Advanced Laboratory for Chemical and Isotopic Signatures (ALCIS)
Utilizing a mix of mass spectrometry and spectral imaging tools to study earth and environmental processes
The Advanced Laboratory for Chemical and Isotopic Signatures (ALCIS) Facility is designed to support characterizations of molecular, elemental, and isotopic signatures of materials in modern and paleo-earth systems, with a focus on understanding how human activities modify natural earth processes. The facility hosts two magnetic sector isotope ratio mass spectrometers (a Thermo Scientific MAT-253 Plus and a Thermo Scientific Delta V Plus) and a variety of inlet system peripherals (i.e., high temperature conversion elemental analyzer, gas bench, Kiel Device, and GC-ISOLINK).
Research Activities
- Environmental Plastics
- Soil Microbiome Fingerprints
- Fate and Transport of Energetic Materials
- Organic Pollution Extractions
- Paleoclimate & Oceanography
Services
Characterizations of molecular, elemental, and isotopic signatures of materials found in environmental matrixes and biological systems (including bone, enamel, serum, blood, urine, adipose and stool).