{"id":305,"date":"2018-02-06T10:46:57","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T14:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.test.dev\/?page_id=305"},"modified":"2025-08-19T20:15:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T01:15:48","slug":"facilities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/nirvana\/facilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

Our facilities<\/h1>\n

\n\t\tLaboratory space\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\"Clark\n\t\t\t\t\"Clark\n\t

NIRVANA Clean Lab<\/h3>\n

Clark 448<\/h4>\n

State-of-the-art, metal-free space for preparing samples<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\n\t\tMajor analytical instrumentation (WHOI Plasma Facility)\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\"iCAP_small\"\n\t

Quadrupole mass spectrometer<\/h3>\n

Thermo Scientific iCAP Q ICP-MS<\/h4>\n

For quantification of major and trace elements<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"Neptune_small\"\n\t

Multi-collector mass spectrometer<\/h3>\n

Thermo Finnigan Neptune MC-ICP-MS<\/h4>\n

For measuring the compositions of ‘non-traditional’ stable isotopes, including: barium, cadmium, iodine, molybdenum, neodymium, osmium, strontium, thallium, vanadium, and zinc<\/p>\n

\n\t\tSample preparation\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\"prepFAST-MC_small\"\n\t

Automated Preconcentration System<\/h3>\n

Elemental Scientific prepFAST-MC<\/h4>\n

For automated ion-exchange chromatography<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"MWP_small\"\n\t

Microwave sample digestion system<\/h3>\n

Anton Paar MultiWave PRO<\/h4>\n

For dissolving complex matrices<\/p>\n

\n\t\tMore toys\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\"Hach-DR6000_small\"\n\t

UV\/vis. Spectrophotometer<\/h3>\n

Hach DR6000<\/h4>\n

For when you don’t need an ICP-MS<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"TAZ6-small\"\n\t

3D printer<\/h3>\n

LulzBot TAZ 6<\/h4>\nIf we don’t have it-fabricate it!
\nView our designs over on Thingiverse<\/a>.\n\t\t\t\t\"sustenance_small\"\n\t

Espresso machine<\/h3>\n

De’Longhi Magnifica<\/h4>\n

So we can get things done (faster)<\/p>\n

\n\t\tOther equipment\n\t<\/h2>\n\t

In addition to the instruments housed within our lab, we benefit from a collaborative arrangement with Andy Heard<\/a> that provides access to additional specialized equipment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"HPA-S_small\"\n\t

High-pressure sample digestion system<\/h3>\n

Anton Paar HPA-S<\/h4>\n

For dissolving really complex matrices<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"Micro-mill_small\"\n\t

Micromill<\/h3>\n

New Wave Research<\/h4>\n

For high-precision milling<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our facilities Laboratory space NIRVANA Clean Lab Clark 448 State-of-the-art, metal-free space for preparing samples Major analytical instrumentation (WHOI Plasma Facility) Quadrupole mass spectrometer Thermo Scientific iCAP Q ICP-MS For quantification of major and trace elements Multi-collector mass spectrometer Thermo Finnigan Neptune MC-ICP-MS For measuring the compositions of ‘non-traditional’ stable isotopes, including: barium, cadmium, iodine,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/nirvana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/305"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/nirvana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/nirvana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/nirvana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/nirvana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=305"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/nirvana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1810,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/nirvana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/305\/revisions\/1810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/nirvana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}