Acquisition of an Automated X-Ray Diffractometer

该奖项将提供大约一半的资金需要 来获取一台自动X射线衍射仪增加的资金 此次收购所需的资金已由 怀俄明州大学。该仪器将成为 分析仪器，使正在进行的研究， 地球化学、粘土矿物学和碎屑岩成岩作用 地质系。它也将被教师和学生使用 从事火成岩矿物组合的研究， 变质岩土壤和环境化学研究人员 他们也应该是用户。这种新型自动化仪器将 更换不再能够 达到今天的标准。这种新的衍射仪将 也使本科生和研究生能够在 矿物学和岩石学课程与国家的最先进的 仪器仪表将有一名经验丰富的全职工作人员 负责仪器的维护，培训和协助 用户.

This award will provide approximately half the funds needed to acquire an automated X-ray diffractometer. The additional funds necessary for this acquisition have been committed by the University of Wyoming. This instrument will be one of the central analytical instruments to enable ongoing research in geochemistry,clay mineralogy, and clastic diagenesis within the Geology Department. It will also be used by faculty and students engaged in studies of mineral assemblages in igneous and metamorphic rocks. Researchers in soil and environmental chemistry are also expected to be users. This new automated instrument will replace old diffractometers which are no longer capable of performing up to today's standards. This new diffractometer will also make it possible to teach undergraduates and graduates in mineralogy and petrology courses with state-of-the-art instrumentation. A full-time experienced staff member will be responsible for instrument maintenance and will train and assist users.