The Lab

The lab houses two large incubators used for rearing phytoplankton cultures and incubating soils in controlled conditions, analytical equipment and supplies required for measuring N and P concentrations and filtering samples, a Picarro G2101i CO2 isotopic analyzer, and a thermal cycler and electrophoresis setup for running PCR.

Field Station

The KU field station and ecological reserves, located 20 minutes from campus, spans 3,400 acres and is host to diverse, field-based ecological research.  Home to tracts of native prairie, grasslands and forests stands with different land use histories, and over 100 experimental ponds, the field station is a fantastic resource for studying ecosystem dynamics across habitats and spatio-temporal scales.  The field station is also home to an eddy flux tower with accompanying soil respiration chambers.

Genomics Facility

Located next door, the KU genomics facility houses an Affymetrix GeneChip system, a real-time PCR system, an Agilent Bioanalyzer, a Nanodrop spectrophotometer, a laser capture microdissection system as well as workstations and software for analyzing and storing data.

High Throughput Screening Lab

The high throughput screening laboratory located nearby is home to numerous instruments used for preparing samples, performing experiments and reading both absorbance and flourescence on 96-well and 384-well microplates.  The HTS lab also houses a cell culture facility.  We use the microplates readers for N and P analysis.

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