Acquisition of an FTIR for the Nature Research Center, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

为北卡罗来纳州自然科学博物馆自然研究中心购买 FTIR

• 批准号: 0929898
• 负责人: Robert Tacker
• 金额: $ 13.1万
• 依托单位: Friends of the North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-01 至 2010-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0929898&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Acquisition; FTIR; Nature; Research; Center

0929898Tacker"This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5)." This award will provide funding to acquire an infrared microscope and Fourier Transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR). The instruments will be used for measuring apatite in igneous and metamorphic rocks of various origins. Data will be developed into process-base models for understanding geochemical processes in the crust, mantle, and volcanoes. The instrument will be housed on-site at the Museum?s Nature Research Center. The PI will have overall operational oversight. Maintenance costs will be supported by the State with full-time laboratory managers expected to be hired. The PI will use the new instrumentation to survey water and carbon dioxide in various apatite-based mineralogical samples. Various forms of apatite [Ca,Cl], [Ca,CO3], [Ca,OH] allow inference to relate apatite mineral chemistry to environmental conditions (fluid phase, crystallization, thermodynamics, etc). The FTIR will also be used to study pyrite oxidation/hydrolysis. Emphasis will be given to clay mineralogy. The PI will study the kinetic pathways of pyrite-clay interactions in order to understand long-term elemental and fossil preservation. The instrumentation will not only support the PI?s research but be applicable to other research foci including bioceramics, planetary geology, and acid mine drainage. The PI's proximity and working relationships with nearby colleges and universities will allow him to make this equipment available to underrepresented students. Scientific projects will be publically displayed. Exhibits will be tailored to younger students and are slated to be incorporated into the Museum's PBS programming. ***

0929898 Tacker“该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。“该奖项将提供资金，以获得红外显微镜和傅里叶变换红外光谱仪（FTIR）。这些仪器将用于测量各种成因的火成岩和变质岩中的磷灰石。数据将被开发成基于过程的模型，用于了解地壳、地幔和火山的地球化学过程。该仪器将被安置在现场的博物馆？美国自然研究中心。PI将进行总体运营监督。维护费用将由国家支付，预计将雇用全职实验室管理人员。PI将使用新仪器测量各种磷灰石矿物样品中的水和二氧化碳。各种形式的磷灰石[Ca，Cl]，[Ca，CO 3]，[Ca，OH]允许推断将磷灰石矿物化学与环境条件（流体相，结晶，热力学等）联系起来。FTIR还将用于研究黄铁矿的氧化/水解。重点将放在粘土矿物学。PI将研究黄铁矿-粘土相互作用的动力学途径，以了解长期的元素和化石保存。仪器不仅支持PI？但也适用于其他研究领域，包括生物陶瓷、行星地质学和酸性矿井排水。PI与附近学院和大学的接近和工作关系将使他能够为代表性不足的学生提供这种设备。科学项目将被展示。展品将为年轻学生量身定制，并计划纳入博物馆的PBS节目。***