Particle Size Laboratory
- Micromeritics SediGraph 5120 — uses x-ray monitored settling methodology and best for clay-rich sediments
- Malvern Mastersizer 3000 (administered by Virginia Tech Geosciences faculty Dr. Tina Dura) — uses laser diffraction methods and best for coarse silt- to sand-sized sediment
- sieves, drying oven, freeze-drying unit, analytical balance, and other accessories for processing of sediment
Sedimentary Microscopy Station
- Leica DM2700P polarizing microscope and MC170 HD digital camera for petrographic (transmitted light) characterization
- Leica S8 APO high-resolution stereo zoom microscope and MC120 HD digital camera for reflected light characterization of sediment samples
- LAS image analysis and interactive measurement software
Trimble Differential GPS Surveying Equipment
- GPS Pathfinder ProXRT Receiver
- Trimble Nomad 900GL handheld
- Laser Technology TruPulse 360B laser rangefinder
Computing Workstations for various software
- Petrel — visualization and interpretation of 3-D geologic data
- IHS Kingdom Suite — visualization and interpretation of subsurface data
- ArcGIS
- Agisoft Photoscan
- Adobe CreativeCloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.)
- R, MATLAB, Python
Sedimentary Geochemistry lab
- Ben Gill’s Sedimentary Geochemistry group graciously allows us to use their wet chemistry lab for various sample preparation procedures
Little River Research & Design stream table
- The Virginia Tech Museum of Geosciences includes an Em2 stream table that our group uses for teaching (e.g., laboratory activity in undergraduate Sedimentology-Stratigraphy course) and public outreach events