Dear  Sergey,

recently we have studied the stable isotope composition of block ice 
(10-20 meter thick) in ice cave and we got interesting results, but the 
interpretation of the data is not so easy. Therefore we are thinking 
about to measure the isotopic composition of CO2 trapped in the ice if 
there is a cheap method for sampling. From your letter I see that you 
have experience with stable isotope analyses of CO2 trapped in ice.
Would you be so kind to refer me to papers describing methods for 
sampling this CO2 gas for stable isotope analysis? We would like to take 
samples from cave ice, and the cave is not reachable by car, only by foot!!

Best regards
Istvan Forizs

Sergey Assonov wrote:

> Dear Carsten,
>
> just a question - could it be a higher rank or could you have other 
> job openings in near future?
>
> Few words about me – Russian, PhD in isotopic geochemistry, presently 
> works in the group of Carl Brenninkmeijer, at the Air Chemistry 
> Department, the Max-Planck-Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany. 
> Here I have taken part in several projects, some of them are as 
> following: high-accuracy CO2 isotopic analyses of tropospheric air 
> samples (the aircraft project CARIBIC), development of new method for 
> 17O analysis in stratospheric CO2, analyses of CO2 and CO in Antarctic 
> firn aimed to reconstruct CO trend in SH (the EU project CRYOSTAT), 
> investigation of non-methane hydrocarbons extracted from air samples 
> with the aim of their future isotope analyses. Besides, I have taken 
> part in two other international ecological projects, namely studies of 
> methane emissions from Russian wetlands and methane leakages from 
> gas-transporting pipelines in Russia. A lot of other 
> analytical/instrumental experience.
>
> Presently I am looking for a job with modern analytical instruments, 
> aimed monitoring and environment studies, developing new analytical 
> methods as well as performing automation of analytical instruments. 
> Your Black See project looks exciting.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Sergey Assonov


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