MRI: Acquisition of geophysical tools and software for subsurface imaging

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案(公共法律111-5)资助的。这项主要研究仪器回收和再投资(MRI-R2)计划赠款支持购买光学和声波钻孔可视化工具，以帮助表征威斯康星州水文研究和资源评估中的地下沉积特征、裂缝和溶解特征。所要求的成像工具将是威斯康星州地质和自然历史调查局(WGNHS)的科学家和工作人员开展的既定地下调查计划的一部分。WGNHS是威斯康星大学扩展分校的一个特殊任务单位，负责与威斯康星州的水、岩石和矿物有关的研究、资源评估、教学和推广。调查科学家自己进行研究，但也与威斯康星州内外的大学、州和联邦机构、社区和私营部门合作。该提案的PI与威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校的水文地质学项目有关联，并且是该项目的积极参与者。WGNHS的科学家还与威斯康星大学密尔沃基分校、奥什科什分校、格林湾分校和史蒂文斯分校等其他威斯康星分校以及贝洛伊特学院等其他区域机构的教职员工和学生合作。这些设备还将支持WGNHS科学家与美国地质调查局、威斯康星州自然资源部、威斯康星州农业部、威斯康星州县和其他机构之间的合作项目。将获得的钻孔电视将支持一系列科学研究主题，包括裂隙岩石水文地质学、受污染的水运输、蓄水层水文地质学和当地、国家和国际广泛关注的地下水资源。***

0958710BradburyThis award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).This Major Research Instrumentation Recovery and Reinvestment (MRI-R2) Program grant supports acquisition of optical and acoustic borehole visualization tools to facilitate characterization of subsurface sedimentary features, fractures, and dissolution features in hydrological studies and resource assessments for the State of Wisconsin. The requested imaging tools would be part of an established subsurface investigations program undertaken by Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey (WGNHS) scientists and staff. The WGNHS is a special-mission unit of the University of Wisconsin-Extension, and undertakes research, resource evaluation, teaching, and outreach related to the water, rocks, and minerals of Wisconsin. Survey scientists conduct their own research but also collaborate with universities, state and federal agencies, communities, and the private sector throughout and beyond Wisconsin. The PIs of the proposal hold affiliate appointments with and are active participants in the hydrogeology program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WGNHS scientists also collaborate with regional faculty and their students from other UW campuses such as UW-Milwaukee, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Green Bay and UW-Stevens Point, as well as other regional institutions including Beloit College. The equipment would also support collaborative projects between WGNHS scientists and U.S. Geological Survey, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Wisconsin counties, and other agencies. Borehole televiewers to be acquired will support a range of scientific research themes including fractured rock hydrogeology, contaminated water transport, aquitard hydrogeology and groundwater resources of broad local, national, and international interest. ***