Technician Support: Electron Microprobe

小行星9529290 这项赠款为德克萨斯大学-达拉斯分校的一名电子探针实验室技术员提供60 000美元的两年部分薪金支助。 第二阶段技术人员支持补助金是在成功完成三年第一阶段技术人员支持补助金（ESTA-9205608）之后发放的。 该大学已承诺在该奖项到期后为该职位提供80%的工资支持，并将在研究补助金不足的情况下提供长达两年的额外20%。 该技术员将负责电子微探针的维修和操作，并将协助培训研究生和本科生，并向该设施的外部用户提供分析服务。 该实验室的进一步技术援助将使PI能够继续进行玄武岩的实验岩石学和地球化学研究，电子显微探针是该实验室分析工具的核心。 ***

9529290 Presnall This grant provides $60,000 as two years partial salary support for a electron microprobe laboratory technician at the University of Texas - Dallas. This Phase II technician support grant follows a successfully completed three year Phase I technician support grant (EAR-9205608). The University has pledged 80% salary support for this position after expiration of this award and will provide, for up to two years, the additional 20% in the event that research grant funds are not sufficient. The technician will be responsible for the maintenance and operation of the electron microprobe and will assist with the training of graduate and undergraduate students and provide analytical service to outside users of the facility. Further technical assistance at this laboratory will allow the PI to continue research in experimental petrology and geochemistry of basalts for which the electron microprobe is the centerpiece of this lab's analytical tools. ***