Award Abstract #0521680
Acquisition of Instrumentation for Oregon State University: Mass Spectrometers for Ocean Change Research

NSF Org:	OCE Division of Ocean Sciences
Initial Amendment Date:	September 2, 2005
Latest Amendment Date:	May 27, 2008
Award Number:	0521680
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Kandace S. Binkley OCE Division of Ocean Sciences GEO Directorate for Geosciences
Start Date:	September 1, 2005
Expires:	August 31, 2008 (Estimated)
Awarded Amount to Date:	$295848
Investigator(s):	Gary Klinkhammer gklinkhammer@coas.oregonstate.edu (Principal Investigator) Alan Mix (Co-Principal Investigator) Burke Hales (Co-Principal Investigator) Adam Kent (Co-Principal Investigator) James McManus (Former Co-Principal Investigator)
Sponsor:	Oregon State University OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Corvallis, OR 97331 541/737-4933
NSF Program(s):	MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION
Field Application(s):	0204000 Oceanography
Program Reference Code(s):	OTHR, 1189, 0000
Program Element Code(s):	1189

ABSTRACT

The PI's request funding to purchase a gas source isotope ratio mass spectrometer (GS-IRMS) with dual-inlet and continuous flow inlet capabilities. This will replace an obsolete and failing (20-year old) stable gas-source isotope ratio mass spectrometer (GS-IRMS). The new IRMS will reside in the Stable Isotope Laboratory in the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences (COAS) at Oregon State University. This is a unique facility in the State of Oregon, and has developed a regional, national, and international reputation as leaders in the areas of elemental and isotopic measurement.

Broader Impacts:

OSU has an excellent record of strength in education and a wide diversity of users including minorities. The instrument will be employed widely in many fields of marine and related science. The instrumentation requested will be part of a general use facility within the college of ocean and atmospheric sciences at Oregon State University. This facility has an excellent record of incorporating advanced analytical technology into curriculum allowing both undergraduate and graduate students to benefit from the new instrumentation.

PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THIS RESEARCH

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Pypker, T.G., M.H. Unsworth, A.C. Mix, W. Rugh, T. Ocheltree, K. Alstad, and B.J. Bond.  "Using nocturnal cold air drainage flow to monitor ecosystem processes in complex terrain.,"  Ecological Applications,  v.17,  2007,  p. 702.

Pypker, T.G., M.H. Unsworth, B. Lamb, E. Allwine, S. Edburg, E. Sulzman, A.C. Mix, and B.J. Bond.  "Cold air drainage in a forested valley: Investigating the feasibility of monitoring ecosystem metabolism,"  Agricultural and Forest Meteorology,  v.145,  2007,  p. 149.

Torres, M. E. A.C. Mix, W. Rugh.  "Precise ?13C analysis of dissolved inorganic carbon in natural waters using automated headspace sampling and continuous-flow mass spectrometry.,"  Limnology and Oceanography: Methods,  v.3,  2005,  p. 349.


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