Open shelving where there used to be a wall! New cabinets! The framework in the back is where we will build out vacuum line for preparing gas standards.
The bulk liquid nitrogen tank installed outside the lab in the loading dock area. LN2 will be piped directly into the lab, with one outlet per mass spec (and a manual dewar filling station). This will save money, hassle, and waste!
The Stable Isotope Lab renovation continues. We are very excited to get into the new lab space and things are looking better and better each day! We hope to be done with “Phase 1” in the next week or so and plan to begin moving mass specs during spring break. After that, we will be fully operational in the main room while they complete “Phase 2”, finishing renovating the back room into an awesome sample preparation space, complete with balance room, micromilling stations, and lots of counter space to lay out samples to look at them all together!