The National Science Foundation awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the University of Houston to support the acquisition of an isotope ratio mass spectrometer. The award falls under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which aims to expand fundamental knowledge and understanding of the integrated Earth system through basic research support. The mass spectrometer will enhance the University's analytical capabilities for stable isotope characterization of light elements in various matrices,...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) provides $491,846 to the University of Washington to acquire a clumped isotope gas-source isotope-ratio mass spectrometer and carbonate sample preparation device. This new instrumentation will advance interdisciplinary Earth sciences research and education through precise temperature and chemical analysis of carbonate minerals formed in soils, oceans, fault zones and other...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences awarded a $404,297 Project Grant to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (UGA Research Foundation) on September 1, 2023, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to acquire a stable isotope ratio mass spectrometer system and supporting interfaces at the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SKIO). This new instrumentation will enhance SKIO's capabilities to conduct research and training in marine science and ecology...
This $273,407 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will support Brown University's acquisition of a state-of-the-art isotope ratio mass spectrometer (IRMS). The IRMS will be used to measure high-precision ratios of sulfur isotopes in rock samples, providing insights into the origin and evolution of sulfur in the deep Earth, the history of the Earth's atmosphere, and interactions between the Earth's atmosphere, surface, and interior. This...
The University of Massachusetts Boston was awarded a $491,796 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The grant will fund the acquisition of a high resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer and ion chromatograph for environmental biogeochemical research and teaching from August 2021 through July 2024. The Geosciences program supports basic research in the atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences to...
Rutgers, The State University received a $470,500 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences on September 1, 2021 to support the acquisition of a new stable isotope ratio mass spectrometer with carbonate and water systems. The award has a completion date of August 31, 2022. The mass spectrometer and associated systems will support Earth science research at Rutgers University under the Geosciences program (CFDA #47.050) administered by NSF. This program...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program awarded a $209,705 Project Grant to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to acquire a state-of-the-art isotope ratio mass spectrometer. This major research instrumentation (MRI) award will support Earth and ocean science research by integrating the new equipment into the university's existing stable isotope biogeochemistry laboratory. The instrument will be used primarily for isotope analyses of nitrate, nitrite, and ammonium,...
The University of Southern California was awarded a $304,684 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation on September 1, 2021 to complete the project by August 31, 2022. The grant supports the acquisition of a new stable isotope ratio mass spectrometer with carbonate system to support research and education at USC. This award falls under the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which aims to strengthen the national scientific enterprise through expanding...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) a $421,447 Project Grant under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program to acquire an isotope ratio mass spectrometer and supporting peripheral instruments. This equipment will expand UCSB's Marine Science Institute analytical capability to conduct advanced chemical analyses of greenhouse gas nitrous oxide and small organic molecules. The new instrumentation will enable interdisciplinary...
This $209,493 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will enable Syracuse University to acquire a triple quadrupole ICP-MS instrument to support research, teaching, and outreach activities at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. The instrument will have a wide range of applications, including hydrogeology, paleoenvironmental studies, and solid earth processes. It will be integrated into the university's curriculum, providing...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Earth Sciences awarded a $414,601 Project Grant to the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. The grant, funded under NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), will enable the acquisition of a stable isotope ratio mass spectrometer (SIRMS) and associated equipment. This new analytical capability will support active and planned research at the university, including investigations into geological environments ranging from tropical marine carbonate settings to extreme conditions analogous to early Earth. The instrument will also provide hands-on training for graduate and undergraduate students in SIRMS operation, maintenance, and data analysis. In addition, the project will support outreach activities such as a student internship, a workshop on 3D design and printing for scientific applications, and the creation of educational videos on SIRMS maintenance and operation.