Acquisition of a gas source isotope ratio mass spectrometer and high temperature elemental analyzer

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。 有了这笔奖金，我们将购买一个现代化的气体源同位素比质谱仪与高温元素分析仪。 质谱仪将取代老化的Delta S，该质谱仪目前正在华盛顿州立大学地质分析实验室的稳定同位素实验室中运行和老化。 制造商最近通知我们，我们的16岁的三角洲S将不再支持。 该实验室已被研究生广泛使用，并与来自华盛顿州立大学、爱达荷州大学以及全国各地的其他机构和政府实验室的研究人员合作。 该实验室在火成岩成因、热液系统、地下水、古气候和其他科学领域的科学研究方面做出了重大贡献。 它将继续为这些和其他研究项目作出贡献。 该实验室得到了国家科学基金会、国家地理学会和联邦研究实验室等机构的赠款和合同。 我们期待着这些和其他来源的持续支持。该实验室为重要的更广泛的影响做出了贡献。 它促进了跨学科界限和来自不同机构的科学家之间的科学合作。 该实验室为帮助年轻的学术科学家建立职业生涯做出了贡献。 许多研究生和本科生在实验室接受了重要的培训。 我们认为这是培养有能力和胜任的未来科学家的一个关键职能。 该实验室鼓励女性，少数民族和国际学生利用这些设施，并且已经并将继续成功地这样做。 实验室目前的主要项目之一是调查怀俄明州黄石公园黄石河大峡谷中较古老的热液蚀变。 我们的一些科学成果已经传递给公园管理员，他们用来提高公园游客的体验。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). With this award we will purchase a modern gas source isotope ratio mass spectrometer with a high temperature elemental analyzer. The mass spectrometer will replace the aging Delta S that is currently operating and aging in the Stable Isotope Lab in the GeoAnalytical Laboratory at Washington State University. The manufacturer has recently informed us that our 16 year-old Delta S will no longer be supported. The laboratory has seen extensive use by graduate students and has collaborated with researchers from WSU, the University of Idaho, and other institutions and government laboratories across the country. The lab has made significant contributions to scientific investigations of igneous petrogenesis, hydrothermal systems, groundwater, and paleoclimate, and other scientific areas. It will continue to contribute to these and other research programs. The laboratory has been supported by grants and contracts from the National Science Foundation, The National Geographic Society, and federal research laboratories, among other sources. We anticipate continued support from these and other sources.The laboratory has contributed to important broader impacts. It has fostered scientific collaboration across disciplinary boundaries and among scientists from different institutions. The lab has contributed to helping establish the careers of young academic scientists. Many graduate and undergraduate students have received important training in the lab. We consider this to be a critical function for providing capable and competent future scientists. The lab encourages women, minority, and international students to make use of the facilities, and has been and will continue to be successful in doing so. One of the labs current major projects is investigating the older hydrothermal alteration in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone Park, Wyoming. Some of our scientific results have already been transmitted to the Park Rangers who use to enhance the experience of Park visitors.