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EA: Acquiring Particle Size Analyzer and a Benchtop Centrifuge — NSF Award to CAL POLY HUMBOLDT SPONSORED PROGRAMS FOUNDATION (CA,

This grant funds the purchase of two new instruments, a new particle size analyzer and a new centrifuge, for use by the Geology department at Cal Poly Humboldt, other faculty and students at the university, and scientists in the rural Humboldt region (e.g. those working at local consulting firms and state and federal a

Award titleEA: Acquiring Particle Size Analyzer and a Benchtop Centrifuge
Award ID2446206
AwardeeCAL POLY HUMBOLDT SPONSORED PROGRAMS FOUNDATION
CityARCATA
StateCA
Amount obligated$67,258
Principal investigatorLaura Levy
ProgramInstrumentation & Facilities
Start date07/01/2025
AbstractThis grant funds the purchase of two new instruments, a new particle size analyzer and a new centrifuge, for use by the Geology department at Cal Poly Humboldt, other faculty and students at the university, and scientists in the rural Humboldt region (e.g. those working at local consulting firms and state and federal agencies). Measuring particle size is a common method in the Earth Sciences. This technique is used to determine sediment transport in river systems, travel distance of volcanic ash
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