Vrije Universiteit Brussel – Analytical, Environmental and Geo- Chemistry
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Pleinlaan 2
B-1050 Brussel
Contact
Name
email
phone
website
Research line
Geology, Paleoclimatology, Ecology
Topics
paleoenvironmental research
paleoclimatological research
ecological research
Isotopes
2H, 13C, 15N, 18O, 87Sr
Instruments
Amsterdam VU University – Dept. of Earth Sciences – Stable Isotope Laboratory
De Boelelaan 1085, 1081HV Amsterdam, NL
Contact:
Hubert Vonhof
h.b.vonhof@vu.nl
31(0)205987366/5987308
Research line:
Geology
Isotopes:
13C, 15N, 18O, 2H, 32S
Topics
Paleoclimatology
Paleoceanography
Hydrology
Archeology
Forensics
Reservoir studies (oil gas and water)
Instruments:
DI-IRMS Kiel, GC/IRMS, EA/C/IRMS, EA/P/IRMS
Thermo Finnigan MAT 252 with Kiel device
Thermo Finnigan Delta + with Gasbench II
Thermo Finnigan Delta XP with Flash combustion furnace and TC-EA pyrolysis furnace
Ghent University – Isotope Bioscience Laboratory (ISOFYS)
Coupure Links 653, 9000 Gent, B
Contact
Prof. Pascal Boeckx
Pascal.Boeckx@UGent.be
Ugent Stable Isotope Facility
32(0)92646000
Research line
Analytical development, Ecology, Geology
Topics
agronomy, biogeochemistry, ecology, paleoclimatology, hydrology, climate change impacts and adaptation, soil conservation and isotope forensics
new analytical protocols for stable isotopes
Isotopes
13C, 15N, 18O, 2H
Instruments
EA/C/IRMS, TC-EA/IRMS, TG-IRMS, GC/C/IRMS, LC/C/IRMS, SIRIS
EA-IRMS: ANCA-SL (Autom N C Analyser – Solids and Liquids) / SerCon 20-20 IRMS (SysCon electronics)
TC-EA-IRMS: A Sercon ht furnace (1400ºC thermal decomp elem analyser) / Sercon 20-20 IRMS (SysCon electronics)
TG-IRMS: ANCA-TGII (Autom N C Analyser – Trace Gases) / SerCon 20-20 IRMS (SysCon electronics) with cryogenic trapping and focusing of samples
GC-IRMS: A Finnigan Trace GC Ultra with combustion interface (GC combustion III) coupled to a Finnigan DeltaplusXP
LC-IRMS: A Finnigan Surveyor HPLC with LC-IsoLINK interface coupled to a Finnigan DeltaPLUSXP
Wavelength-Scanned Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy Analyser Isotopic Water Analyser: Model L1102-i, Picarro
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research – Marine Microbiology & Biogeochemistry
https://www.nioz.nl/en/about/mmb
PO Box 59, 1790 AB den Burg
Landsdiep 4, 1797 SZ ‘t Horntje, Texel, NL
Contact
Marcel van der Meer
Marcel.van.der.Meer@nioz.nl
31(0)222369568
Research line
Geology, Paleoclimatology, Ecology
Topics
paleoenvironmental research
paleoclimatological research
ecological research
microbiological research
Isotopes
13C, 15N, 18O, 2H
Instruments
GC/IRMS, EA/C/IRMS, HT-EA/IRMS, GC/TC/IRMS, LC/C/IRMS, (DI-IRMS Kiel)
Thermo Delta Plus with GC and combustion III interface
Thermo Delta V with GC and combustion III interface
Thermo Delta V with GC Isolink I, Conflo IV (Combustion and Thermal Conversion)
Thermo Delta V with GC Isolink II, Conflo IV (C&TC) and EA Isolink (C&TC)
Thermo Delta V with GC Isolink II, Conflo IV (C & N module)
Thermo Delta V with GC Isolink II, Conflo IV (C) and gas bench II
Thermo Delta V with EA
Elementar vario ISOTOPE cube with isoprime vision
Kiel 253 with Kiel IV Carbonate device (Department of Ocean Systems, 18O)
Utrecht University – Earth Sciences
PO Box 80.021, 3508 TA Utrecht
Princetonlaan 8, 3584 CB Utrecht, NL
Stable Isotope Lab
nanoSIMS
Contact
Michiel Kienhuis
m.v.m.kienhuis@uu.nl
31(0) 6 37338646
Research line
Ecology, Geology, Microbiology, Paleoclimatology
Topics
Stratigraphy & paleontology : astronomical timescales and paleoclimate
Marine Geochemistry and Chemical Oceanography: marine sediments /overlying water column, eastern Mediterranean.
Organic Geochemistry: the natural environment (i.e. water, soil, sediments), rocks and fossil fuels.
Experimental Biogeochemistry: environmental relevant processes under controlled conditions.
Geochemical Modeling: improving the quantitative understanding of the cycling of bioactive elements.
Petrology group: stable isotope biomarkers for early life. Volcanism crater lakes and natural pollution.
Paleoecology
Biomarine Sciences: studying Paleoclimate
Isotopes
13C, 15N, 18O, 2H, 32S, 37Cl, Clumped oxygen isotopes (and others, like 29Si, 44Ca and heavier elements with nanoSIMS)
Instruments
DI-IRMS ISOCARB, DI-IRMS Kiel, EA/C/IRMS, TOC/IRMS, GC/C/IRMS, LA/IRMS, GC/IRMS, nanoSIMS
Thermo Finnigan MAT253 with Kiel-IV Device.
Thermo DeltaV with isolink Elemental Analyser and/or TCEA.
Thermo DeltaplusXP with GC-C-III.
Thermo Delta-V with laser-ablation/GC-C-III.
Thermo Delta-V with either a GasBench-II or a GC-C-III.
Thermo 253Plus plus with a Kiel-IV for clumped carbonate isotopes.
Elementar VisION with Agilent 8890 and GC5 combustion/pyrolysis interface.
Cameca NanoSIMS 50L for multi elemental and stable isotope ratio measurements and imaging.
A set of vacuum lines for offline preparation of samples.
