Facilities and Equipment
The Department of Geoscience boasts an impressive array of analytical and field equipment for student use in coursework and faculty-supervised student research projects. Students in our program routinely use geotechnical equipment that is typically only found in graduate-level departments and in industry. This hands-on training and experience provides our students a competitive edge in the job market and graduate school.
Our Facilities and Equipment Include:
- Thin section preparation lab
- Nikon petrographic microscopes
- Sontek FlowTracker Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter
- Hach SensION156 Multi-parameter meters
- DR2400 Spectrophotometer
- 12-channel Geode seismic system
- AGI SuperSting Earth Resistivity Imager
- Trimble GeoExplorer XT GPS mapping units
- Nikon reflectorless pulse-laser Total Stations
- 25-seat GIS computing facility
- Sediment Transport and River Studies (STaRS) flume lab with research flume and stream tables
- Observatory with a 12-inch Meade RCX400 reflecting telescope with photographic capabilities
- Portable 8-inch Meade reflecting telescopes
- Fossil preparation lab
