Hi Terry,
       Hope all is going well there. I am going crazy (as usual) with way
too much lab to take care of. I still take time for my stuff, but this can
cause problems elsewhere. So your question ties in with my life here and,
since it is way too long since we have touched bases, here are my answers.

     I have been running the isotope lab for 5 years now, on soft money.
When the position started it was to take care of Barton's fluorination lab
and the Delta-S. Over the years I have had time to chase research (still
have a stack of papers to write), and have tried to solidify my position by
expanding the analytical capabilities. We have acquired a Kiel, a HDevice,
a CO2-H2O equilibrator and I am now taking care of a 252 and a Delta-S.
Someone in Agriculture and I wrote a proposal for a delta+ continuous flow
machine and three prep devices and we should take delivery on that in January.
     Joaquin Ruiz is now the new dean of Science here and I proposed to him
that we make my lab a university-wide facility and put me on hard money as
lab manager. Samples from Geology are less than 50% of what we run now a
days, so it was worth his while to expand the reach of the facility. When I
run out of soft $$ I will move on to the Dean's budget as lab manager. I am
trying to get out of Barton's lab, but haven't managed it yet.

     I plan to hire some lab tech people from sample fees. They will most
likely be undergrad students part time, although I am thinking about a full
time assistant. We also got 1 year of postdoc money with this new mass spec
(from Agriculture's Dean) to help us get the system up and running.
However, that is only for 1 year. Chris Eastoe is still here running Austin
Long's lab. His salary is 70% sample fees and 30% grants (he does water
isotopes, tritium, conventional 14C, sulfur and chlorine). He will probably
help out some with the new mass spec.

Your standardized questions are answered below. Since things are changing
here, I will describe the lab as it will stand in the spring.


>University/College name: U. of Arizona
>Public or private institution: Public
>Number and types of instruments: 252, delta-s, delta+, water equil, kiel
>III, HDevice, low T combust, high T combust
>Number of "in house" users of the lab: 6 geology faculty
>Number of non-resident users of the lab: 8 non-geology faculty (5
>different departments)
>Isotopes measured on a routine basis: O,H,C,N,S,Cl
>Technical Specialist/Laboratory Technician: yes -- probably 2
>If yes;
>type of appointment; e.g., hard money, soft money or mixture (if a
>mixture please provide % breakdown).
>50% hard money, 10% soft money, 40% lab fees

                David Dettman          [log in to unmask]
                Dept. of Geosciences   ph. (520) 621-4618
                Univ. of Arizona       FAX (520) 621-2672
                Gould-Simpson Bldg.
                Tucson, AZ 85721