MRI-R2: Acquisition of a Multiple Collector Inductively-Coupled Mass Spectrometer (MC-ICP-MS) for Multi-Disciplinary Biogeochemical Research at Penn State

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案资助的（公法111-5）.多收集器电感耦合等离子体质谱仪由该奖项资助的MC-ICP-MS允许宾夕法尼亚州立大学（PSU）的地球科学家和生物化学家，他们为使用中等质量同位素系统做出了贡献（如钙，铜，铁，锂，钼）在过去的十年中，扩大他们在这些研究领域的贡献，在方法开发的新举措，并培养学生先进的研究方法。该仪器将被安置在一个最先进的清洁实验室设施中，在多用户，跨校园材料表征实验室内进行管理，并由MC-ICP-MS专家每天运行，该专家将培训新用户并帮助将该仪器纳入专注于数据收集和分析的既定课程。MC-ICP-MS将支持旨在阐明基本同位素系统学的研究，这将有助于地球科学家使用地球化学代用品检查过去。这样的研究阐明了地球系统是如何运作的，阐明了关键的反馈（如天气-气候系统中的反馈），并为阅读岩石记录提出了策略。PSU MC-ICP-MS将以外部仪器无法实现的方式促进由高级和初级研究人员领导的创新科学项目。该仪器将（1）加快资助研究项目的完成速度，（2）允许新同位素系统的未来方法开发，（3）加强学生培训，（4）促进学科之间的合作研究。MC-ICP-MS将使PSU和附近机构的15名研究人员受益，因为在200英里内没有类似的仪器。外联活动、出版物和会议会谈将保证文书的区域和全球影响。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).The multiple-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (MC-ICP-MS) funded by this award allows Penn State University (PSU) geoscientists and biochemists, who have contributed to the use of intermediate mass isotope systems (such as Ca, Cu, Fe, Li, and Mo) over the past ten years, to extend their contributions in these research areas, lead new initiatives in method development, and train students in advanced research methods. The instrumentation will be housed in a state-of-the-art clean laboratory facility, managed within the multi-user, cross-campus Materials Characterization Laboratory, and run on a daily basis by a MC-ICP-MS specialist who will train new users and help incorporate the instrument into established courses focused on data collection and analysis. The MC-ICP-MS will support research aimed at elucidating fundamental isotopic systematics that will aid geoscientists in the examination of the past using geochemical proxies. Such research clarifies how the Earth system operates, illuminates critical feedbacks (such as those in the weathering-climate system), and suggests strategies for reading the rock record. The PSU MC-ICP-MS will promote innovative scientific projects led by both senior and junior researchers in ways that external instrumentation cannot. The instrument will (1) increase the speed with which funded research projects are completed, (2) allow for future method development in new isotopic systems, (3) enhance student training, and (4) promote collaborative research between disciplines. The MC-ICP-MS will benefit 15 researchers at PSU and nearby institutions since no similar instrumentation exists within ~200 miles. Outreach activities, publications, and conference talks will guarantee regional and global impact of the instrument.