Shared Analytical Facilities and Research Resources

Cutting-edge tools to understand our planet

Shared analytical facilities in the School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences are labs that enable efficiencies of time, knowledge, and resources. They are school supported, funded, and staffed, and are shared by faculty, staff, and students across the university. Stanford Earth also maintains advanced computing facilities and is the location of Stanford's Branner Earth Sciences Library and Map Collections.

Geochronology Cluster SHRIMP-RG, Noble Gas, Fission Track labs Microchemical Analysis Lab Electron microprobe and SEM Plasma Lab Multicollector ICPMS, TIMS, and clean lab EARTH MATERIALS PREPARATION LAB Crushing, coring, washing, separation Environmental Measurements Facility Instrumentation to test the composition and concentration of liquids, particles, and gases Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry Lab Carbon, oxygen, nitrogen stable isotope measurements

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Spatial Analysis Center

A shared facility that supports research on environmental changes based on remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

Stanford Geospatial Center

The Stanford Geospatial Center, housed in Branner library, offers workshops on fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), data management, visualization tools, and spatial analysis.

Computing Resources

Our students have access to a wide range of advanced computing facilities.

Branner Earth Sciences Library

Resources cover geology, seismology, energy resources engineering, environmental science, and geophysics, as well as a map library and Geographic Information System (GIS) support services.

Research Groups

Check out the wide array of research groups maintained by our faculty.

Industrial Affiliate Research Programs

Our Industrial Affiliate research programs work on challenges with corporate and nonprofit collaborators.