Laboratories, Research Facilities & Equipment

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Research in the geosciences is supported by dozens of  state-of-the-art labs staffed by expert scientists, including facilities for geochemistry, mass spectrometry, thermo- and geochronology, mineral physics, morphodynamics, and high-resolution X-ray computed tomography.

The Department is also home to extensive collections, including the Vertebrate Paleontology Lab which ranks among the seven largest collections of fossil vertebrates in North America and the Non-Vertebrate Paleontology Lab which hosts four million specimens including fossil invertebrates and plants, rocks, minerals, and meteorites.

The facilities are available for students, faculty and research scientists. If you would like to utilize a lab or collection, please check contact information for the appropriate facility. →