Research Facilities

Geochemistry Facilities

• Geochronology and Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory
• Scanning Electron Microscope
• Benzene Synthesis and Carbon-14 Laboratory
• Coulter Multisizer II
• Direct Current Plasma Spectrometer
• X-ray Diffraction Laboratory

Take a Tour of the Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory

Computer Laboratories

• Computer Graphics and Imaging Facility
• PC GIS/Mapping Laboratory
• Wave Propagation Laboratory
• Seismic Data Processing Lab

Sedimentology Equipment

• Portable ground penetrating radar
• Chirp sub-bottom and side-scan sonar
• Water guns and GI airguns for marine seismic sources
• Elics Delph seismic acquisition and processing system
• Core x-radiography facility
• Laser particle size analyzer
• Rapid sediment analyszer (settling tube)

Field Studies

• Marine Geology: R/V Cape Hatteras

Faculty Research Around the World

Hover or click over field sites (red circles) for more information.