MRI: Acquisition of an Elemental Determinator and Portable Emissions Analyzer for the VMI-CLEAR Research Program

CLEAR-VMI研究小组寻求支持，以研究以下目标：(1)开发低氮基因增强的生物质物种，作为减少营养物排放的替代能源生产燃料来源；(2)低氮生物量的元素表征，建立全面的排放预测；(3)增强生物量的实时实验室和现场水平排放分析，以确定和验证减少的大气氮负荷；(4)三维群落多尺度空气质量（CMAQ）模拟测量的生物质排放，以量化切萨皮克湾内产生的氮沉积。此外，作为一个教育组成部分，我们的小组寻求通过一个额外的修辞发展目标，提高我们的学生研究人员的专业表达和沟通技巧。实验将涉及开发一种能够产生低氮排放的转基因生物质。CLEAR小组提出，通过加速茎的衰老，将氮重新输送到种子中，创造出更有营养的作物产量供消费，并留下低氮含量的茎和叶，用于替代能源和燃料生产。

The CLEAR-VMI research group seeks support to study the following objectives: (1) development of a low nitrogen genetically enhanced biomass species for use as a reduced nutrient emission alternative energy production fuel source; (2) elemental characterization of low nitrogen biomass species to develop full-scale emission predictions; (3) real-time laboratory and field level emission analysis of enhanced biomass species for determination and validation of reduced atmospheric nitrogen loads; and (4) three-dimensional community multiscale air quality (CMAQ) modeling of measured biomass emissions to quantify resulting nitrogen deposition within the Chesapeake Bay. Also, as an educational component, our group seeks to enhance the professional presentation and communication skills of our student researchers through an added rhetorical development objective. Experiments will involve the development of a genetically modified biomass capable of producing low nitrogen (N) emissions. Through accelerated stem senescence, the CLEAR group proposes to remobilize N to the seeds, creating a more nutritious crop yield for consumption and leaving low N content stems and leaves for use in alternative power and fuel production.