UC Santa Cruz
Stable Isotope Laboratory
We provide light stable isotope ratio analysis services to scientists from UCSC and around the world.
For heavy isotope ratio analysis user facilities please refer to our friends in the UCSC Plasma Analytical Laboratory.
Analysis highlights
Staff (Contact us)
Erick
Cano
Cano
Contact for general questions and isotopic analysis inquiries
ecano4@ucsc.edu
Stephanie
Christensen
Christensen
Contact for compound specific isotope analysis of amino acids
stchrist@ucsc.edu
Faculty PIs
Green labs
Laboratories consume a disproportionate amount of resources compared to other university spaces like classrooms and offices. We are working with UCSC Green Labs and UCSC Carbon Fund to reduce our energy consumption.
Land honoring
The land on which we gather is the unceded territory of the Awaswas-speaking Uypi Tribe. The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, comprised of the descendants of indigenous people taken to missions Santa Cruz and San Juan Bautista during Spanish colonization of the Central Coast, is today working hard to restore traditional stewardship practices on these lands and heal from historical trauma.