Improving Analytical Capabilities at the Northeast Science Station, Cherskiy, Siberia

该提案的目的是升级东北科学站（西伯利亚切尔斯基附近）的设施，使现场的分析能力大大扩大。采购的设备包括岛津总有机碳和氮分析仪、马弗炉、精密天平、立体显微镜和YSI多参数水质记录仪。东北科学站分析能力的提高将促进淡水、海洋和陆地研究机会的扩大，并最大限度地减少与国际航运和海关有关的后勤成本。许多类型的分析最好在新鲜样品上完成，因此在现场进行测量的能力也将提高数据的可靠性。升级后的分析设施将有利于培训学生。本提案所要求的升级将加速科学进步，并允许根据最近收集和分析的样品的结果在实地调整抽样策略。

The objective of this proposal is to upgrade the facilities of the Northeast Science Station (near Cherskiy, Siberia), enabling greatly expanded analytical capacity onsite. The equipment purchases include a Shimadzu total organic carbon and nitrogen analyzer, muffle furnace, precision balance, stereo microscope, and YSI multi-parameter water quality logger. Increased analytical capacity at the Northeast Science Station will facilitate expanded freshwater, marine, and terrestrial research opportunities and minimize the logistical costs associated with international shipping and customs. Many types of analyses are best done on fresh samples, so the capacity to perform measurements onsite will also improve data reliability. The upgraded analytical facilities would benefit student training. The upgrades requested in this proposal would accelerate scientific progress and allow sampling strategies to be adapted in the field based on results of recently collected and analyzed samples.