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[Rubén Somoza]

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Asunto: [Gpmag-l]  IRM Visiting Fellowships
De:     "Institute for Rock Magnetism" <irm en umn.edu>
Fecha:  Mie, 26 de Septiembre de 2012, 11:39
Para:   "GPMAG" <gpmag-l en ucsd.edu>
        "GP-MPRG" <emrp en gfz-potsdam.de>
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Research Opportunities at the Institute for Rock Magnetism (U. of Minnesota)

The Institute for Rock Magnetism (IRM) is one of 19 national multiuser
facilities in the Earth Sciences supported by NSF
(http://www.nsf.gov/geo/ear/if/facil.jsp) to provide advanced laboratory
instrumentation to the geoscience research and education communities.
Research at the IRM ranges from fundamental investigations of the
physics of fine-particle magnetism, to applied studies using the
magnetic characteristics of rocks and sediments to investigate a wide
variety of geological and surficial Earth processes.  We provide access
and support for visiting scientists in three categories, for which we
encourage you to apply: (1) Visiting Research Fellows; (2) U.S. Student
Fellows; and (3) Long-Core (U-Channel) Magnetometer Fellows.
Applications are due October 30, 2012 for visits during the period from
January 1 through June 30, 2013, and will be reviewed by IRM staff and
members of our external Review and Advisory Committee (RAC).

Please note that since 2011, Visiting Fellows are in some cases
requested to pay facility usage fees, depending on Fellowship category
and on level of instrument usage.  Details and application materials are
available at www.irm.umn.edu. Please be sure to use the new application
form.

Visiting Research Fellowships
      These awards provide subsidized access to the full set of IRM
instruments for up to 10 days: a Fellowship grant of $4000 may be used
to offset the costs of instrument use, and for partial reimbursement of
travel costs. Topics for research are open to any field of study
involving fine particle magnetism, but preference will be given to
projects relating magnetism to geological or environmental studies, or
to fundamental physical studies relevant to the magnetism of Earth
materials.

U.S. Student Fellows
      This program provides financial and instrumental support for
advanced U.S. undergraduates and graduate students who seek to acquire
state-of-the-art rock magnetic and/or paleomagnetic data for an
individual research project. Special consideration is given to students
requiring data for the completion of a senior thesis or preliminary data
for a proposal to support continued graduate research.  Visiting
Students spend up to five days at the IRM and work closely with IRM
staff to: 1. Learn how to design and conduct rock-magnetic experiments;
2. Process and interpret the generated data; and 3. Identify specific,
attainable research goals that can be achieved with future magnetic
measurements.  US Student Fellows are not charged facility usage fees,
and are eligible for reimbursement of travel costs up to a maximum of $750.

U-Channel Visitors

      The IRMs new u-channel magnetometer system is available for use by
visitors with continuous cores (4.2-cm access diameter optimized for
standard u-channels) or discrete samples for paleomagnetic and basic
rock-magnetic or environmental-magnetic work.  U-channel visitors may
also request access to a limited number of additional instruments for a
few days, for more detailed rock magnetic analyses on a small number of
pilot samples.  These data may be used to explore the feasibility of
returning to the IRM as a Visiting Fellow with a targeted rock magnetic
study.
      A usage fee of $150 per day (ten-day maximum) covers unlimited use
of the u-channel system, training and assistance with the equipment, and
(if desired) some help with data interpretation and analysis.  A fee
waiver may be granted in cases of financial hardship, and proposals will
not be evaluated on the basis of ability to pay.

Application Deadlines:  Applications for all three programs will be
accepted twice per year (April 30 and October 30).  We recognize that
some lake- and ocean-core projects are time sensitive because of the
potential for rapid, post-coring, sediment diagenesis.  Therefore,
time-sensitive applications will be entertained year round and allowed
as scheduling permits.



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Rubén Somoza
Dpto. Ciencias Geológicas, FCEyN, UBA
Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón 2
C1428EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina


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