NSF Org:	EAR Division Of Earth Sciences
Recipient:	UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE
Initial Amendment Date:	August 11, 2005
Latest Amendment Date:	August 11, 2005
Award Number:	0521405
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Russell Kelz EAR  Division Of Earth Sciences GEO  Directorate for Geosciences
Start Date:	September 1, 2005
End Date:	August 31, 2006 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$289,497.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$289,497.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2005 = $289,497.00
History of Investigator:	Harold Rowe (Principal Investigator) harry.rowe@beg.utexas.edu Susan Rimmer (Co-Principal Investigator) Mary Arthur (Co-Principal Investigator) Stephen Rankin (Co-Principal Investigator) Tonglei Li (Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	University of Kentucky Research Foundation 500 S LIMESTONE LEXINGTON KY  US  40526-0001 (859)257-9420
Sponsor Congressional District:	06
Primary Place of Performance:	University of Kentucky 500 S LIMESTONE LEXINGTON KY  US  40526-0001
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	06
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	H1HYA8Z1NTM5
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	Major Research Instrumentation, EPSCoR Co-Funding
Primary Program Source:	app-0105  app-0405
Program Reference Code(s):	0000, 1189, 9150, OTHR
Program Element Code(s):	118900, 915000
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.050

ABSTRACT

0521405
Rowe

This Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program grant supports acquisition on an x-ray diffractometer (XRD) equipped with scintillation and solid state x-ray detection systems, a parallel beam attachment (to permit crystallographic analysis of thin films), and a high temperature vacuum chamber for studies of the kinetics of phase changes over temperature ranges from 25 to 1600 degrees C. The XRD will immediately benefit the research and educational programs of five faculty members across the departments of Geoscience, Forestry, Pharmacy, Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Kentucky (UK). Faculty and students at UK and nearby regional institutions including Eastern Kentucky University, Western Kentucky University and Morehead State, will will gain access to the XRD for mineral phase identification in sediments, soils and aerosols, structural studies of nanoporous ceramics and thin films, and analysis of crystallization mechanisms of novel pharmaceuticals, to name a few. The XRD will be incorporated in multiple undergraduate and graduate courses requiring lab exercises and undergraduate students will be encouraged to take advantage of the XRD for independent research.
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