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Award Abstract #0216497
Acquisition of a Varian Saturn 2200 GC/MS for Undergraduate Research Projects at the Interface of Chemistry and Biology
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CHE
Division of Chemistry
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| Initial Amendment Date: |
August 7, 2002 |
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| Latest Amendment Date: |
May 12, 2005 |
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| Award Number: |
0216497 |
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| Award Instrument: |
Standard Grant |
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| Program Manager: |
Robert L. Kuczkowski
CHE Division of Chemistry
MPS Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences
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| Start Date: |
September 1, 2002 |
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| Expires: |
August 31, 2005 (Estimated) |
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| Awarded Amount to Date: |
$137943 |
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| Investigator(s): |
Taina Chao taina@purvid.purchase.edu (Principal Investigator)
Linda Jacob (Former Principal Investigator)
Alwell Nwankwoala (Co-Principal Investigator)
Taina Chao (Former Co-Principal Investigator)
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| Sponsor: |
SUNY College at Purchase
P O Box 9
Albany, NY 12201 914/251-6052
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| NSF Program(s): |
MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION
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| Program Reference Code(s): |
EGCH, BIOT, 9198, 9184
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| Program Element Code(s): |
1189
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ABSTRACT
With this award from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program, the Department of Chemistry at Purchase College, State University of New York will acquire a gas chromatograph with mass spectrometric (GC/MS) detection. This equipment will enhance research in a number of areas including a) cuticular hydrocarbons of Hawaiian Drosophila: Drosophila heteroneura and Drosophila silvestris; b) cuticular hydrocarbons and pheromones of the Drosophila paulistorum semispecies; c) organoselenium chemoprevention in promotion phase of rat mammary cancer; d) investigation of the effects of propylene glycol on the biodiversity and chemical balance of Blind Brook; e) synthesis of aryltrimethylsilanes via the Diels-Alder reaction; and f) biological degradation of methyl tert-butyl ether in aqueous systems and soil microcosms.
Gas chromatograph with mass spectrometric detection (GC-MS) is an extremely powerful technique used for the separation and analysis of complex mixtures. These studies will have significant impact in a variety of areas, including chemistry, biology and environmental sciences.
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