[Sasnet] NSF Funded Awards for Archaeometry at the Field Museum

[Wells, Christian]

The next deadline for the NSF Funded Awards for Archaeometry at the
Field Museum is September 30, 2009
 
The Elemental Analysis Facility (EAF) at the Field Museum invites
proposals for a limited number of NSF funded awards for archaeometry
projects focused on compositional analysis requiring the use of
LA-ICP-MS. 
 
The EAF hosts a Varian inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer
(ICP-MS) and two laser ablation systems: a New Wave UP213 laser ablation
(LA) system with a 5 cm x 6 cm chamber and a New Wave UP266, with an
experimental adaptable chamber, dedicated to the study of large objects.
Complementing the ICP-MS instrumentation, the EAF also hosts a LEO EVO
60 XVP Scanning Electron Microscope with an environmental chamber
equipped with an Oxford Inca Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy system, two
portable XRF systems and a digital imaging petrographic microscope. 
 
This NSF funded program aims at facilitating the access of the EAF to
researchers and students by offering funding to offset LA-ICP-MS
analytical costs. Researchers should indicate whether they will be in
residence at the Museum to run their samples, or whether they are
requesting Museum staff to undertake the analysis. In some cases,
students from outside the Chicago area are eligible for limited funding
for travel and accommodation. Students requesting travel funding should
submit a travel budget.
 
A panel including outside and Field Museum scholars will review
proposals. All parties who wish to undertake a collaborative project in
the lab should forward a short proposal (4 pages) for consideration. The
proposal should address the research problem, the size of the specimens,
and the type, number, and contexts of the samples, whether the scholar
will be in residence and travel budget if appropriate. Curriculum vitae
for the principal collaborator(s) should also be included. Complete
proposals must be received by September 30, 2009. You should inquire
with Laure Dussubieux, lab manager, before submitting any proposal at
ldussubieux at fieldmuseum.org. Additional information can be found at
www.fieldmuseum.org.
 
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