Managing scientific ocean drilling archives and research lab facilities, and providing training to geoscientists @ Texas A&M University.
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Gulf Coast Repository
The Gulf Coast Repository receives and processes hundreds of cores every year, yet the excitement of splitting a new core to reveal what's inside remains the same!
In the words of Senior Technician David Houpt, " We are after all, the first human beings to see these sediments!"
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Gulf Coast Repository
🔬 Instrument Spotlight: Inductively Coupled Plasma- Optical Emission Spectrometry
The ICP-OES nebulizes the sample into a super hot plasma and measures the light emitted by elements to figure out their concentration.
On World Oceans Day, we celebrate the blue heart of our planet. Oceans regulate climate, support ecosystems, and preserve Earth’s history beneath the seafloor. Through scientific ocean drilling, we uncover stories beneath the waves, helping us understand Earth’s past. #WorldOceansDay #GCR #NSFfunded
Don’t have access to specialized prep equipment like this? We’ve got you covered! At the GCR, we can handle everything from preparation to analysis, delivering high-quality data without the need for in-house instrumentation.
This helps us understand the overall chemical makeup of things like seawater or sediments!
Used to analyze everything from major elements to trace metals 🌊
#GCR #InstrumentSpotlight #ICPOES #Geochemistry #LabLife #ScientificOceanDrilling #ScienceTools #LabASMR
Happy National #Dinosaur Day 🦖 from the GCR! The K-Pg boundary event is associated with the mass extinction event that killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago! Expedition 364 ⛴️ explored the Chicxulub crater ☄️ and discovered the impact it had on the world and our dinosaur friends!
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We wish Anuska the very best with her doctoral research!
On Shark Awareness Day, we recognize the vital role sharks play in healthy oceans. Through scientific ocean drilling, researchers study Earth’s history beneath the seafloor to better understand environmental change and protect marine life. #SharkAwarenessDay #ScientificOceanDrilling #GCR #NSFfunded
Our very first GCR user spotlight features Anuska Pudasaini, a PhD Candidate at the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Houston.
Anuska analyzed grain sizes of Antarctic sediments using our Bettersizer S3 Plus Particle Size and Shape Analyzer.
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