MRI: Acquisition of a Stable Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer for Interdisciplinary Research and Undergraduate Research Training

1229258 Gillikin该主要研究仪器（MRI）计划拨款支持联合学院地质系购买配备多个收集器，高温热解系统和自动进样系统的稳定同位素比质谱仪（SIRMS）。 该仪器将支持古气候学和古海洋学方面的一系列研究和研究培训，这些研究和培训需要分析海洋和淡水双壳类以及海洋和湖泊沉积物中记录的稳定同位素比率。 该仪器还将支持对自然沃茨、冰川冰和植物材料进行同位素调查，以便对气候动态和全球碳循环进行古环境和古生态研究。 联合学院在一个非博士。授予机构，并有一个坚定的承诺，涉及在教师指导的研究本科生的多元化机构。 联合学院是凯克地质协会的成员，该仪器将为凯克几个附属机构的学生和教师提供服务。 PI计划K-12外展活动，旨在针对风险和代表性不足的青年进行具有直接社会意义的专题区域调查。

1229258GillikinThis Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program grant supports acquisition of a stable isotope ratio mass spectrometer (SIRMS) equipped with multiple collectors, a high temperature pyrolysis system and automated sample introduction system for the Geology Department at Union College. The instrument will support a range of research and research training in paleoclimatology and paleoceanography that requires analysis of stable isotope ratios recorded in marine and freshwater bivalves and in marine and lacustrine sediments. The instrument will also support isotopic investigations of natural waters, glacial ice and plant materials for paleoenvironmental and paleoecological studies of climate dynamics and the global carbon cycle. Union College in a non-Ph.D. granting institution and has a strong commitment to involving a diverse body of undergraduate students in faculty-mentored research. Union College is a member of the Keck Geology Consortium and the instrument will serve students and faculty from several affiliated Keck institutions. The PIs plans K-12 outreach activities aimed at at-risk and underrepresented youth for topical regional investigations of immediate societal relevance.***