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The facility brings the capabilities to prepare targets and mineral separates for <sup>10<\/sup>Be and <sup>3<\/sup>He dating in support of earth science. Our lab prepares <sup>10<\/sup>Be samples for low-level isotope analysis by accelerator mass spectrometry. We are set up to take <sup>10<\/sup>Be samples from hand sample to cathode in our facility. After rocks are crushed and sieved, they move to our &#8216;dirty&#8217; mineral separation area, where they are purified to clean quartz. Beryllium extraction from the quartz takes place in a separate clean room. Targets are processed at the<a href=\"https:\/\/cams.llnl.gov\/cams-competencies\/earth-system-processes\"> Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory accelerator<\/a>. Full procedural blanks typically return <sup>10\/9<\/sup>Be ratios on the order of 10<sup>-16<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id12048_76a499-c6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id12048_76a499-c6 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id12048_76a499-c6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:80px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:75px;padding-bottom:60px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id12048_76a499-c6 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id12048_76a499-c6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:50px;padding-right:50px;padding-bottom:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id12048_76a499-c6 > 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:space-around;align-items:center;}.kadence-column12048_80efd7-18, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column12048_80efd7-18:not(.specificity){margin-top:-15px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column12048_80efd7-18\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_6992e6-8f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_6992e6-8f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_6992e6-8f\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_6992e6-8f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_6992e6-8f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_6992e6-8f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_6992e6-8f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_6992e6-8f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_6992e6-8f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_6992e6-8f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_6992e6-8f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_6992e6-8f\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_6992e6-8f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_6992e6-8f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_6992e6-8f\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading12048_6992e6-8f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_6992e6-8f\">A rock sample collected in the Falkland Islands. This sample, and others like it, will be crushed and ground into fine sand before undergoing the chemistry in our lab.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id12048_1f7744-72 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id12048_1f7744-72 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id12048_1f7744-72 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:80px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:75px;padding-bottom:60px;grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id12048_1f7744-72{background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(8,46,88) 0%,rgb(65,118,161) 100%);}.kb-row-layout-id12048_1f7744-72 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}.kb-row-layout-id12048_1f7744-72 .kt-row-layout-bottom-sep{height:250px;}.kb-row-layout-id12048_1f7744-72 .kt-row-layout-bottom-sep svg{width:125%;}.kb-row-layout-id12048_1f7744-72 .kt-row-layout-bottom-sep svg{fill:#ffffff!important;}@media all 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column12048_454c0a-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column12048_454c0a-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:35px;padding-left:35px;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column12048_454c0a-39{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column12048_454c0a-39{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column12048_454c0a-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column12048_454c0a-39\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_cffcdd-7f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_cffcdd-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_cffcdd-7f\"]{text-align:center;font-size:32px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_cffcdd-7f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_cffcdd-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_cffcdd-7f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_cffcdd-7f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_cffcdd-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_cffcdd-7f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_cffcdd-7f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_cffcdd-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_cffcdd-7f\"]{padding-right:45px;padding-left:45px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading12048_cffcdd-7f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_cffcdd-7f\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A batch of samples in the column chemistry phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The laboratory has been calibrated using CRONUS standards and has yielded results within the normal range of a laboratory intercalibration study (Jull et al., 2013). Our laboratory also has been cross-calibrated with the University of Washington using an internal standard.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column12048_425dad-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column12048_425dad-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column12048_425dad-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column12048_425dad-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column12048_425dad-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column12048_425dad-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column12048_425dad-e8{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column12048_425dad-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:100px;padding-left:100px;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column12048_425dad-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column12048_425dad-e8\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image12048_cd03c1-4b .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image12048_cd03c1-4b size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/earthclimate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/730\/2025\/05\/download_20150403_102228-1024x768-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-12053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/earthclimate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/730\/2025\/05\/download_20150403_102228-1024x768-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/earthclimate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/730\/2025\/05\/download_20150403_102228-1024x768-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/earthclimate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/730\/2025\/05\/download_20150403_102228-1024x768-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/earthclimate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/730\/2025\/05\/download_20150403_102228-1024x768-1-105x79.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/earthclimate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/730\/2025\/05\/download_20150403_102228-1024x768-1-317x238.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/earthclimate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/730\/2025\/05\/download_20150403_102228-1024x768-1-423x317.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/earthclimate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/730\/2025\/05\/download_20150403_102228-1024x768-1-634x476.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/earthclimate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/730\/2025\/05\/download_20150403_102228-1024x768-1-846x635.jpeg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/earthclimate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/730\/2025\/05\/download_20150403_102228-1024x768-1-951x713.jpeg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/earthclimate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/730\/2025\/05\/download_20150403_102228-1024x768-1-500x375.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_ea11ba-05, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_ea11ba-05[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_ea11ba-05\"]{padding-right:200px;padding-left:200px;text-align:center;font-size:20px;line-height:32px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Fraunces;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_ea11ba-05 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_ea11ba-05[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_ea11ba-05\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_ea11ba-05 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_ea11ba-05[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_ea11ba-05\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_ea11ba-05, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_ea11ba-05[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_ea11ba-05\"]{padding-right:100px;padding-left:100px;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_ea11ba-05, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_ea11ba-05[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_ea11ba-05\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading12048_ea11ba-05 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_ea11ba-05\"><span style=\"font-family: forma-djr-text\">Jull, A.J.T., Scott, E.M., and Bierman, P., 2013. The CRONUS-Earth intercomparison for cosmogenic isotope analysis. Quatenary Geochronology, in press.