Mass spectrometry facility for inorganic and organic analysis

该提案的目的是提高JCU研究人员获得无机（电感耦合等离子体质谱法，ICP-MS）和有机（气相色谱-质谱法，GC-MS和高效液相色谱- ms）化学分析的高水平质谱分析的能力。该提案意义重大，因为它将同时提高现有的无机分析的高产能力，同时首次提供有机化学分析能力。这些设备将提高在JCU的研究优势领域，即地球科学、生物、化学、工程和医学领域进行更深入分析研究的能力。

The aim of the proposal is to increase the ability for JCU researchers to access high-level mass spectrometry analysis for inorganic (Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Sepctrometry, ICP-MS) and organic (Gas-Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer, GC-MS and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography HPLC-MS) chemical analysis. The proposal is significant in that it will simultaneously improve the existing highly-productive capabilities in inorganic analysis, whilst providing, for the first time, organic chemical analysis capabilities. This equipment will improve the capacity to undertake more incisive analytical research in the areas of research strength at JCU, that is, in Earth Science, Biological, Chemical, Engineering and Medicine.