GSC Facilities
Marine Ecology Lab
The Marine Ecology Lab is equipped with the following:
- CastAway CTD
- VR100 Acoustic receiver, full kit
- Centrifuge PCL series
- Analytical balance OAHUS
- Stereomicroscope Olympus and MGC-10
- MCMURDO Smartfind S20
- IsatPhone – satellite phone
- Generator YAMAHA ef2600
- Outboard YAMAHA motor
- Vacuum pump
- Portable freezer DOMETIC
- Saltwater pump
- Zodiac
- Nautilus radios
- Muffle oven
- Diving tanks
- Magnetic Stirrer
- Ultra-Low Temperature Freezer -80 °C.
Terrestrial Ecology Lab
The Terrestrial Ecology Lab is equipped with the following:
- Laboratory oven sterilizer Memmert snb – 400
- Universal oven QuincyLab 10gc
- Digital analytical balance – Ohaus Pioneer
- Stereomicroscope Lomo-Lytkarino Mbc-10
- Stereo microscope Fisher Scientific SCQ-series
- Compound microscope
- Fume hood
- Autoclave
- Precision Isomet saw
- Water Distiller
Spatial Analysis
and Modeling Lab
The Spatial Analysis and Modeling Lab at the GSC is equipped with the following:
- Two-Way Radios Uniden GMR5089-2CKHS
- Marine VHF Radios Icom-ICM73
- Two-Way Radios Motorola MJ430CR GMRS/FRS
- Two-Way Radios Midland GXT795VP4 with charger
- GPS Garmin GPSMAP 62sc
- GPS Garmin eTrex Venture HC
- GPS Garmin GPSMAP 60CSx
- GPS Garmin GPSMAP 64sx
- GPS Garmin RINO700 Handheld with two-way radio
- Satellite Phone Inmarsat IsatPhone2
- Hypsometers
Microbiology and Biomolecular Lab
The Microbiology and Biomolecular Lab at the GSC is equipped with the following:
- Incubator (20 to 50 degrees C)
- Quantity tray sealer
- Analytical balance
- Microwave
- Sand bath (regulates incubation of samples up to 40 degrees C)
- Micropipettes
- Electrophoresis chamber and power supply
- Vacuum pump
- Gel documentation system BIO-RAD
- NanoDrop 2000
- Qubit Fluorimeter
- Microplate reader ELX808
- Centrifuge
- Mini bead beater
- DNA carry over blocking cabinet
- Water bath GEMMY
- Vortex-Genie
- Biological safety cabinet IIAZ
- Thermal Cycler Biometra
- pH Metter Toledo
- Tissue homogenizer
- Compound microscope
- Fume hood
- Vet Test 8008 IDEXX
- Block heater (incubates samples for DNA and RNA extraction from 5 to 130 degrees C)
