RUI: Acquisition of an Oxygen Isotope Extraction Line for Silicates

9317263克诺特该合同提供了建造从硅酸盐岩石和矿物中化学提取氧气的系统所需资金的一半。提取管线将由加州州立大学富勒顿分校地质科学系的首席调查员建造和运营。该机构承诺提供该项目所需的剩余资金。在确定样品中氧同位素的比例之前，必须进行氧提取，这项任务将在邻近的加州理工学院的稳定同位素实验室进行。氧同位素特征分析是火成岩成因首席调查员研究项目中的关键一步。将本科生纳入使用这条提取线的研究项目将增强加州州立大学富勒顿分校的本科生体验。***

9317263 Knott This award provides one-half the funding required to construct a system for chemical extraction of oxygen from silicate rocks and minerals. The extraction line will be constructed and operated by the Principal Investigator in the Department of Geological Sciences at the California State University-Fullerton. The institution is committed to providing the remaining funds needed for the project. Oxygen extraction must be performed prior to determining the ratio of oxygen isotopes in the samples, a task to be performed in the stable isotope laboratory of neighboring California Institute of Technology. Analysis of the oxygen isotopic signature is a critical step in the research projects of the Principal Investigator on the origin of igneous rocks. The inclusion of undergraduate students in research projects using this extraction line will enhance the undergraduate experience at Cal State- Fullerton. ***