Technician Support: Stanford/USGS Ion Microprobe Facility

张伯伦斯坦福大学和美国地质调查局共同运营位于斯坦福大学的离子微探针实验室。由于该设施具有以高空间分辨率确定辐射年龄的独特能力，因此它是地球科学界在地质年代学方面努力的关键组成部分。锆石、独居石和榍石的常规U-Th- pb和U-Th年代学是实验室研究的核心内容。我们将继续努力满足斯坦福大学、美国地质勘探局和外部研究界对离子探针地质年代学日益增长的需求。为了满足本部门和访问NSF资助用户的需求，我们将使用NSF资助的资金为博士级研究科学家提供三年50%的工资支持。地球科学学院和地质与环境科学系同意分担这项提议的费用（50%），为合格的技术人员提供有竞争力的薪水。这个提案代表了斯坦福大学技术支持职位的第一阶段。

EAR-0446541ChamberlainStanford and the U.S. Geological Survey jointly operate an ion microprobe laboratory located at Stanford University. This facility serves as a key component of the earth science community efforts in geochronology because of its unique ability to determine radiometric ages at a high spatial resolution. Conventional U-Th-Pb and U-Th geochronology of zircon, monazite and sphene have been core research activities in the laboratory. We will continue to try to meet the growing demand for ion probe geochronology from our colleagues at Stanford, USGS and in the external research community. To meet user demand within our department and from visiting NSF-funded users, we will use the funds from this NSF grant to fund three years of 50% salary support for a Ph.D. level research scientist. The School of Earth Sciences and Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences have agreed to cost share this proposal (50%) to provide a competitive salary for a qualified technical person. This proposal represents Phase I of the technical support position at Stanford.