Faculty of Natural Sciences

Geography, Geology and the Environment

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Facilities in Geography, Geology and the Environment

All of the laboratories in the William Smith Building have been refurbished over the past few years to provide up-to-date teaching and research facilities. The images below show some of these laboratories. In addition, staff and students have the use of facilities and equipment in the Lennard-Jones building housing Chemistry, Physics and Forensic Science.


Geochemistry Laboratory	Water Chemistry Laboratory

Dionex Ion Chromatograph for water analysis	Sediments Laboratory

Crushing Room for reducing rocks to a powder for subsequent analysis	Cold Room for research into Ice

Beaver Laboratory used for lectures, practicals and computer classes	New lab being used for a microscopy practical

Newly refurbished Mineralogy/Petrology Lab