Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)
Abstract
We greatly appreciate the funding for the upgrade GC and sulfur module for our Thermo Isotope ratio mass spectrometer. The award was made in late 2020, and installation was complete by the end of May 2021. In the year since receiving that upgrade we have trained three graduate students on its use. Two have become sufficiently proficient that they have found other employment preforming IRMS experiments. In the year since the GC modification, we have run over 1400 samples, most on the project related to DNAN and it fate and tracking in the environment (Environmental Forensics Seeking Linkages Across Unique Chemical Transformations, 77060-CH W911NF21-1-0046). In that joint program with CUNY, a significant amount of time has been spent ensuring that data across both universities are in agreement. To support that need, the URI is preforming all soil sample extractions and sending the samples to CUNY. A third batch of samples were sent to CUNY today. In addition to our work on DNAN, reported under the Environmental Forensics project, the GC-IRMS has been used to analyze several hundred picric acid samples manufactured by various improvised methods.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 21, 2022
- Accession Number
- AD1190367
Entities
People
- James L. Smith
- Jimmie C. Oxley
Organizations
- University of Rhode Island