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id12048_237218-7a > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id12048_237218-7a > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id12048_237218-7a > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:40px;padding-bottom:75px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id12048_237218-7a{background-color:#faf4ec;}.kb-row-layout-id12048_237218-7a > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id12048_237218-7a > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:40px;padding-bottom:75px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id12048_237218-7a > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id12048_237218-7a alignfull kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column12048_be6c19-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column12048_be6c19-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column12048_be6c19-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column12048_be6c19-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column12048_be6c19-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column12048_be6c19-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column12048_be6c19-57{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column12048_be6c19-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column12048_be6c19-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column12048_be6c19-57\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_9d7c23-dd, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_9d7c23-dd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_9d7c23-dd\"]{text-align:center;font-size:32px;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_9d7c23-dd mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_9d7c23-dd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_9d7c23-dd\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_9d7c23-dd img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_9d7c23-dd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_9d7c23-dd\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_9d7c23-dd, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_9d7c23-dd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_9d7c23-dd\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading12048_9d7c23-dd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_9d7c23-dd\"><span style=\"font-family: stratum-1-web;font-weight:900\">Methods<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id12048_209e51-3c{margin-top:60px;}.kb-row-layout-id12048_209e51-3c > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id12048_209e51-3c > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id12048_209e51-3c > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:70px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1050px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;}.kb-row-layout-id12048_209e51-3c > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id12048_209e51-3c > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id12048_209e51-3c > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id12048_209e51-3c > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:150px;padding-left:150px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id12048_209e51-3c > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id12048_209e51-3c{margin-top:35px;}.kb-row-layout-id12048_209e51-3c > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:35px;padding-left:35px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id12048_209e51-3c > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id12048_209e51-3c alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-3-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-row kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column12048_7828f8-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:35px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:35px;}.kadence-column12048_7828f8-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:3px solid #ed6f48;border-right:3px solid #ed6f48;border-bottom:3px solid #ed6f48;border-left:3px solid #ed6f48;}.kadence-column12048_7828f8-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column12048_7828f8-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:35px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:35px;}.kadence-column12048_7828f8-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column12048_7828f8-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column12048_7828f8-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column12048_7828f8-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column12048_7828f8-72{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column12048_7828f8-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:3px solid #ed6f48;border-right:3px solid #ed6f48;border-bottom:3px solid #ed6f48;border-left:3px solid #ed6f48;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column12048_7828f8-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:3px solid #ed6f48;border-right:3px solid #ed6f48;border-bottom:3px solid #ed6f48;border-left:3px solid #ed6f48;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column12048_7828f8-72\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_198160-87, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_198160-87[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_198160-87\"]{padding-top:0px;margin-top:15px;margin-bottom:-20px;text-align:center;font-size:55px;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-family:'Chakra Petch';color:#ed6f48;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_198160-87 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_198160-87[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_198160-87\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_198160-87 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_198160-87[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_198160-87\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading12048_198160-87 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_198160-87\">#<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_7f46be-d9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_7f46be-d9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_7f46be-d9\"]{text-align:center;font-size:22px;line-height:30px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_7f46be-d9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_7f46be-d9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_7f46be-d9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_7f46be-d9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_7f46be-d9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_7f46be-d9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_7f46be-d9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_7f46be-d9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_7f46be-d9\"]{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_7f46be-d9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12048_7f46be-d9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_7f46be-d9\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading12048_7f46be-d9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_7f46be-d9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/earthclimate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/230\/2019\/06\/UW-Derived-Methods.pdf\">UW-Derived Methods<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column12048_e0b92f-db > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:35px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:35px;}.kadence-column12048_e0b92f-db > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:3px solid #ed6f48;border-right:3px solid #ed6f48;border-bottom:3px solid #ed6f48;border-left:3px solid #ed6f48;}.kadence-column12048_e0b92f-db > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column12048_e0b92f-db > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:35px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:35px;}.kadence-column12048_e0b92f-db > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column12048_e0b92f-db > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column12048_e0b92f-db > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column12048_e0b92f-db > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column12048_e0b92f-db{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column12048_e0b92f-db > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:3px solid 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wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12048_3b4410-76\">People<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Brenda Hall<\/strong>&nbsp; <em>Professor of Glacial and Quaternary Geology<\/em>;&nbsp;websites&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/earthclimate\/faculty-staff\/faculty-and-staff\/brenda-hall\/\">School of Earth and Climate Sciences<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/climatechange.umaine.edu\/people\/profile\/brenda_hall\">Climate Change Institute<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Gordon Bromley<\/strong>&nbsp; <em>Research Assistant Professor<\/em>; websites&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/earthclimate\/faculty-staff\/faculty-and-staff\/gordon-bromley\/\">School of Earth and Climate Sciences<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/climatechange.umaine.edu\/people\/profile\/gordon_bromley\">Climate Change Institute<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Aaron Putnam<\/strong> <em>Assistant Professor<\/em>&nbsp;website <a href=\"http:\/\/climatechange.umaine.edu\/people\/profile\/aaron_putnam\">Climate Change Institute<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/earthclimate\/faculty-staff\/faculty-and-staff\/brenda-hall\/glacial-geology-and-geochronology-research-group\/people\/\">Research group<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Peter Strand<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Graduate Student<\/em>; website <a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/earthclimate\/faculty-staff\/faculty-and-staff\/brenda-hall\/glacial-geology-and-geochronology-research-group\/people\/\">Research group<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Maraina Miles<\/strong> <em>Graduate Student;&nbsp;<\/em>website&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/earthclimate\/faculty-staff\/faculty-and-staff\/brenda-hall\/glacial-geology-and-geochronology-research-group\/people\/\">Research group<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tess Walther&nbsp;<\/strong><em>Graduate Student;&nbsp;<\/em>website&nbsp;<a 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