Teaching & Research Facilities
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Modern laboratory and field-related facilities are an integral part of earth science teaching and research. The Department of Earth Sciences at Simon Fraser University is well equipped, with a variety of these facilities, including:
Information facilities
- SFU Library
- Geoscience Computing Laboratory
General Use Facilities
- Graduate Project Laboratory
- 5x vehicles (1- 24 passenger bus, 2 Toyota 4WD trucks, 1 ATV, 1 zodiac)
Sample Preparation Facilities
Faculty of Science Facilities
- Electronics shop
- Glass blowing shop
- Machine shop
- Science Stores
Analytical facilities
- Microscope facilities
- Pacific Centre for Isotopic and Geochemical Research
- Fluid Inclusion Heating/Freezing Stage
- 3x portable UV spectrometers for aerosol & gas monitoring
Modelling Facilities
Hydrogeology Facilities
- Pump testing equipment (2 Grundfos pumps, Honda generator)
- Water level equipment (submersible pressure transducers & dataloggers; Solinst water level tapes)
- Chemical sampling equipment (Multi-parameter sonde with datalogger; sampling equipment; field test kits)
Geodetic Facilities
- 2 System 530 Leica dual-frequency differential GPS receivers
- 2 Promark 3 single-frequency differential GPS receivers
- Optech ILRIS-3D Laser Ranging and Imaging System
- 3x Impulse & Laser rangefinders
- Pentax AL 240/270 AutoLevel & TS3 Tripod
- Survey level w/ stadia rod/tripod & Hultafors Rod
Geophysical Facilities
- Ground Penetrating Radar
- EM-31-MK2 Ground Conductivity meter
- GSM-19W Magnetometer
- LCR Micro-gravity meter with continuous feedback
- Geometrics 24 Channel SmartSeis exploration seismograph
- Self-potential electrical survey equipment
Geotechnical Facilities
- Point load tester
- Slake Durability apparatus
- Cone pentration device
- 2x Liquid limit devices
- Schmidt hammer & calibration block
- 4x Torvanes
- 4x Pocket Penetrometers