Award Abstract # 0922374
MRI: Acquisition of Laser Ablation-Multicollector-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (LA-MC-ICPMS) for Interdisciplinary Research

NSF Org: BCS
Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
Recipient: UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM
Initial Amendment Date: September 24, 2009
Latest Amendment Date: September 24, 2009
Award Number: 0922374
Award Instrument: Standard Grant
Program Manager: Carolyn Ehardt
BCS
 Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
SBE
 Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
Start Date: October 1, 2009
End Date: September 30, 2012 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount: $713,930.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date: $713,930.00
Funds Obligated to Date: FY 2009 = $713,930.00
History of Investigator:
  • Michael Glascock (Principal Investigator)
    glascockm@missouri.edu
  • Gary Stacey (Co-Principal Investigator)
  • Peter Nabelek (Co-Principal Investigator)
  • J. David Robertson (Co-Principal Investigator)
  • Martin Appold (Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office: University of Missouri-Columbia
121 UNIVERSITY HALL
COLUMBIA
MO  US  65211-3020
(573)882-7560
Sponsor Congressional District: 03
Primary Place of Performance: University of Missouri-Columbia
121 UNIVERSITY HALL
COLUMBIA
MO  US  65211-3020
Primary Place of Performance
Congressional District:
03
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI): SZPJL5ZRCLF4
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s): Major Research Instrumentation
Primary Program Source: 01000910DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s): 0000, 1189, OTHR
Program Element Code(s): 118900
Award Agency Code: 4900
Fund Agency Code: 4900
Assistance Listing Number(s): 47.075

ABSTRACT

Funds from this Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program grant will support the acquisition and installation of a multicollector inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometer (MC-ICP-MS) and laser ablation (LA) microprobe at the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR). The instrumentation will enable researchers at the University of Missouri (MU) to conduct high-precision studies on the subtle variations in isotopic composition present in natural and artificial materials caused by physical, chemical and biological processes. The intellectual merit of this project will be the availability of the new instrumentation to support a wide range of research activities at MU currently being conducted in the fields of social sciences, chemistry, geosciences, environmental sciences, life sciences and others. Some of the specific research topics to be supported will include: studies of human migration patterns, human behavioral evolution, transport of airborne pollutants, studies of melts and fluid inclusions in minerals, the role of volatiles in volcanic systems, petrogenesis of granites, climate evolution, searches for extremophilic microorganisms, and iron bioavailability in plants. Presence of this instrumentation at MU will open up additional areas of research with colleagues from other institutions who already collaborate with MU scientists. The broader impact of this instrumentation will be greater opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to access the most modern and up to date elemental and isotopic analytical techniques. Students and faculty will have be able to design hands-on experiments not possible at another location, to receive training from one of the leading analytical laboratories in the nation, and to be trained on how to interpret the data acquired with the instrumentation. Presence of these new capabilities will attract more graduate students into the research programs at MU.


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