Timeframe and Budget
October 29, 2022
Table 2: Proposed timeframe
| Phase | Major Action Items | Responsible PI | Duration | October | November | December |
| I | Scrape, powderize, and dissolve plate calcite samples | Janelle | 2 weeks | |||
| I | Prepare calibration standards, blanks, quality control samples, semi-quant analysis, and dilute samples | Both (Janelle – plates, Kegerreis – dripwaters) | 2 weeks | |||
| II | Run samples in ICP-MS | Both | 1 week | |||
| II | Post-processing | Both | 2 weeks | |||
| III | Data interpretation | Both | 1 week | |||
| III | Manuscript writing | Both | 1 week | |||
| III | Present for class/at conferences | Both | 1 day to 1 year |
Table 3: Proposed budget
| Type | Cost | # of Samples | Total cost |
| Solution analysis | $17/sample | 120 | $2040 |