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Equipment: MRI-Tr1: Acquisition of a multi-chamber integrated gas-exchange and fluorescence instrument for multidisciplinary research and applied learning in biology and chemistry

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2510940Grant

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Missouri Western State University has been granted an award from the National Science Foundation for the acquisition of an LI-6800 Integrated Gas Exchange and Fluorescence System. This multi-chamber instrument will serve as a shared platform for multidisciplinary research and applied learning across fields such as plant science, ecology, chemistry, and agriculture. By enabling the quantification of photosynthesis, respiration, and metabolism in terrestrial and aquatic systems, the equipment will support critical investigations into food security, sustainable agriculture, and environmental resource management. The project emphasizes the integration of advanced technology into an undergraduate setting, providing students with hands-on training and expanding research opportunities. A key component of the initiative involves the development and application of Artificial Intelligence tools for metabolite discovery and the interpretation of remote sensing datasets. This acquisition aligns with national priority areas in biotechnology and AI, aiming to accelerate scientific discovery and improve environmental monitoring through enhanced physiological and ecological data collection.

General Info

NSF award for Missouri Western State University to acquire LI-6800 research equipment.

Agency

National Science Foundation → Infrastructure, Institutes, & Centers

Contract Value

$111,547

NAICS

334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing

Place of Performance

MO, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Awardee

MISSOURI WESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY

Award Issued Date

08/04/2026, 12:00:00 AM UTC

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PhaseAwarded

PostedAug 4

Award Notice

AwardedAug 4

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyNational Science Foundation → Infrastructure, Institutes, & Centers

Contacts1 person available

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Organization / AgencyNational Science Foundation → Infrastructure, Institutes, & Centers

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Krisztina VargaProgram Officer

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+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

This project supports the acquisition of a LI-6800 Integrated Gas Exchange and Fluorescence System at Missouri Western State University (MWSU), which will expand research, education and workforce development in plant science, ecology, environmental science, microbiology, chemistry and agriculture. The instrument will allow researchers and students to directly quantify how plants, algae, insects, soils and aquatic organisms respond to environmental conditions and interact with one another, providing critical information about biological processes underlying ecosystem function, agricultural productivity and environmental quality. The project addresses challenges related to food security, sustainable agriculture, water quality and natural resource management. Research enabled by the instrument will investigate plant responses to environmental stress, identify naturally occurring compounds which improve crop resilience, evaluate environmentally friendly alternatives to conventional agricultural inputs and monitor ecosystem condition using field measurements, remote sensing and advanced analytical approaches. The project will also support development and application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools for metabolite discovery and interpretation of remotely sensed environmental datasets, accelerating scientific discovery, supporting development of AI-enabled predictive tools and improving environmental monitoring. As a primarily undergraduate institution, MWSU will use this instrument to provide hands-on training with advanced technologies often unavailable at institutions of this type. The proposed acquisition of the LI-6800 Integrated Gas Exchange and Fluorescence System with plant, aquatic, soil and insect chambers will establish a shared platform supporting multidisciplinary investigations across terrestrial and aquatic systems. The LI-6800 uniquely enables quantitative measurements of photosynthesis, chlorophyll fluorescence, respiration, transpiration, soil carbon flux and whole-organism metabolism in terrestrial and aquatic systems under controlled conditions. These capabilities will provide physiological and ecological data currently unavailable at MWSU and will support advances in sustainable agriculture, biotechnology, environmental monitoring and AI-assisted analysis of metabolomic and remote sensing datasets. The instrument will also strengthen interdisciplinary collaborations while substantially expanding undergraduate research and training opportunities. This project aligns with the NSF’s biotechnology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) priority areas. This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.