The
Pheasant Memorial Laboratory, Institute for Study of the Earth's Interior,
Okayama University would like to invite applications for the 2014 International
Student Intern Program.
The program
offers students an opportunity to work in state-of-the-art research facilities,
and to gain first-hand research experience. Last year, the Chelyabinsk
meteorites was chosen to be the main target for the program.
* Date:
July 1 (Tue) -- August 9 (Fri), 2014
*
Eligibility: The program is open to advanced undergraduate (3rd to 4th year)
and master-course students. We prefer students in earth sciences, physics,
chemistry, and materials sciences who have a strong interest in a pursuing a
career in scientific research regardless of their nationality, but assuming
reasonable communication skills in English.
*
Financial: Accommodation in the Misasa guesthouse is provided, and travel and
living expenses are fully covered.
*
Application deadline: May 6, 2014
* Projects
conducted in the past
**
Multichron: Isotope compositions of Sr, Nd, and Pb were determined to date plutons by TIMS, ICP-MS, and SIMS.
One of the major goals was to have
experience in wet chemistry in our clean room. Related
petrographic work was undertaken over a wide
range of scales by FE-SEM, EPMA, micro-Raman, micro-FTIR, and FIB/TEM.
**
Multielements: The target here was a meteorite and a single thin section was
investigated comprehensively using a wide range of instruments (FE-SEM, EPMA, LA-ICPMS, and
SIMS). One highlight was the
determination of oxygen isotope compositions by gas mass-spectrometry and laser
fluorination.
**
Synthesis: The prerequisite for any microanalytical analysis is having well-characterized reference material.
In this project, students created reference materials with wide variation in
chemical and isotopic composition. First, glass was synthesized. Then the glass
was analyzed by conventional methods, including TIMS, ICP-MS, and gas-MS.
Finally, using other reference materials, the new standard was characterized
and calibrated by SIMS.
Eizo
Nakamura, Director
Institute
for Study of the Earth's Interior, Okayama University
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