This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $1,099,952 to the University of Arkansas to acquire a new multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (MC-ICP-MS). This state-of-the-art instrument will replace aging equipment in the university's Trace Element and Radiogenic Isotope Lab, enabling critical advances in research on lead-zinc ore formation, developing novel lead isotope techniques for repatriating Native...
This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050), provides $975,000 to the University of Utah to acquire a multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (MC-ICP-MS). This state-of-the-art instrumentation will enable high-precision isotope ratio measurements, which are critical for advancing research in Earth science disciplines at the University of Utah and across the region. The new MC-ICP-MS will support a range of...
This $336,623 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund the refurbishment and upgrade of an existing 21-year old Thermo Element 2 inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS) instrument and the acquisition of a new laser ablation system at the University of Maryland, College Park. The ICPMS upgrade will include software replacement and modernization of some electronic and vacuum components to make the system compatible with current...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $481,459 awarded on January 15, 2023 will fund the acquisition of a laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer system to replace aging instrumentation at the Peter Hooper Geochemical Laboratory at Washington State University. The funding supports the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) goal of expanding fundamental earth science knowledge through basic research. The new laser ablation and mass spectrometer will provide...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $636,312 Project Grant through its Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to the University of Southern Mississippi to acquire a state-of-the-art high-resolution liquid chromatography-mass spectrometer (LC-MS) system. This equipment will enhance the university's research, education, and outreach capabilities. The LC-MS instrument will allow graduate and undergraduate students to gain valuable skills in high-resolution mass spectrometry and...
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...
This National Science Foundation award for $383,674 provides funding to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) through the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program to acquire a laser ablation time-of-flight inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometer (LA-TOF-ICP-MS) system. This advanced analytical instrument will facilitate research and teaching across 14 UCSB faculty members and their students, as well as enable access for a broad range of researchers and students in...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will provide $457,027 to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York to acquire a laser ablation-quadrupole inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (LAM-Q-ICPMS) system for the Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory. The new instrumentation will support a broad range of geoscience research projects by 21 separate research groups at Columbia University, the American Museum of Natural...
This $809,775 National Science Foundation project grant will fund the acquisition of a next-generation multicollector-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer for the University of Arizona. The instrument will be housed at the university's Arizona LaserChron Center, a National Science Foundation-supported facility that supports earth sciences research. It will enable improved accuracy and precision for existing analytical methods, development of new techniques only possible with the proposed...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $203,047 Project Grant on September 1, 2023 to Georgia Gwinnett College, a public minority-serving and Hispanic-serving institution of higher education, under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program. The funding is supporting the acquisition of an Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) instrument to enhance undergraduate research capabilities across the chemical, biological, and environmental sciences at the college. The...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) provides $744,396 to Idaho State University to acquire a Laser Ablation - Inductively Coupled Plasma - Triple Quadrupole - Mass Spectrometer (LA-ICP-QQQ-MS) system. The instrument will enable advanced materials analysis and diverse multidisciplinary research in areas such as archaeology, biological sciences, environmental sciences, forensic anthropology, and geosciences. It will serve as a shared resource for faculty, students, and researchers across the Idaho State University community, including for grant-funded and student projects. The acquisition of this cutting-edge analytical instrument represents a significant enhancement of Idaho State University's research capabilities, benefiting an international group of 28 researchers and 14 cooperating institutions. The award period runs from Aug 15, 2023 to Jul 31, 2026.