Technician Support for University of Wisconsin Rare Gas Geochronology Laboratory

0114055辛格该赠款为威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校的稀有气体地质年代学实验室提供三年的部分工资支持。 这将包括在布拉德辛格博士的监督下对该实验室的初始（第一阶段）技术人员支持。新技术员为全职员工，其职责包括：（1）超高真空、质谱、激光、熔炉、电子和计算机系统的日常操作和维护，（2）安排分析工作，培训学生和外部用户，（3）监督样品制备，包括培训和监督研究生，（4）放射性和危险材料的辐照和安全处理，（5）为40 Ar/39 Ar地质年代学开发UW-Madison核反应堆，（6）完成Singer博士建造的气体提取和质谱系统的计算机自动化，以及（7）分析数据的存档和管理。此外，新技术员将协助实施放射性4 He和宇宙成因3 He的测量能力。该实验室目前正在从事，或开始，跨越许多地球科学学科的几个研究项目，并涉及教师加上研究生或本科生从威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校或与其他机构合作。该技术员将有助于使实验室从发展状态到全面生产力。 此外，该技术员还将帮助扩大现有设备的能力，使实验室能够发挥其在地质年代学和热年代学方面的潜力。

0114055Singer This grant provides three-years of partial salary support for the Rare Gas Geochronology Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This will comprise the initial (phase I) technician support for this laboratory that is under the supervision of Dr. Brad Singer. The new technician will be a full-time employee whose responsibilities shall include: (1) day-to-day operation and maintenance of ultra-high vacuum, mass spectrometry, laser, furnace, electronic, and computer systems, (2) scheduling analytical work, training students and outside users, (3) supervision of sample preparation, including training and oversight of graduate students, (4) irradiation and safe handling of radioactive and hazardous materials, (5) development of the UW-Madison nuclear reactor for 40Ar/39Ar geochronology, (6) completing computer automation of the gas extraction and mass spectrometry system that was built by Dr. Singer, and (7) archiving and management of analytical data. In addition, the new technician will assist in implementing capabilities for the measurement of radiogenic 4He and cosmogenic 3He. The laboratory is currently engaged in, or beginning, several research projects that span many Earth Science disciplines and involve faculty plus graduate or undergraduate students from UW-Madison or collaboration with other institutions. The technician will contribute to bringing the laboratory from its developmental state to one of full productivity. Moreover, the technician will help to expand the capabilities of current equipment so that the laboratory may fulfill its potential in both geo- and thermo-chronology.***