MRI: Acquisition of a MC-ICPMS for the University of Wyoming

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。同位测量为自然科学提供了对化学过程和来源的定量示踪。同位素测量精度的提高开辟了科学研究的新途径，并极大地增强了我们对自然过程的理解。多收集器电感耦合等离子体质谱(MC-ICPMS)是一种相对较新的高精度同位素测量技术，对地球、海洋和环境科学具有重要意义。这笔国家科学基金会重大研究仪器基金将用于购买最先进的多收集器电感耦合等离子体质谱仪，以在怀俄明大学进行各种地球化学、环境和地质年代学研究。拥有MC-ICPMS将大大提高怀俄明大学S进行尖端研究的能力。MC-ICPMS将为使用最先进设施的研究生和本科生提供基本的研究经验，并为其他地区、国家和国际研究人员提供服务。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).Isotopic measurements provide natural sciences with a quantitative tracer of chemical processes and sources. Improvements in the precision of isotope measurements open up new avenues of scientific inquiry and significantly enhance our understanding of natural processes. Multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometery (MC-ICPMS) is a relatively new technique for the measurement of isotopic compositions at high precision and as such this instrumentation has important implications for earth, ocean, and environmental sciences. This National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation funding will be used to purchase a state-of-the-art multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer to pursue diverse geochemical, environmental and geochronological research at the University of Wyoming. Housing an MC-ICPMS will lead to a substantial improvement in the University of Wyoming?s capabilities to conduct cutting-edge research. This MC-ICPMS will provide essential research experiences for graduate and undergraduate students using state-of-the-art facilities, as well as serving other regional, national and international researchers.