School of Earth and Climate Sciences

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• Analog Modeling Laboratory
  Teaching and research lab for modeling physical phenomena such as flowing glaciers and subducting lithosphere using analog materials such as sand, bouncing putty, corn syrup and gelatin.Contact: Contacts:
  Dr. Peter Koons
  Dr. Scott Johnson
  
• Departmental Computer Cluster
  Computer workstation, printer and scanning cluster with productivity, graphical, GIS, and earth science software for student and instructional applicationsContact: Contact:
  Dr. Martin Yates
  
• Electron Microprobe Laboratory
  Chemical analyses, elemental mapping, and scanning electron imaging of geological and man-made materials.Contact: Contact:
  Dr. Martin Yates
  
• Hydrogeology Laboratory
  Includes basic field equipment from pumps to field spectrophotometer; borehole geophysics winch and downhole tools; data logging pressure transducers; and linux workstation for data analysis.Contact: Contact:
  Dr. Andrew Reeve
  
• Geology Core Archives (Darling Marine Center)
  Core sectioning and subsampling, bulk X-radiography, field staging and storage, core archives (ambient temperature)Contact: Contacts:
  Dr. Daniel Belknap
  Dr. Joseph Kelley
  
• Glacial Geology and Geochronology Laboratory
  Core analysis, mineral separation, radiocarbon sample preparation, diatom analysisContact: Contact:
  Dr. Brenda Hall
  
• Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory
  Clean room for geochemistry, including cosmogenic and U/Th sample preparationContact: Contact:
  Dr. Brenda Hall
  
• Marine Geophysics Facilites
  Computer workstations and printer for analysis of seismic reflection and sidescan sonar data; archive of analogue and digitial seismic and sidescan data; maintenace and repair of marine geophysical equipmentContact: Contacts:
  Dr. Daniel Belknap
  Dr. Joseph Kelley
  
• Marine Sediments Laboratory
  Core sectioning and subsampling; photography; sediment analyses (settling tube, sieves, X-ray Sedigraph, pipetting); binocular microscopy; centrifuging, weighing, drying, loss on ignition, carbonatesContact: Contacts:
  Dr. Daniel Belknap
  Dr. Joseph Kelley
  
• Electron Microscopy Laboratory
  Environmental scanning electon microscope with energy-dispersive elemental analysis, cathodoluminescence imaging, and electron backscatter diffraction capabilitiesContact: Contacts:
  Dr. Chris Gerbi
  Dr. Martin Yates
  
• Microdynamics Laboratory
  Numerical and computational investigation of the microstructural controls on seismic anisotropy, grain-scale deformation processes, rheological evolutionand coupling of deformation and reactionContact: Contacts:
  Dr. Scott Johnson
  Dr. Peter Koons
  Dr. Chris Gerbi
  
• Microstructural Analysis Laboratory
  Optical petrographic microscopy, photomicroscopy and image analysis for characterizing rocks and minerals and investigating deformational processes in metamorphic and igneous rocksContact: Contacts:
  Dr. Scott Johnson
  Dr. Chris Gerbi
  
• Mineral Separation Facilities
  Gravity-, magnetic-, and chemically-based mineral separation for mineral analysis, age-dating, and sediment provenance researchContact: Contacts:
  Dr. Chris Gerbi
  Dr. Daniel Lux
  Dr. Brenda Hall
  
• Mineral Weathering Laboratory
  Wet chemistry equipment including pH meters, shaker bath, peristaltic pumps, water filtration, drying oven, visible light spectrophotometer, and equipment for field sampling of soilsContact: Contact:
  Dr. Amanda Olsen
  
• Near Surface Geophysics
  Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR); Total Station surveying; autolevel; GPS navigationContact: Contacts:
  Dr. Daniel Belknap
  Dr. Joseph Kelley
  
• Numerical Laboratory
  Computational cluster for 3D thermomechanical, dynamic modeling and visualization of silicate earth, atmosphere and glacier interactionContact: Contact:
  Dr. Peter Koons
  
• Rock Preparation Laboratory
  Rock saws, grinders, crushers, pulverizers, and thin-section cutters for preparation of earth materials for microscopic or chemical analysisContact: Contacts:
  Dr. Scott Johnson
  Dr. Chris Gerbi
  Dr. Daniel Lux
  Dr. Brenda Hall
  
• Stable Isotope Laboratory
  Stable isotope analysis of earth materials using gas source isotope ratioing mass spectrometersContact: Contact:
  Dr. Karl Kreutz
  
• X-Ray Diffraction Laboratory
  Powder x-ray diffraction analysis for mineral identification and crystallographic characterization of earth and man-made materialsContact: Contact:
  Dr. Martin Yates
  

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