NERC LIFE SCIENCES MASS SPECTROMETRY FACILITY
Application for Analytical Support
FOR LSMSF USE ONLY
Note: Please discuss your project with staff of the
relevant Facility node (see notes) before completing
the application form and returning to the appropriate
Facility node
READ THE NOTES TO APPLICANTS
Application number
LSMSF staff involved in preliminary discussions
Name and signature of initial contact
BEFORE COMPLETING
TO BE CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE THIS
FORM MUST BE COMPLETED FULLY
Node(s)
(please circle) BRIS
EK
LANC
Principal Investigator
Name
Post held
Address
Telephone
Fax
Email
SECTION 1 – GENERAL INFORMATION
Project title
Please complete the funding and project
details listed below using the codes given
in the notes to applicants
Sex
Application written by student?
YES / NO
User profile
Duration
Funding mode
From___________________ To____________________
Funding type/no.*
& NERC ref.
Will the user provide analytical costs? (please cross)
Yes
No
Science area
Science Priority
What is the overall nature of this project? (answer both sections)
(a) New
Resubmission
Existing
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(b) Collaborative
Analytical support
SECTION 2 – PERSONNEL
Please list other investigators, e.g. co-principal, postdoctoral fellow, research student etc. Where work involves
significant input by a member of Facility staff details for the relevant staff member should also be included.
Name
Position
Institution
Capacity in project
Please provide details of any previous use of the Facility. Attach copies of any publications arising
from previous use.
SECTION 3 – THE PROJECT
Objectives and working hypothesis to be tested:
Manner in which results obtained from LSMSF are expected to contribute to the project objectives:
Description of the Project
This should be a self-contained justification that the proposed analytical work will make a vital contribution to
the project's aims, and should include current and recent related research and information pertinent to the
proposed analytical work and any wider justification for the project. (this section should be a maximum of 2
pages + 1 page diagrams/tables/references)
SECTION 4 – PROPOSED ANALYTICAL PROGRAM
Nature of samples
Info required as analytical prerequisite
Number of
samples
Compound specific analyses (please cross)
GC/MS
HR-GC/MS
GC/MSn
TD-GC/MS
LC/MS
Py-GC-MS
GC/C/IRMS
Py-GC/C/IRMS
Are special storage conditions required?
(please cross)
Is derivatisation required?
(please cross)
Yes
Yes
No
If ‘Yes’ please state how:
No
If ‘Yes’ please state how*:
Please contact LSMSF (see notes) if you have any queries concerning derivatisation, particularly for compound specific stable isotope
analyses.
Details of any specialist requirements:
*
GC or HPLC column requirements:
Temperature or solvent programs:
Additional requirements, e.g. ions required for selected ion monitoring, numbers of replicate
analyses etc.:
Bulk 15N and/or 13C analyses – to avoid ambiguity please type ‘yes’ or ‘no’ in all four columns for each batch
of samples described
No. of samples
Description of material to be analysed
Enriched
13
C
15
N
Natural
abundance
13
15
C
N
Other analyses – e.g. D18O, Trace gas: N2O, CO2, CH4 (Please give full details).
Type of analysis
Description of material to be analysed
Name of person who will carry out analyses:
No. of samples
Is training required? (please tick)
Yes
Date when results are required:
No
Earliest date could start:
If timing is critical please explain why:
SECTION 5 – AUTHORISATION
I have to the best of my knowledge completed this form as fully as possible and have read the NOTES TO
APPLICANTS and agree to the conditions stated therein.
Principal Investigator
Signature
Date
I hereby confirm that the above Principal Investigator is eligible to hold an NERC research grant
Head of Department / Division
Signature
Date
NOTES TO APPLICANTS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Only the pages of this form will be forwarded to the Committee for peer review.
Council accepts no responsibility or liability for samples submitted for analysis.
Principal Investigators are required to provide the Facility with: (i) the completed request form before commencing the work
and (ii) the Committee with a brief final report (submitted through the Facility) within six months after completion of the
analytical programme. The request form should provide all information that may be required by the Facility so that the
analytical programme can be conducted in an efficient and appropriate manner. The final report should summarize the mass
spectrometric results and provide a brief interpretation within the context of the original goals of the project.
It is the policy of LSMSF to train researchers in the use of Facility equipment. Wherever possible a person named in
SECTION 2 should be prepared to undertake such training and participate in the sample analysis.
