Award Abstract #0320806
Collaborative Research: Acquisition of an electron microprobe for Oregon State University with remote access facilities for Portland State University
NSF Org: |
EAR
Division of Earth Sciences
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Initial Amendment Date: |
September 11, 2003 |
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Latest Amendment Date: |
March 16, 2004 |
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Award Number: |
0320806 |
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Award Instrument: |
Continuing grant |
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Program Manager: |
David Lambert
EAR Division of Earth Sciences
GEO Directorate for Geosciences
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Start Date: |
September 1, 2003 |
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Expires: |
August 31, 2005 (Estimated) |
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Awarded Amount to Date: |
$522385 |
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Investigator(s): |
Adam Kent adam.kent@geo.oregonstate.edu (Principal Investigator)
Roger Nielsen (Co-Principal Investigator)
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Sponsor: |
Oregon State University
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
Corvallis, OR 97331 541/737-4933
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NSF Program(s): |
MARINE GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, INSTRUMENTATION & FACILITIES
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Field Application(s): |
0000099 Other Applications NEC
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Program Reference Code(s): |
OTHR, 1189, 0000
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Program Element Code(s): |
1620, 1580
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ABSTRACT
EAR-0320806
Kent
Support of the proposal will enable us to acquire a new electron microprobe for Oregon State University. The primary analytical mission of the electron microprobe is to produce images and small scale chemical analyses of solid materials, including minerals, glasses, metals, bone, ceramics and many others. Its greatest contribution to those diverse fields of endeavor is that combination of compositional and spatial information at the micron scale. This new instrument will replace an instrument that has been the center of a university facility established 15 years ago to provide analytical services to the university and to provide a link to the local industrial community. The facility management plan is designed to provide access to the widest number of people under the conditions that allow each of them to efficiently produce high quality data. This aspect of the facility will be aided by a remote operation station at Portland State University (PSU). A workstation plus control panel will be installed at the Department of Geology at PSU and linked by high speed internet connection to the microprobe at Oregon State in Corvallis. This remote station will be used for teaching and research at PSU as well as for the development of additional links with the industrial community in the Portland area. Maintenance of the main part of the electron microprobe (housed in Corvallis), sample change and monitoring of standards will be done by staff at OSU.
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