Environmental science support - operate & maintain several analytical instruments including: Shimadzu TOC-V w/ TN (dissolved Carbon & Nitrogen in aqueous samples), Lachat FIA & AQ2 Discrete analyzers (colorimetric spectrophotometry of nutrients in aqueous samples), Perkin Elmer 2400 Series II (CHN combustion), Micromeritics Tristar II Plus (surface area & pore size distribution of solids), and an Agilent GC (set up to measure CO2, CH4 & N2O).
Previous work included analytical analysis of algae - lipid FAME, protein, carbohydrate & ash.