Hamilton Isotope Lab
The Hamilton Isotope Lab supports multidisciplinary stable isotope research across the sciences for faculty and students.
- Sartorius Microbalance CP2P
Installed: January 2007 - Costech Elemental Combustion System ECS 4010
Installed: March 2007 - Finnigan Conflo III
Installed: March 2007 - Thermo Scientific Delta V Advantage Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer
Installed: March 2007 - Finnigan GasBench II
Installed: March 2007
- δ13C and δ 15N analyses for solid materials as well as wt%
- δ13C and δ18O from carbonates (DIC)
- δ18O and δ2H from water
Sample preparation will vary slightly depending on what type of material is being analyzed. The general steps and their explanations are as follows:
- Sediment Sample Preparation and Analysis Protocol
(Flow Chart with descriptions.) - Calibration Weights Control Chart (Sartorius Microbalance) (Excel chart)
- 15N Method Validation Report
- CO3 Method Validation Report
- 2H Method Validation Report
- 18O Method Validation Report
- WICO 2011 Round Robin Report for 18O and 2H Analysis
Our laboratory standards used daily are certified against USGS and IAEA International standards.
Contacts
Cat Beck
Director
Assistant Professor of Geosciences
Andrea Townsend
Supporting Faculty
Assistant Professor of Biology
Nathan Goodale
Supporting Faculty
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Greg Rahn
Instrumentation Specialist
Bruce Wegter
Instrumentation Technician
Previous Funding Provided By:
Sherman Fairchild Foundation
National Science Foundation (NSF)
U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP)
