The Lamont Organic Geochemistry Lab is currently housed in Geoscience 105, Marine Biology 13 and Old Geochemistry 9. Once renovations are completed, all instruments and lab space will be consolidated in a new Organic Geochemistry Lab and Isotope Lab on the 2nd floor of the New Core Lab.


Equipment and Space
  • Dionex ASE-350 for lipid extraction (20, 60 and 100 ml cells)

  • Turbovap for 60 ml ASE vials

  • Thermo Trace GC-FID with S/SL and PTV inlets

  • Agilent GC-MSD+FID with Multimode inlet and capillary splitter to detectors

  • Thermo Delta V isotope ratio mass spectrometer with:
    • ConFlo IV interface

    • GC Isolink with combustion and pyrolysis reactors for compound-specific C, H and N isotope analysis

    • Thermo Trace GC with S/SL and PTV inlets and TriPlus autosampler

    • Thermo Thermal Conversion Elemental Analyzer (TC-EA) for isotopic analysis H and O isotopes in solids

    • Costech combustive Elemental Analyzer (EA) for isotopic analysis C and N isotopes in solids

  • 4 x 6 ft fume hoods (Room 13, Marine Biology and Room 9, Old Geochemistry)