OpportunityTitle: National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Facility
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: *Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following:   -Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research labs, professional societies and similar organizations in the U.S. associated with educational or research activities.   -Other Federal Agencies and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs): Contact the appropriate program before preparing a proposal for submission.   -Universities and Colleges - Universities and two- and four-year colleges (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Such organizations also are referred to as academic institutions.  *PI Limit:The PI should be a scientist whose research is related to environmental or ocean science and who potentially uses &lt;sup&gt;14&lt;/sup&gt;C data in that research effort.
Description: The Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) funds numerous research programs that collect environmental samples. Each year, thousands of these samples require analyses of environmental-level 14C abundances to determine the age of the samples. Sample types include sea water and a wide variety of other carbon-bearing materials. In order to process these samples and to provide research on new methods for 14C dating of oceanography-related samples, OCE supports the National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometer (NOSAMS) facility. This solicitation seeks proposals to operate NOSAMS and provide necessary services to the ocean sciences research community.
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CloseDateExplanation: Full Proposal Deadline(s): March 19, 2012