NSF Org:	EAR Division Of Earth Sciences
Recipient:	THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Initial Amendment Date:	August 22, 2008
Latest Amendment Date:	August 22, 2008
Award Number:	0744230
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	David Lambert EAR  Division Of Earth Sciences GEO  Directorate for Geosciences
Start Date:	September 1, 2008
End Date:	August 31, 2009 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$100,570.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$100,570.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2008 = $100,570.00
History of Investigator:	John Parise (Principal Investigator) john.parise@sunysb.edu
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	SUNY at Stony Brook W5510 FRANKS MELVILLE MEMORIAL LIBRARY STONY BROOK NY  US  11794-0001 (631)632-9949
Sponsor Congressional District:	01
Primary Place of Performance:	SUNY at Stony Brook W5510 FRANKS MELVILLE MEMORIAL LIBRARY STONY BROOK NY  US  11794-0001
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	01
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	M746VC6XMNH9
Parent UEI:	M746VC6XMNH9
NSF Program(s):	Instrumentation & Facilities
Primary Program Source:	01000809DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s):	0000, OTHR
Program Element Code(s):	158000
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.050

ABSTRACT

0744230
Parise


Funds will support acquiring an X-Ray powder diffractometer for the Department of Geoscience?s X-ray Scattering Facility (InXS) at Stony Brook. The instrument will support investigators from the Geosciences, Chemistry, Marine Sciences and Material Science departments. The InXS user base comprises 14 research groups. A Rigaku Ultima III instrument is requested with Cross Beam Optic (CBO) technology providing fast user switching between Bragg-Brentano (B-B) and parallel beam (PB) optics, allowing flat plate or cylindrical sample analysis. A Rigaku z-translation furnace will also be purchased, allowing thermal expansion measurements. Proposed studies fall into several broad categories; Geo-nano-materials, elemental analysis will help elucidate contaminant recycling (FeS, Ferrihydrite, etc) and biogechemical processes (bone and shell growth). Materials research, amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) formation and dissociation dynamics will be studied to enhance biomaterials design and nano-perovskite material synthesis will be determined under different temperature regimes. Mineral physics, high P and T relation to crystalline structure, rheology, strength and elasticity will be elucidated. Low temperature geochemistry, arsenic removal strategies will be evaluated, synthetic basalts will be used as a proxy to study maritan geochemical processes, and mineral interactions during early organic matter diagenesis will be assessed. Additional analyses will be made using the new instrumentation in crystalline materials research. The requested instrument will represent a robust resource offering graduate students access to hands on analyses. The rapid configuration capabilities of the requested instrument will allow unique and advanced teaching opportunities. The instrument will be incorporated into several courses. InXS facility members provide service through seminars, REU, IGERT, teacher workshops, and other outreach vehicles.


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