SCEC Award Number 12184 View PDF
Proposal Category Collaborative Proposal (Data Gathering and Products)
Proposal Title Geochronology Infrastructure
Investigator(s)
Name Organization
Mike Oskin University of California, Davis Tom Guilderson Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory John Southon University of California, Irvine Lewis Owens University of Cincinnati Tammy Rittenour Utah State University Ed Rhodes University of California, Los Angeles
Other Participants
SCEC Priorities 2a, 4a SCEC Groups Geology, SoSAFE, EFP
Report Due Date 03/15/2013 Date Report Submitted N/A
Project Abstract
 The geochronology infrastructure provides a community resource for SCEC researchers to draw from for their dating needs. It provides laboratory support and access to expertise for 14C, OSL (Optically Stimulated Luminescence) and cosmogenic 10Be and 26Al methods. By pooling resources, the infrastructure saves SCEC funds while simultaneously increasing flexibility. Researchers cannot precisely predict the amount of geochronology resources needed at the outset of a project. Instead, the SCEC RFP asks for an estimate of needs from each project, and then these needs are drawn from the infrastructure resources. The leader and co-leader of the Geology Disciplinary group coordinate these dating requests with the participating laboratories. This approach avoids wasting resources for the cases where a project ends up not needing as many dates as planned. Likewise, in other cases where important, higher-precision results could be obtained with more geochronology resources, the infrastructure budget allows SCEC to move quickly to take advantage the opportunity.
Intellectual Merit The geochronology infrastructure provides a community resource for SCEC researchers to draw from for their dating needs. By pooling resources, the infrastructure saves SCEC funds while simultaneously increasing flexibility. This approach avoids wasting resources for the cases where a project ends up not needing as many dates as planned. Likewise, in other cases where important, higher-precision results could be obtained with more geochronology resources, the infrastructure budget allows SCEC to move quickly to take advantage the opportunity.
Broader Impacts The community approach to geochronology demonstrates how SCEC works together to get things done while saving resources.
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