NSF Org:	EAR Division Of Earth Sciences
Recipient:	NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY
Initial Amendment Date:	July 6, 2021
Latest Amendment Date:	July 6, 2021
Award Number:	2054299
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Elisabeth Widom ewidom@nsf.gov  (703)292-4658 EAR  Division Of Earth Sciences GEO  Directorate for Geosciences
Start Date:	August 15, 2021
End Date:	July 31, 2025 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$120,731.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$120,731.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2021 = $120,731.00
History of Investigator:	Bonnie Frey (Principal Investigator) bonnie.frey@nmt.edu Benjamin Duval (Co-Principal Investigator) Nicole Hurtig (Co-Principal Investigator) Gayan Rubasinghege (Co-Principal Investigator) Michael Schaefer (Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 801 LEROY PL SOCORRO NM  US  87801-4681 (575)835-5496
Sponsor Congressional District:	02
Primary Place of Performance:	New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources 801 Leroy Place, New Mexico Tech Socorro NM  US  87801-4681
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	02
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	HZJ2JZUALWN4
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	Instrumentation & Facilities
Primary Program Source:	01002122DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s):	9150
Program Element Code(s):	158000
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.050

ABSTRACT

This award will provide funds to purchase a new Agilent 5900 Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES) for the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources and the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMT). The new instrument is replacing an outdated/obsolete ICP-OES. In addition to funding for the new instrument, the award will also support a new outreach program to educate students about their local water resources. The Program is designed to broaden participation ? implementing a two-year high school program that supports Next Generation Science Standards in Socorro County public schools, which also supports Hispanic and Native American populations.

Acquisition of a new ICP-OES supports the ongoing mission of the Bureau of Geology and will support several new long-term research and outreach projects. Recently hired faculty and researchers affiliated with the Bureau of Geology and NMT are establishing programs to address the increasing need for rare earth elements (REE) in electronics and the national power supply, changing demands on water resources sustainability and water quality, and the urgent need to develop carbon capture and sequestration. The instrumentation will also support new research in ecology, environmental chemistry, chemomechanics and plasmonics nanoresearch.

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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