MRI: Acquisition of a stable carbon isotope and elemental analysis system

1126128hubeny这项主要研究仪器拨款支持购买激光腔衰落光谱仪（LCRS）和元素分析仪前端燃烧装置，以支持测定碳、氢、氮、硫和氧的元素浓度以及沉积物、土壤、组织和自然水中大量有机物的稳定碳同位素比率。所要求的同位素和元素分析仪器将支持PI和学生的研究，旨在确定储层之间有机质的来源和转化途径。研究范围将从湖泊档案的古气候调查到响应环境变化的河口底栖生物代谢动力学。塞勒姆州立大学（SSU）是一名非博士。历史上一直为第一代大学生提供资助的机构。该设备的收购代表了该地区学院研究能力的重大基础设施增强，并将支持校园以外的一些地区科学用户

1126128HubenyThis Major Research Instrumentation grant supports acquisition a laser cavity ring-down spectrometer (LCRS) and a elemental analyzer front-end combustion device to support determination of the elemental concentrations of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur and oxygen and stable carbon isotope ratios of bulk organic matter in sediments, soils, tissues and natural waters. The requested isotopic and elemental analysis instrumentation would support PI and student research aimed at determining the provenance and pathways of organic matter transformation between reservoirs. Studies would range from paleoclimate investigations of lacustine archives to estuarine benthic metabolism dynamics in response to environmental changes. Salem State University (SSU) is a non-Ph.D. granting institution which historically has catered to first generation college students. Acquisition of this equipment represents a major infrastructural enhancement to the research capabilities of this regional college and will support a number of regional scientific users beyond campus.***