Keck Lab
The Keck Lab is a multi-room teaching and research facility that contains analytical equipment primarily acquired through NSF funding and through a grant from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation. There is a central teaching and sample preparation area surrounded by 6 rooms dedicated to a particular technology or preparation technique.
Scheduling Instrument Time
To sign up for instrument time, email Jeff Thole with your preferred time. You can check for equipment availability on the calendars linked below.
Analytical Equipment
PANalytical X’Pert Pro MPD X-ray Diffractometer
PANalytical X’Pert Pro X-ray Diffractometer
X-ray diffraction pattern of the mineral chabazite
JEOL JSM-6610LV Scanning Electron Microscope with Oxford Instruments EDS and WDS X-ray detectors
Secondary electron (SE) image of a butterfly eye
JEOL JSM-6610LV Scanning Electron Microscope with Oxford Instruments EDS and WDS X-ray detectors
EDS X-ray spectra of the mineral barite (BaSO4)
Backscattered electron (BSE) image of a thin section of a rock
Secondary electron (SE) image of butterfly wing scales
Bruker “Dimension Edge” Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)
Brunker “Dimension Edge” Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)
Bruker M4 Tornado Micro-XRF
Example scan of a sample of banded iron
Brunker M4 Tornado Micro-XRF
Example MicroXRF Scan of Dragonstone concretion
Example MicroXRF Scan of Mn Nodule
Canberra SEGE Gamma-ray spectrometer
Canberra SEGE Gamma-ray spectrometer
Canberra SEGE Gamma-ray spectrometer
Leica EM ACE200 coating system (Au/Pd and carbon)
Leica EM ACE200 coating system
Leica EM ACE200 coating system
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- Analytical and pan balances
- High temperature ovens
- Frantz magnetic separators
- Retsch MM200 Mixer-mill