Analytical Experience

Clean room, UW-Madison ICP-TIMS Lab

Nu Plasma II, UW-Madison ICP-TIMS Lab

MC-ICP-MS and LA-ICP-MS

(Nu Plasma 3D, Nu Plasma II, Agilent 8900 QQQ, Photon Machines fs-LA)

  • Sample prep, independent analysis, and data reduction for laser ablation of zircon for U-Pb isotopes and TEs

  • Sample prep, independent laser and solution analysis, data reduction for Sm-Nd, Lu-Hf, U-Pb

  • Clean lab protocols and column calibration for REEs (Bio-Rad cation exchange, 2-Hydroxyisobutyric acid)

  • Method development/set-up for solution and laser analysis of major and trace elements by QQQ

WiscAr Lab NGX-600 collector schematic (Mixon et al., 2022)

WiscSIMS Cameca IMS 1280

Sample preparation space at UW-Madison

Noble Gas

(Isotopx NGX-600, Nu Noblesse)

  • Method development for NGX (Mixon et al., 2022)

  • Sample prep, independent analysis, data reduction for 40Ar/39Ar incremental heating and fusion experiments on volcanic groundmass and sanidine

  • Olivine prep and data reduciton for cosmogenic 3He

  • Radioactive safety + irradiation preparation

    SIMS (Cameca IMS 1280)

  • Sample prep and assisted analysis for zircon stable O isotopes, TEs, and U-Pb isotope

    TIMS (VG Sector 354)

  • Sample prep and assisted analysis for Rb-Sr (Sr-spec column chemistry)

    Scanning Electron Microscope (Hitachi S3400N, CL)

  • CL, SE, and BSE imaging for pre-and post- LA-ICPMS and SIMS analysis of zircon

    Raman Spectroscopy

    (LabRAM HR Evo)

  • Spot analysis of zircon

    Sample Preparation

  • Rock saw; Jaw crusher; Disk mill; Frantz; Gold table; Gold panning; Heavy liquids (MEI)