Acquisition of an Automated Carbonate Reaction System for A Mass Spectrometer at Texas A&M University

小行星9316937 该合同提供了购买自动化碳酸盐反应系统所需资金的35%，用于在质谱分析之前制备样品。 该设备将在得克萨斯州农工大学地质系的质谱实验室安装和操作。德州农工大学承诺提供购买所需的剩余资金。 首席研究员和同事们正在进行研究，以了解气候变化与同位素变化信号之间的关系，如生活在海洋中的碳酸盐甲壳生物的碳和氧同位素组成。这项工作需要分析大量的小碳酸盐样品，需要新的自动化样品制备系统。 ***

9316937 Grossman This award provides 35% of the funding required to purchase an automated carbonate reaction system for the preparation of samples prior to mass spectrometric analysis. The equipment is to be installed and operated in the mass spectrometry laboratory in the Department of Geology at the Texas A & M University. Texas A & M University is committed to providing the remaining funds needed for the purchase. The Principal Investigator and colleagues are engaged in research to understand the relations between climate changes and isotopic variation signals as seen in the carbon and oxygen isotopic composition of carbonate shelled organisms living in the ocean. The work requires analysis of large numbers of small carbonate samples for which the new automated sample preparation system is needed. ***