The best use of the Facility is achieved if it has a collaborative role in the project, and it is normally assumed that the work will
include some collaboration with Facility staff. If there is no requirement for collaboration, i.e. the application is for a technical
analytical service only, then mark "Analytical Support"; however the LSMSF needs to be assured that those Users have the
relevant expertise to make best use of the data produced. Projects defined as ‘collaborative’ in nature should ensure that
Facility staff associated with the collaboration are appropriately recognized in any outputs as befitting a collaborative role.
If the results of collaborative work are not prepared for joint publication within 36 months of completion of the analytical
programme, then the Facility has the right to proceed independently with publication if it so desires.
The Facility should be acknowledged (and informed) in all reports and publications that include data obtained at the Facility.
FAILURE TO DO THIS MAY IMPACT UPON FUTURE APPLICATIONS
Submission in electronic format is mandatory, however, in all cases SECTION 5 and the DATA PROTOCOL must be signed,
completed and returned.
List of codes needed for completion of the application form:
USER PROFILE
Academic
Centre/Survey
NERC Fellow
PhD
Other
A
C/S
NF
P
O
FUNDING MODE (only funding via NERC needs to be identified)
The funding mode, where applicable, should be identified using the following codes:
NERC Directed
T - Insert ref in column G
NERC Blue Skies
NT - Only for NT projects primarily funded by Grants and Studentships
NERC Core Strategic
CS
NERC Commercial/Repayment
CR
NERC Infrastructure
INF
Non NERC Funding
NN
FUNDING TYPE
The funding type should be identified using the following codes:
Studentship
S - Insert NERC reference
Research Grant
R - Insert NERC reference
Other
O
* you may be asked to provide a copy of any relevant grant proposals
SCIENCE AREAS
ATMOSPHERIC
EARTH OBSERVATION
EARTH
SCIENCE BASED ARCHAEOLOGY
MARINE
POLAR
TERRESTRIAL & FRESHWATER
AS
EO
ES
SBA
MS
POLAR
TFS
SCIENCE THEMES
The five definitions of Science Priorities are as follows:CLIMATE SYSTEM
BIODIVERSITY
ENVIRONMENT, POLLUTION & HUMAN HEALTH
SUSTAINABLE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES
FORECASTING AND MITIGATION OF NATURAL HAZARDS
EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE
TECHNOLOGIES
CS
B
EPH
SNR
NH
ESS
T
Contact details
Dr Andrew W Stott
Lancaster Node Manager
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Lancaster Environment Centre
Library Avenue
Bailrigg
Lancaster, LA1 4AP
Tel. +44 (0) 1524 595865
Email. astott@ceh.ac.uk
Fax. +44 (0) 1524 61536
Dr Ian D Bull
Bristol Node Manager
Organic Geochemistry Unit, Biogeochemistry Research Centre
School of Chemistry, University of Bristol,
Cantock’s Close, Bristol BS8 1TS
Tel. +44 (0)117 9546967
Fax. +44 (0)117 3317192
Email. Ian.D.Bull@bris.ac.uk
Dr Jason Newton
East Kilbride Node Manager
Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
East Kilbride
Glasgow G75 0QF
Tel. +44(0)13552 23332
Fax. +44 (0)13552 29898
Email. j.newton@suerc.gla.ac.uk
END OF APPLICATION FORM
DATA PROTOCOL
The NERC Life Science Mass Spectrometry Facility provides a comprehensive analytical resource for eligible
researchers in U.K. Universities and Research Institutes. All NERC facilities are required to justify their existence
in terms of their scientific contribution. We therefore request that all successful applicants of NERC LSMSF
agree to the following terms to ensure NERC support is acknowledged.
Conditions of access to the NERC Life Sciences Mass Spectrometry Facility:
1. The support provided through NERC should at least be acknowledged in all relevant publications. Coauthorship with facility staff will often be more appropriate, however.
2. Results arising from the facility are not the sole property of the applicant, but are jointly owned by NERC and
the applicant. Facilities will not publish or otherwise use results it does not wholly own during the first 36
months after intimation of final results of that project to the user, except with the agreement of the user. If,
after the moratorium period, the user has not made reasonable effort to publish data provided by the facility,
the ownership of the data may be claimed in toto by NERC.
3. Publication is the prime indicator of science supported by the NERC facilities and therefore an important
means by which the value of the facility to the scientific community is judged. Investigators in receipt of a
successful NERC facility application are required to supply details of bibliographic references and/or copies
of any publications (including Ph.D. theses and non refereed publications), which discuss or describe NERC
isotope and/or mass spectrometric results.
N.B. The fulfilment of the above conditions will be considered by the NERC Life Sciences Mass
Spectrometry Facility Steering Committee in the allocation of all future NERC support.
I agree to all the above statements.
Signed:
Name:
Department:
Date: