The Center for Isotope Geoscience is an interdisciplinary center dedicated to the improvement of analytical techniques for measuring isotopic variations in natural and man-made materials, the application of these data to the solution of fundamental problems in the Geosciences, and the communication of this knowledge through educational activities. The CIG occupies >3000 square feet of recently renovated laboratory space in Williamson Hall in the core of the University's main academic campus. Overall, faculty from three colleges and many departments at the University of Florida conduct isotopically-based research in four primary areas:
Paleoclimatology/Paleolimnology/Paleoceanography/Paleoecology
Paleocultural/Anthropological
Studies
Crust-Mantle Evolution
Tectonics and Geodynamics
Geochronology/Thermochronology
Visitors are welcome at the center, and anyone interested in
utilizing the facilities should contact the center's director (Dr. Paul
Mueller) or the appropriate laboratory manager (TIMS Laboratory, Dr.
Ann Heatherington; SIRMS Laboratory, Dr. Jason Curtis;
ICP Laboratory,
Dr. George Kamanov,
and Noble Gas Laboratory, Dr.
David Foster). Those
interested in collaborative research should contact the appropriate
faculty.
Research facilities at the Center for Isotope Geoscience include those for:
Radiogenic
Isotopes
Micromass Sector 54
multicollector thermal ionization mass spectrometer
(TIMS)
ICP-MS Laboratory
Noble Gas Laboratoy
Rock and mineral preparation facilities
Clean laboratory for chemical separations
Stable Isotopes
VG PRISM (Series II) mass spectrometer (SIRMS)
for C, O, H, and N analyses
with automated online preparation systems for
carbonates, waters, and organic
matter
Finnegan-MAT 252 Mass Spectrometer for C and O
analyses with an online
automated
carbonate preparation system (Kiel)
Off-line systems for H/D
Silicate preparation line
Carlo Erba CNS analyzer for 13C, 15N, %C, %N,
and %S analyses.
Elemental Analysis
Laboratories for the determination of major, minor,
and trace element
constituents in rock, mineral, and water samples
utilize:
Dionex DX500 ion
chromatograph
Sample preparation facilities
Facilities for mineralogic and crystallographic
analysis utilize:
Phillips APD 3600
powder X-ray diffractometer
Sample preparation facilities
Educational Activities
The Center for Isotope Geoscience is involved in
education through
standard
university curricula, plus workshops and short courses.
Classes
Faculty
Jason Curtis
David
Foster
Ann
Heatherington
David Hodell
George Kamanov
Ellen Martin
Jonathan Martin
Paul Mueller
Michael Perfit
Ray Thomas
University of Florida
Department of Geological Sciences
241 Williamson Hall
P.O. Box 112120
Gainesville, Florida 32611
Office: (352) 392-2231
Fax: (352) 392-9294
email: info@geology.ufl.edu
