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Research Facilities Our department is housed in the Brehm Laboratory building on Wright State University main campus. The research laboratories in the Department are now located on the second floor of the Brehm Laboratory building which recently underwent a multi-million dollar renovation (completed in August, 2007). The renovation involves modernization and expansion of the laboratory facilities. Further, the Department also maintains a Field Services Building on campus that houses a wide variety of specialized field equipment, as listed below. Multi-User Environmental Analytical Facility
Applied Geophysics Laboratory This facility has a variety of equipment for acquisition of geophysical data (seismic, gravity, magentic, ground penetrating radar, etc.) in the field, as well as a sophisticated suite of software for seismic data processing and analysis in the laboratory, which includes:
Hydrogeochemistry Laboratory This facility includes a modern laboratory that is focused towards the analysis of natural waters from lakes, wetlands, groundwater, etc. The equipment in this lab include:
Hydrogeology Laboratory This lab has a n extensive set of equipment for field sampling, drilling rigs, and tools for logging of geochemical parameters and flow properties in the borehole or surface waters. There is an extensive library of software for geospatial data analysis and modeling ground-water flow and contaminant transport. The Sycamore Farm Experimental Watershed and the Beavercreek Wetlands are used as field laboratories for research and teaching. Environmental Quality and Risk Assessment Facility This facility is focused on aquatic surface water systems. It has a range of equipment and instrumentation dedicated to water quality analyses, culturing, and biological exposure and effect testing. This includes support services of a statistical consulting center, instrument, carpentry and electronics shops. Some of the equipment includes: field sediment imaging system, stream recirculating flume systems, field vehicles, mobile 16 ft laboratory, boats and motors, YSI datasondes with telemetry, field and lab spectrophotometers, flow meters, automatic stormwater samplers, and sampling equipment for collection of aquatic biota, sediment particle size fractionator, elevation/stream gradient laser, centrifuges. In addition, the Brehm Environmental Research Laboratory at Wright State University houses an extensive array of analytical facilities. Six major laboratories within this building are dedicated to environmental analyses with several GCs, GC-, LC-MS, HPLCs, ICP, and AAS. The Brehm Lab is internationally recognized for their PCB and dioxin analytical capabilities at ultralow detection limits in complex matrices. Trace Metal Biogeochemistry Laboratory This facility includes multipurpose research space as well as a state-of-the-art Class 100 clean lab for trace-metal studies. The laboratory is equipped with:
Environmental Geochemistry Laboratory This facility is dedicated to the analysis of organic and inorganic chemical species in environmental (soil and water) matrices. This lab is focused on studies related to measurements of groundwater pollutants by anthropogenic organic compounds, and bench scale investigations of treatment techniques. The analytical equipment availbale for research include:
Sedimentological and Petrographic Laboratory The preparation and analysis of soft-sediment and hard-rock samples are carried out in this facility, and the equipment include the following.
General Support The instrutional programs and activities at the graduate and the undergraduate levels are supported by a modern fleet of departmental vehicles, drilling rigs, and technichians. A computer laboratory within the department include a number of PCs and Macs computers and Sun Workstations with a variety of common and specialized software (including ArcView 9, Canvas). In addition, a state-of-th-art Geographic Information System or GIS laboratory is located in the Millet Hall building on the main WSU campus. In addition, the computer labs of the university is located campus wide in different buildings which includes PC, and Mac laboratories, as well as supercomputer capabilities. Library Facility on Campus The Paul Laurence Dunbar Library, one of the University Libraries, has significant holdings in the geological sciences, including a large collection of U.S. Geological Survey documents and maps. The library houses 640,000 books and 4300 periodicals. The University Libraries participate in the Federal Depository Library Program, the state of Ohio Depository Program, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Depository Program. The collections include extensive holdings of U.S. Geological Survey documents & maps. The Libraries' web site provides access to these resources as well as to the Central Catalog of OhioLINK, a consortium of 78 Ohio college & university libraries. Over 100 databases, including GeoRef and Science Citation Index Expanded, and thousands of electronic journals are also available at the Libraries' web site. |