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
Isotope ratios δ13CCO3 and δ18OCO3 of 5-200 µg carbonate measured with a KielIV + MAT253
Isotope ratios δ15N and δ13C of nanomolar samples measured with a custom nanoEA device
Compound specific isotope ratios δ13CAA or δ15NAA of amino acids measured with GC-C-iRMS
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
Dr. James Zachos
Dr. Christina Ravelo
Dr. Matthew McCarthy
Dr. Pratigya Polissar
Dr. Raphe Kudela
Dr. Paul Koch
Dr. Vicky Oelze
Dr. Margaret Zimmer
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.
