Outreach
General Overview
Results from the research project are expected to open a novel venue of geochemical research and mineral analysis in Earth Sciences.
A continuous update of the progress of the research project, including a full explanation of sample preparation and characterization of minerals will be made publicly available on the website, and explained in well-attended forums by researchers in Earth Sciences to facilitate the future use of the atom probe.
A continuous update of the progress of the research project, including a full explanation of sample preparation and characterization of minerals will be made publicly available on the website, and explained in well-attended forums by researchers in Earth Sciences to facilitate the future use of the atom probe.
Impact on Research at Institutional Level
The instruments used for this research project, are housed at the Alabama Analytical Research Center (AARC) of the University of Alabama. The AARC provides access to major research instrumentation for research groups across the University of Alabama. These groups are primarily from science (chemistry, geology and physics) and engineering (aerospace, chemical, electrical, mechanical and metallurgical) departments.
Although the AARC has a professional staff that can obtain data for the research groups, a primary role of the facility is to train undergraduate and graduate students, as well as postdoctoral researchers, on the hands-on use of the research instrumentation. Indeed, the main motivation is the education of student users to become proficient on the instruments in the course of their research projects.
There are more than 200 trained, independent users who obtain their own research results on the instruments. Beyond serving the faculty of the University of Alabama, the AARC is a regional/national center that provides service to other academic institutions, industry, and government laboratories.
Although the AARC has a professional staff that can obtain data for the research groups, a primary role of the facility is to train undergraduate and graduate students, as well as postdoctoral researchers, on the hands-on use of the research instrumentation. Indeed, the main motivation is the education of student users to become proficient on the instruments in the course of their research projects.
There are more than 200 trained, independent users who obtain their own research results on the instruments. Beyond serving the faculty of the University of Alabama, the AARC is a regional/national center that provides service to other academic institutions, industry, and government laboratories.