Acquisition of an Automated X-Ray Powder Diffractometer

该合同将提供购买X射线衍射仪所需资金的一半。为使这项收购成为可能，该大学已承诺提供额外资金。所要求的现代自动衍射仪将取代旧的、不安全的仪器。这些设备将帮助12名教职员工和他们的学生的研究项目。它还将用于矿物学、岩石学和地球化学的本科生和研究生课程的教学。

This award will provide for half the funds needed to acquire an X-ray diffractometer. The additional funding to make this acquisition possible has been committed by the University. The modern automated diffractometer requested will replace old,unsafe instrumentation. The equipment will aid research programs of twelve faculty members and their students. It will also be used in the teaching of undergraduate and graduate courses in mineralogy,petrology,and geochemistry.