献。它促进了跨学科界限的科学合作，以及来自不同机构的科学家之间的合作。该实验室为帮助年轻的学术科学家建立了职业生涯做出了贡献。许多研究生和本科生都在实验室接受了重要的培训。我们认为，这是培养有能力、有能力的未来科学家的关键职能。实验室鼓励女性、少数族裔和国际学生使用这些设施，并且已经并将继续在这方面取得成功。实验室目前的主要项目之一是调查怀俄明州黄石公园黄石河大峡谷中更古老的热液改造。我们的一些科学成果已经传输给公园护林员，他们用来增强公园游客的体验。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). With this award we will purchase a modern gas source isotope ratio mass spectrometer with a high temperature elemental analyzer. The mass spectrometer will replace the aging Delta S that is currently operating and aging in the Stable Isotope Lab in the GeoAnalytical Laboratory at Washington State University. The manufacturer has recently informed us that our 16 year-old Delta S will no longer be supported. The laboratory has seen extensive use by graduate students and has collaborated with researchers from WSU, the University of Idaho, and other institutions and government laboratories across the country. The lab has made significant contributions to scientific investigations of igneous petrogenesis, hydrothermal systems, groundwater, and paleoclimate, and other scientific areas. It will continue to contribute to these and other research programs. The laboratory has been supported by grants and contracts from the National Science Foundation, The National Geographic Society, and federal research laboratories, among other sources. We anticipate continued support from these and other sources.The laboratory has contributed to important broader impacts. It has fostered scientific collaboration across disciplinary boundaries and among scientists from different institutions. The lab has contributed to helping establish the careers of young academic scientists. Many graduate and undergraduate students have received important training in the lab. We consider this to be a critical function for providing capable and competent future scientists. The lab encourages women, minority, and international students to make use of the facilities, and has been and will continue to be successful in doing so. One of the labs current major projects is investigating the older hydrothermal alteration in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone Park, Wyoming. Some of our scientific results have already been transmitted to the Park Rangers who use to enhance the experience of Park visitors.