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Award Abstract #0320976
Acquisition of Equipment for Rock-Magnetism Laboratory Upgrade
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EAR
Division of Earth Sciences
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| Initial Amendment Date: |
September 2, 2003 |
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| Latest Amendment Date: |
September 2, 2003 |
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| Award Number: |
0320976 |
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| Award Instrument: |
Standard Grant |
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| Program Manager: |
Russell C. Kelz
EAR Division of Earth Sciences
GEO Directorate for Geosciences
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| Start Date: |
August 15, 2003 |
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| Expires: |
July 31, 2004 (Estimated) |
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| Awarded Amount to Date: |
$83310 |
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| Investigator(s): |
Christoph Geiss christoph.geiss@trincoll.edu (Principal Investigator)
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| Sponsor: |
Trinity College
300 Summit Street
Hartford, CT 06106 860/297-2000
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| NSF Program(s): |
MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION
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| Field Application(s): |
0000099 Other Applications NEC
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| Program Reference Code(s): |
OTHR, 0000
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| Program Element Code(s): |
1189
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ABSTRACT
0320976
Geiss
Major Research Instrumentation Porgram (MRI) support will be used to acquire basic rock-magnetic instrumentation consisting of a JR-6A automated dual speed spinner magnetometer, a KLY-3 static Kappabridge, and a Magnon International AF demagnetizer. The instruments will allow undergraduate students at Trinity College (Hartford, CT) and neighboring institutions (e.g., Wesleyan University, Mt. Holyoke College) to analyze rock and sediment specimen for studies in rock- and environmental magnetism. Projects that will benefit from these aquisitions include the study of loessic soils from the Great Plains, paleomagnetic investigations of Triassic basalts, and multi-proxy paleoclimate studies of lake sediments from Connecticut and Alaska.
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