The Department of Earth & Environment provides modern geological, geochemical, remote sensing, GIS, visualization, and computing laboratory facilities for use in research. These facilities play a critical role as part of research projects supported by the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, U.S. Geological Survey, Sea Grant, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, The Nature Conservancy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Environment and Climate Change Canada, and the National Park Service. The facilities are also used by other researchers in the New England region.
Many of these laboratories operate on a charge basis, with a variable fee structure designed to encourage use by the Boston University community and researchers from other universities and research laboratories.
Earth & Environment hosts the following:
- Analytical Geochemistry & Geochronology Facilities (including the ICP-ES Lab and TIMS facility)
- BU Urban Laboratory
- Carbon Research Laboratory
- Coastal Ecology & Biogeochemistry Laboratory
- Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
- Sedimental and Coastal Research Facilities
- Soil Hydraulics Facilities
- X-Ray Diffraction Lab
If you are interested in using these facilities, please contact the laboratory manager, Dr. Joel Sparks.