Facilities for Research

Department members have access to an array of tools to enable geoscience research.

Raman Microscope The Oxford WITec alpha300 confocal Raman microscope has 3 lasers for comprehensive materials analysis. Electron Microprobe The Cameca SX5-Tactis electron microprobe detects and analyzes elements from B to U at concentrations as low as 0.01 wt% Experimental Petrology Lab In this lab we can simulate volcanic conditions with cold-seal pressure vessels and two internally heated pressure vessels Laboratory Equipment in EPS Many cutting, polishing, crushing, sorting, and sample examination tools are available in EPS. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Lab The FTIR microscope laboratory is a focal point for vibrational spectroscopy studies of geologic materials in the New York area X-Ray Diffraction Laboratory The department houses a laboratory for study of minerals and crystalline substances using X-ray diffraction techniques. A new microdiffractometer...