The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $1,140,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to the West Virginia University (WVU) Research Corporation. The grant will fund the acquisition of a suite of 12 instrumentation tools for WVU's Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF), which will replace obsolete equipment and enhance WVU's shared research capabilities. The new instruments will support advanced materials characterization...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $963,000 Project Grant (CFDA 11.617 - Congressionally-Identified Projects) to the University of St. Thomas to purchase five analytical instruments: (1) a $495,000 microfocus computer tomography system, (2) a $163,000 inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry system, (3) a $183,000 matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectroscopy system, (4) a $86,000 size-exclusion chromatography/gel permeation chromatograph, and...
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 $1,089,778 federal Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health's Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) will enable the University of Colorado Boulder to acquire a high-resolution, high-sensitivity liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry system. The new instrument, consisting of a Waters Select Series Cyclic IMS QTOF mass spectrometer, ACQUITY PREMIER UPLC, and ACQUITY HDX Manager UPLC, will replace an aging 15-year-old system and support critical small molecule,...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $460,000 Project Grant under its Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to Central Michigan University (CMU) to acquire a Liquid Chromatography-Electrospray Ionization-Quadrupole Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer (LC-ESI-QTOF MS). This state-of-the-art instrument will facilitate advanced research and training in areas including synthetic chemistry, biochemistry, polymer science, and materials science at CMU. The LC-ESI-QTOF MS will enable...
This $2,045,074 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports Colorado State University's acquisition of a state-of-the-art 600 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometer. The NMR instrument, equipped with specialized solid and liquid sample probes and an automated liquid sampler, will enable advanced research and education across a broad range of disciplines at the university and with regional collaborators. Key...
The National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program has awarded a $350,000 Project Grant to the College of Charleston to acquire a MALDI-TOF/TOF mass spectrometer instrument. This state-of-the-art equipment will enable new research directions, encourage cross-disciplinary collaborations, and provide hands-on training for a diverse population of undergraduate students and researchers at the college and across the Lowcountry region of South Carolina. The mass...
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...
This $1,900,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) will enable the University of Maine System to modernize and expand the capabilities of the University of Maine's Analytical Laboratory and Soil Testing Service. The funding will be used to procure a suite of advanced analytical equipment, including a spectrometer, combustion analyzers, pH analyzers, and an X-ray fluorescence...
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a $1,574,994 Project Grant under the Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to acquire a high-resolution tandem mass spectrometer. This state-of-the-art instrument will support the structural characterization of a broad range of large biological and synthetic molecules for over 11 NIH-funded research projects at UCLA. The high-resolution mass spectrometer will enable advanced top-down mass...