I am the lead PI for GEMINAE (Geochemistry of Elements and Metal Isotopes in Nature and Experiments). Over the past few years, we have renovated the instrument room to have stringent temperature control. This instrument room will house a new Neoma MC-ICPMS (with an Apex 3IR desolvating nebulizer and a ESI autosampler), a new NWRfemto laser ablation system, along with an Agilent 7900 ICPMS and a NWR193 laser ablation system. A trace-metal ISO7 cleanroom is also being built to enable ICPMS and MC-ICPMS sample preparation in a clean environment.

Arrival of Neoma MC-ICPMS on July 17, 2023! Installation expected Summer 2023.

Sample preparation lab for solution ICPMS and MC-ICPMS analyses. The general purpose lab is also used to teach my ESS425 Analytical Methods course. Lab renovation expected to be completed in 2024.

Departmental facilities include SEM (with CL), EMPA, XRD, FTIR, and fluid inclusion stage. My group members are regular users of the experimental petrology lab, where they are supervised by Prof. Neil Bennett. The experimental petrology lab consists of two gas mixing furnaces, a bottom-loading furnace, 2 piston cylinders, a multi-anvil press, and a machine shop. We also have access to the Open Centre for the Characterisation of Advanced Materials (OCCAM), where our group can conduct profilometry, EBSD, FIB, and TEM analyses. Lastly, we have access to Raman spectroscopy at the Royal Ontario Museum.