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EAR Division Of Earth Sciences |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | July 2, 2019 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | July 2, 2019 |
| Award Number: | 1918357 |
| Award Instrument: | Standard Grant |
| Program Manager: |
Russell Kelz
EAR Division Of Earth Sciences GEO Directorate for Geosciences |
| Start Date: | August 1, 2019 |
| End Date: | July 31, 2021 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $153,915.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $153,915.00 |
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| Recipient Sponsored Research Office: |
800 W NATIONAL AVE LAS VEGAS NM US 87701-4002 (505)454-3571 |
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NM US 87701-9000 |
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| NSF Program(s): | Instrumentation & Facilities |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.050 |
ABSTRACT
This Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program award supports the acquisition of a Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM) to be used for research and research training at New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU), a non-Ph.D. granting and Hispanic Serving Institution. The acquisition will support a wide range of national and international collaborative investigations in the materials and geosciences. The investigators plan active engagement of underrepresented and often first-generation college students in experiential learning and maintain active national and international collaborations using previously NSF-supported paleomagnetic equipment that complements the requested VSM.
The VSM will allow for faculty and students to make magnetic hysteresis measurements that are critical for interpreting magnetic mineralogy, domain state and saturation magnetism. Research that will be enabled or enhanced will include: materials design, synthesis, and their applications in electronics, optics, and magnetism properties; theoretical research in the transport behavior of nanoparticles through porous materials; paleomagnetic and structural analysis of crustal deformation; rock magnetic properties of Earth materials; paleoclimate research; growth and deformation of volcanic constructs; shallow crustal magmatic emplacement; glacial deformation; and Neoproterozoic plate configurations.
This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.
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PROJECT OUTCOMES REPORT
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Project Outcomes Report
MRI-1918357: Acquisition of a Lake Shore Cryotronics High performance Vibrating Sample Magnetometer to enhance the New Mexico Highlands University Paleomagnetic-Rock Magnetism Laboratory
Overview
The award (#1918357) provided funds to purchase a Lake Shore Cryotronics Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM) to enhance the New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU) Paleomagnetic-Rock Magnetic Laboratory (PRML). The PRML laboratory provides the research and teaching facilities to conduct a variety of studies to advance out fundamental understanding of material properties of natural and synthetic substances, geologic processes, past Earth climates, and basic materials research. The addition of the VSM to the PRLM laboratory expanded the range of materials that can be analyzed, provides the means for rapid processing of a variety of samples, dramatically opened new doors into material science research, increased opportunities for partnerships regionally, nationally, and internationally, and advance undergraduate and graduate student learning opportunities.
Intellectual Merit
The acquisition has advanced a wide range of national and international collaborative investigations that include understanding the principles of materials design, materials synthesis, and materials applications in areas of electronic, optical and magnetic properties and theoretical research in the transport behavior of nanoparticles through porous materials. Other new and ongoing activities include studies of ancient crustal deformation, magnetic properties of Earth materials, paleoclimate research, and the growth of volcanoes.
Broader Impacts
The PRML is the only facility available for paleomagnetic-rock magnetic teaching and research in New Mexico, eastern Arizona, and southern Colorado. The addition of the VSM to the PRML has to date strived to advance the mission of NSF by training and fostering research for underrepresented students and served NMHU's mission to provide modern research and teaching facilities. The acquisition has dramatically raised the productivity of research conducted, supported a wide range of collaborative investigations, and opened new research doors previously not available at the lab. Since the installation of the system in August 2020, several student authored peer-reviewed manuscripts papers and conference presentations have been published that have used the new VSM system. The success stories of the PRML's former and current students attest to the cutting edge and transformative research being conducted at the facility.
Last Modified: 09/23/2021
Modified by: Michael S Petronis
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