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Glasgow Radiocarbon Inter-Comparison 2019
Updated 13 March 2020
A message from Marian Scott and Philip Naysmith:
Dear all, Philip and I have now completed all the sample preparation and were in the final stages of arranging their dispatch, however the global CoVid19 situation has accelerated to such an extent, that we have taken the decision to delay sending out our samples which so many people have worked very hard on providing. We will continue monitoring the situation but realistically, we think that a more realistic deadline for our dispatch is June. We will of course keep you informed.
We will provide updates through Radiocarbon as we prepare to dispatch the samples. Apologies for the delay.
Marian and Philip
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Samples:
All of the samples are natural (wood, bone, peat and grain), some are known age, and overall their age spans approx. 40,000BP to modern. In the case of peat, the sample will have been pre-treated to humic acid, but other samples will require pre-treatment.
We have designed a study with two groups of samples. The first group is typical of the samples provided in SIRI, where the volume of material being provided will be sufficient to make a few repeat measurements. In the second group, we will provide a quantity of material, sufficient to allow AMS labs to run (and report) multiple measurements from different wheels/batches over the space of six months experimental phase. It is intended that sufficient material will remain to allow labs to use these as internal quality assurance samples.
Why this design?
The purpose of including the first group of samples is to allow each laboratory to quality check (once consensus values and uncertainties have been defined), their laboratory operation at the time of analyses (so a classical round robin trial). The second group of samples provides laboratories with well characterised materials which can function as secondary standards, in sufficient quantity to be run routinely and thus allow assessment of both laboratory precision and accuracy.
What should you do?
If you are interested in taking part and receiving samples, then please email marian.scott@glasgow.ac.uk or philip.naysmith@glasgow. ac.uk.
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The University of Georgia’s (UGA) Center for Applied Isotope Studies (CAIS) is seeking a Director at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Senior Research Scientist. The CAIS is the largest isotope geochemistry/radiocarbon AMS dating facility in the U.S. and is accredited under ISO/IEC 17025:2017. CAIS contains state-of-the-art facilities for radiocarbon dating, environmental analyses, food flavor and beverage authenticity testing, and bio-based product testing (https://cais.uga.edu). CAIS’s 40+ scientists collaborate in research and method development, serve the UGA research community and work with worldwide academic institutions, government agencies, and private companies.
The Director will oversee scientific, fiscal and regulatory activities, and work closely to develop, refine, and implement a vision for the Center’s continuing growth and preservation of ISO/IEC accreditation. The Director interfaces with the UGA Office of Research for policy, reports, and personnel administration. The Director will have a commitment to a diverse workforce and maintain a high quality of researchers and staff members who are committed to world-class science and technology. The Director provides primary leadership for a robust and technologically advanced research and service center that generates annual revenues of approximately $3M. The Director also ensures that CAIS operates with fiscal and scientific integrity and will be responsible for ensuring that it supports interdisciplinary work at UGA and offers training opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. CAIS collaborates with UGA’s Departments of Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Marine Science, Ecology, and Archaeology.
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6th International Symposium on Sediment Management. http://www.pages-igbp.org/calendar/upcoming/127-pages/1740-i2sm-2018/ | Mexico |
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World Dendro. https://www.geog.cam.ac.uk/events/worlddendro2018/. | Bhutan |
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EGU18. The European Geosciences Union (EGU) general assembly. https://egu2018.eu/information/general_information.html. |
Vienna |
2018 |
19-21 March |
Univ. of Oxford. Short Course in Radiocarbon Dating and Bayesian Chronological Analysis. Link. | Oxford, UK |
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