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...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $240,528 Project Grant to Northwestern University's Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry Laboratory under the NSF Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The funding will support the acquisition of two peripheral instruments - a gas chromatograph with combustion and pyrolysis interfaces, and an elemental analyzer - as well as a water purification system. These instruments will replace aging equipment and maintain the laboratory's analytical capabilities to...
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 award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $355,668 to the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) to acquire ultra-sensitive instrumentation for stable isotope analysis. The funded instrumentation will enable advanced environmental research, education, and training across disciplines such as paleoecology, wildlife biology, microbial ecology, entomology, food web biology, and biogeochemistry....
This Major Research Instrumentation Program award from the National Science Foundation will provide $580,393 to support the acquisition of a triple-quadrupole inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer and three dedicated sample processing and introduction systems for the University of California, Santa Cruz's Institute of Marine Science Marine Analytical Laboratory. The laboratory will use the new instrumentation to enable multidisciplinary analytical work by faculty, researchers, and...
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 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $662,562 to the Smithsonian Institution to acquire a stable isotope ratio mass spectrometer and associated peripheral devices. This equipment will enable the Smithsonian to conduct modern and deep-time interdisciplinary environmental research and education in areas such as climate change, ecology/biology, and anthropological studies. The award, made on October 15, 2024,...
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...
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...
This Project Grant award of $796,573 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports the acquisition of a state-of-the-art laser ablation time-of-flight inductively coupled mass spectrometer (LA-TOF-ICP-MS) system. This advanced instrumentation will enable the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego to develop and apply cutting-edge geochemical methods for understanding processes preserved in Earth, planetary,...